Vietnam women's team adds more players, ready to face Japan again; Losing to Arsenal, Man City loses top spot
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnamese women's team adds to its squad, ready to face Japan again; The Vietnamese team goes to China for a friendly match; After a painful loss to Arsenal, Man City loses the top spot... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Premier League results: Painful loss to Arsenal, Man City loses top spot
Throughout the first half, Arsenal and Man City made things difficult for each other by constantly pressing and pressing all over the pitch to limit the opponent's playing space. Man City did better but they still couldn't make a difference on the scoreboard.
After the break, Arsenal and Man City increased the tempo of play and showed more desire to attack. However, the stalemate between the two teams was still maintained.
As Arsenal and Man City fans braced themselves for a draw, a moment of reckoning struck. Luck made the difference. Arsenal scored against Man City in the same way they did in the Community Shield.
Gabriel Martinelli's shot deflected off Ake. Goalkeeper Ederson made the first move and did not have time to turn to block. It was the only goal of the match. Arsenal won and moved up to second place in the table, level on points with leaders Tottenham.
Result: Arsenal 1-0 Man City
Score
Arsenal: Martinelli (86')
Vietnam women's team adds more players, ready to face Japan again
The Vietnamese women's team has added more players to prepare for the second qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a tournament in which coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will face the Japanese women's team again.
On October 9, the Vietnam Women's Team will gather again to prepare for the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2024 Women's Olympic Games taking place in Uzbekistan from October 26 to November 1.
In this training session, the Vietnamese women's team will have the return of defender Nguyen Thi My Anh after a period of training to recover from an injury and young striker Ngoc Minh Chuyen. In addition, most of the squad that just attended ASIAD 19 will continue to participate.
The current squad size is 24 players but there may be additions and substitutions in the upcoming training days. In the case of Huynh Nhu, the mainstay of the Vietnam Women's Team, she will most likely return after completing her mission with Lank Club on October 22.
Because the second qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics coincided with the FIFA Days of women's football, the Portuguese club was forced to let Huynh Nhu return to train with the Vietnam Women's Team.
In the second qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Vietnamese women's team will be in the same group as the host Uzbekistan, Japan and India. The group winner will qualify for the next qualifying round while the runner-up will need to consider points and goal difference with the other runner-up teams.
Vietnamese sports compared to other Southeast Asian countries at ASIAD 19
On October 8, the 19th ASIAD officially ended. According to the medal tally, the Chinese sports delegation won 201 gold medals, 111 silver medals, and 71 bronze medals at the 19th ASIAD, setting a new record for the number of gold medals won at an Asian Games. The Japanese sports delegation ranked 2nd on the 19th ASIAD medal tally with 52 gold medals, 67 silver medals, and 69 bronze medals. The Korean sports delegation ranked 3rd with 42 gold medals, 59 silver medals, and 89 bronze medals. The Vietnamese sports delegation with 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals, ranked 21st overall.
Vietnam team goes to China for friendly match
Coach Troussier and his team have arrived in China to prepare for friendly matches in the coming days.
After a night flight from Hanoi and connecting flight in Shanghai,Vietnam teampresent in Dalian city (China) noon October 8.
During their stay in China, the Vietnamese team will play two matches against the host team (October 10) and Uzbekistan (October 13). After that, the team will continue their journey and play a friendly match against the host team, South Korea (October 17).
However, according to FIFA regulations, teams are not allowed to play more than 2 matches in a FIFA Days period. Therefore, 1 out of 3 matches of the Vietnam Team in October will not be counted in the FIFA rankings.
The Vietnam team decided to choose the match against the Chinese team and the match against the Korean team as the two main international friendly matches.
The match against Uzbekistan was agreed by both teams to be a non-FIFA Days match in October 2023. This match is mainly for the professional work of the coaching staff of both teams, so it will be played in an empty stadium, without any media coverage.
