Vietnam coach declares readiness to play Thailand in semi-finals; Chelsea sets price for Lukaku to Inter Milan

After a 6-0 victory, Vietnam's coach declared that he is ready to face Thailand in the semi-finals.

Coach of the Vietnam U19 women's team Akira Ijiri spoke confidently after his team advanced to the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian U19 women's tournament.

In the second match of Group B of the Southeast Asian U19 Women's Championship, Vietnam U19 Women's Championship had a resounding victory over Malaysia with a score of 6-0. Ngoc Minh Chuyen was the best player of the match with a hat-trick.

The impressive victory helped the Vietnam U19 women's team officially enter the semi-finals as group winners, achieving an impressive goal difference of 11 goals after 2 matches and still not conceding a goal.

After winning the ticket to the next round, Coach Akira Ijiri of the U19 women's team expressed his satisfaction with the way his players defeated Malaysia. The Japanese captain also sent a "challenge letter" to his opponent in the semi-finals and affirmed his determination to win.

"In the first half, we had a lot of difficulties when we didn't score a goal. But after opening the score, it was easier to score more goals. From there, we achieved our goal of winning with a big score and getting a ticket to the semi-finals. Regarding the opponent in the semi-finals, it's the same for any team. We will prepare for the next match and still aim for victory."

With the current situation, it is very likely that the opponent of the U19 women's team in the semi-finals will be Thailand. The reason is that the U19 women's team of Thailand is rated higher than Myanmar in the last round of Group C. If they draw, Thailand will defend the top spot in the group and advance to the semi-finals.

According to the division in the U19 Women's Asian Cup, the first team of Group B (U19 Women's Vietnam) will meet the first team of Group C in the semi-finals, while the first team of Group A (host Indonesia) will meet the second team with the best record (not yet determined).

The two semi-final matches will take place on July 13.

National Cup 2023: Binh Dinh and Thanh Hoa win tickets to the quarterfinals

Both home teams won to advance to the quarter-finals of the National Cup in the round of 16 matches taking place on July 10, Binh Dinh beat Ha Tinh 2-1 and Thanh Hoa defeated Phu Dong 1-0.

At home in Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh entered the match with great enthusiasm against Ha Tinh and opened the score in the 11th minute. Striker Van Thanh handled the ball skillfully in the penalty area and then fired a tricky shot that left goalkeeper Thanh Tung rooted to the spot.

Continuing the momentum, the home team continuously put pressure on the opponent and doubled the gap as an inevitable result. Rafaelson rushed in to score a rebound into Ha Tinh's net in the 44th minute, after goalkeeper Thanh Tung blocked Duc Chinh's tight-angle shot.

In the second half, Binh Dinh played defensive counter-attacks and had one more player from the 70th minute when center-back Van Hanh received a red card after a foul on Rafaelson. However, the home team could not score another goal.

On the contrary, Ha Tinh rose up with the spirit of having nothing to lose and scored an honorable goal in the 84th minute. Diallo successfully executed the penalty, after Adrian Schmidt fouled Quang Nam in the penalty area.

In the end, Binh Dinh won 2-1 against Ha Tinh. The current National Cup runner-up will meet the winner of the Viettel FC – Nam Dinh match in the semi-finals.

In the match at the same time, Thanh Hoa and Phu Dong created an exciting match. Although the away team was rated lower, they played fairly against the V-League representative.

The turning point of the match came in the 39th minute when Quoc Phuong earned a penalty after a disturbing situation in the Phu Dong penalty area. Thanh Binh coolly scored from the 11m mark to help Thanh Hoa win 1-0.

Coach Velizar Popov and his team advanced to the semi-finals of the 2023 National Cup and will face the winner of the match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai - PVF Cong An Nhan Dan.

Chelsea set price to sell Lukaku to Inter Milan

According to 90min, Chelsea will only accept selling striker Romelu Lukaku in the 2023 summer transfer window if any club is willing to pay £40 million.

Two years ago, Chelsea had to spend up to 97.5 million pounds to buy Lukaku from Inter Milan. However, in his first season "remarried" to the team at Stamford Bridge, the Belgian striker failed to prove his worth.

Last season, Lukaku was loaned to Inter Milan. Currently, the 30-year-old player has returned to the Cobham training center to train with his Chelsea teammates.

However, new manager Mauricio Pochettino has decided to exclude Lukaku from his long-term plans at Chelsea, so boss Todd Boehly has decided to sell the Belgium international.

Recently, Lukaku has received attention from Inter, Juventus and some clubs in Saudi Arabia. However, the player born in 1993 does not want to move to play football in West Asia.

A few days ago, Inter offered to buy Lukaku back for 30 million pounds. However, Chelsea flatly rejected the offer from the Champions League runner-up.

According to 90min, Chelsea will only accept selling Lukaku if Inter or any other club puts 40 million pounds on the negotiating table.

What did coach Mai Duc Chung say after the defeat of the Vietnam Women's Team?

Coach Mai Duc Chung shared frankly after the 0-2 defeat of the Vietnam Women's Football Team against the New Zealand Women's Team in a friendly match before the 2023 Women's World Cup Finals.

"I saw that the players tried their best, but their handling was still heavy and not smooth," Coach Mai Duc Chung shared after the match. "I will have to adjust so that the players are faster, their handling must be faster. Their passing ability is also not good, it needs to be improved." However, the 72-year-old coach said he was satisfied with the players' physical strength.

Commenting on the New Zealand Women's Team, Chung said: "New Zealand are hungry for victory before the Women's World Cup begins. They play close, are ready to clash fiercely and use their size to create danger from high balls. This is a fairly even team, not biased towards any individual."

In this match, two goals were conceded.Vietnam women's teamboth came in the first half after shots from CJ Bott (minute 17) and Jacqui Hand (minute 44).