Coming from behind against Myanmar, Vietnam's U19 women's team entered the final of the Southeast Asian U19 women's tournament.

Afternoon of July 13,Vietnam U19 women's teamdefeated Myanmar 2-1 in the semi-finals of the 2023 Southeast Asian U19 Women's Championship.

Entering the semi-finals of the 2023 Southeast Asian U19 Women's Championship, head coach Akira kept almost the same starting lineup as the quarter-final match. The notable point in the starting lineup of the U19 women's team in the semi-final match against the Myanmar U19 women's team was the return of defender Nguyen Thi Thuy Nhi and midfielder Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh, while this was the first match that midfielder Nguyen Thi Nhu Quynh was in the starting lineup.

The game was balanced in the first minutes after the opening whistle. In the 10th minute, trouble came to the U19 women's goal when the opponent organized an attack with a long pass, goalkeeper Kieu My did not understand the coordination with her teammates, creating an opportunity for striker Yin Loon Eain to score the opening goal 1-0 for U19 women's Myanmar.

In the 34th minute, coach Akira unexpectedly sent midfielder Ly Linh Trang and striker Ngan Thi Thanh Hieu onto the field to replace Vu Thi Hoa and Ta Thi Thuy to strengthen the red team's front line in order to find an equalizer. However, it was not until the 43rd minute, from a corner kick situation of the U19 women's team of Vietnam, that the ball was passed to the right range for young striker Ngoc Minh Chuyen to head the ball accurately and beautifully close to the goal, leveling the score 1-1 to the joy of the red team.

Entering the second half, with the advantage of physique and physical strength, the Myanmar U19 women's players tried to gain control of the ball, creating some notable situations in front of the red team's goal. Goalkeeper Kieu My and her teammates had to work at full capacity with alertness to block some of the opponent's shots.

In the 75th minute, coach Akira continued to make a substitution decision when he let defender Nguyen Thuy Linh come on to replace Tran Nhat Lan. The U19 women's team of Vietnam played better with attacks on the opposing team's field. However, shots by Ngoc Minh Chuyen and Luu Hoang Van were both unlucky to hit the opponent's goal or even denied by the crossbar.

In the 90+5 minute, coach Akira continued to make substitutions with Le Hong Yeu and Le Thi Trang coming on to replace Nguyen Thi Thuy Nhi who was injured and Luu Hoang Van coming off the field. At this moment, the referee blew the whistle to end the match with a 1-1 draw, forcing the two teams to go into extra time to determine the winner.

After much effort, in the 104th minute, Le Thi Trang dribbled the ball at speed alone, finishing from the right wing at close range, raising the score to 2-1 in the joy of her teammates, before ending the first extra time. This was also the final score of the match when no more goals were scored in the second extra time, ending the 2-1 victory for coach Akira and his team after 120 minutes of hard-fought competition.

Thus, the U19 women's team of Vietnam will enter the final match, taking place at 7:30 p.m. on July 15 with the opponent in the second semi-final match between Indonesia/Thailand (taking place at 7:30 p.m. on July 13)./.