Vietnam women's team regretfully lost in the opening match of the 2024 Olympic qualifying round
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite creating many opportunities, the Vietnamese women's team still lost to the host team Uzbekistan in the opening match of the 2024 Olympic qualifiers.
On the evening of October 26, the Vietnamese women's team faced Uzbekistan women's team in the qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics. In this match, coach Mai Duc Chung put out the strongest lineup, with experienced players such as Tuyet Dung, Hai Yen, Huynh Nhu... starting in the midfield and forward lines. The rest, Thanh Nha was kept on the bench.
In the first minutes of the first half, Uzbekistan was the team that controlled the ball better. They also created more dangerous opportunities to Kim Thanh's goal. The home team showed superior strength and physicality, the Uzbekistan players often won in one-on-one duels. Although their finishing ability was not perfect, Karachik and his teammates still easily threatened their opponents.
After the first half, the players of both teams began to create dangerous opportunities. In the 25th minute, Lyudmila Karachik dribbled strongly and then turned to shoot, but the ball was inaccurate. However, in the 30th minute, from a coordination situation on the right wing, Diyorakhon launched a volley, defeating goalkeeper Kim Thanh.
After conceding a goal, coach Mai Duc Chung's players pressed forward to attack in search of a goal. In the 37th minute, the Vietnamese team had a chance to equalize. Bich Thuy had the ball in a narrow angle on the left wing but she decided to shoot instead of passing the ball inside to Huynh Nhu. The girls of the Vietnamese team seemed to not be able to play at their best in the first half when they often lost the ball and missed the final shots.
In the second half, the Vietnamese women's team played better, Huynh Nhu and her teammates pressed forward to find an opportunity to equalize. In the 52nd minute, Thanh Nha shot from a distance that the Uzbekistan goalkeeper could not catch, unfortunately Huynh Nhu's attempt to rebound was unsuccessful.
After that, captain Huynh Nhu had 2 shots from the free kick spot, but once she hit the post, and once the ball went out. In the 72nd minute, My Anh tried to cross the ball into the penalty area, but unfortunately Hai Yen's shot from close range went out.
In the end, the Vietnamese women's team lost to the host team Uzbekistan with a narrow score of 0-1. In the next match, coach Mai Duc Chung's team will meet the Indian women's team./.
