Playing bravely against Thailand, the Vietnamese women's team won the Southeast Asian Futsal Championship

On the evening of November 21, in Thailand, the Vietnam women's Futsal team faced Thailand in the final match of the 2024 Southeast Asian Women's Futsal Tournament.

Coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang's students were at a disadvantage when they had to play 5 matches in 5 consecutive days, while their opponent Thailand had 1 day off before beating us 3-0 in the final qualifying match.

Entering the match, the Vietnam Futsal team had more possession of the ball, confidently deploying a coherent playing style. However, no goals were scored in the first 20 minutes of play.

The girls in red also had chances in the first half, but both Thuy Linh and Phuong Anh were unsuccessful in putting the ball into the home team's net.

In the second half, the Thai Futsal team took the initiative to attack. They wanted to exhaust the physical strength of the Vietnamese women's Futsal team in the game. However, the Thai team's intention was not successful. The Vietnamese Futsal team fought back strongly.

After 40 minutes of play, neither team scored a goal. The match was forced into extra time. At this point, the Vietnamese girls’ mettle was brought to the fore. In the 44th minute, Phuong Anh took a side kick that hit a Thai player and flew into the net.

In the second extra time, Thailand took the initiative to use power-play (goalkeepers leave their goal to attack). They succeeded when they equalized in the 47th minute after Thanh Ngan scored an own goal.

The drama did not stop there. In the second minute of extra time, Phuong Anh became the hero of the Vietnam Futsal team with a shot that tore through the Thai futsal net, sealing a 2-1 victory and crowning the 2024 Southeast Asian Women's Futsal Championship.

In addition, two players of the Vietnam women's Futsal team also received individual awards: Phuong Anh - Player with the most goals in the tournament (5 goals); Thanh Hang - Best player of the tournament.

After the match, the VFF Standing Committee congratulated the entire Vietnam women's Futsal team on their efforts and their best achievement: Winning the 2024 Southeast Asian Women's Futsal Championship, and awarded the team 600 million VND./.