Vietnam women's team lost to New Zealand before World Cup 2023
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnamese women's team failed to surprise the host team New Zealand ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup, losing 0-2 in a friendly match at noon on July 10 (Hanoi time).
After an impressive performance against the German women's team, the Vietnamese women's team is expected to cause a surprise when facing host New Zealand in a friendly match before the 2023 Women's World Cup. Coach Jitka Klimkova's choice of the Vietnamese women's team as the last green team to compete against before officially entering the World Cup campaign shows that the home team takes this match very seriously and respects its opponent.
On the FIFA rankings, New Zealand is ranked 26th, 6 places higher than Vietnam. However, in reality, the host team of the 2023 World Cup is superior in many aspects, especially in terms of physique and fitness. Not only is the match helping New Zealand perfect their techniques and tactics, coach Jitka Klimkova's team is also aiming for a victory to create a boost for the World Cup.
In this match, the New Zealand women's team completely dominated, controlling the ball up to 65%. They attacked quite diversely and also used many high balls. This put a lot of pressure on the Vietnamese women's team's defense.
The pressure led to a mistake. In the 17th minute, from a not-so-dangerous shot, Tran Thi Thu Thao missed the ball, causing Tran Thi Kim Thanh to fall and the Vietnamese women's team to concede the first goal.
With the lead, the New Zealand women's team played more comfortably and showed their superiority in physique and physical strength. The great pressure forced goalkeeper Kim Thanh to once again go into the net to pick up the ball after an easy close-range shot at the end of the first half.
In the second half, coach Mai Duc Chung made many substitutions. The Vietnamese women's team's playing style improved, in terms of ball control and competition.
However, the physical disadvantage still prevented the Vietnamese women's team from creating much danger to New Zealand's goal.
Coach Mai Duc Chung's players tried their best to develop the ball to find opportunities. However, this is the first match in New Zealand, so the Vietnamese women's team may not be in a hurry to use all their strength.
With a 0-2 defeat, the Vietnamese team lost its second match in preparation for the 2023 World Cup. Coach Mai Duc Chung's team still has a friendly match with Spain (July 14) before participating in the World Cup group stage.
