AFC admires the unbelievable comeback of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club recently made history by winning a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2024/2025 Women's Asian Cup 1. More specifically, in the quarter-final match, Huynh Nhu and her teammates had an unexpected comeback to win 5-4 against Abu Dhabi Country Club (UAE).

Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club players create an unbelievable comeback at the Asian Cup (Photo: Duc Minh)

The AFC homepage described this victory with praise: "A great comeback from the representative of Vietnamese football, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club, defeated Abu Dhabi Country Club with a score of 5-4 in the quarter-finals of the 2024/2025 Asian Cup C1 at Thong Nhat Stadium".

“Having trailed 3-0 at half-time and then 4-2 before winning resoundingly, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will face the winner of the match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Wuhan Jiangda in the semi-finals in May.”

The Aseanfootball fanpage also gave compliments to the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club for becoming the first team from Southeast Asia to enter the semi-finals of the Asian Women's C1 Cup.

The congratulatory article on Aseanfootball read: “In a thrilling quarter-final match at home, Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Club made an impressive comeback to win 5-4 against Abu Dhabi Country Club, despite being 3-0 down in the first half. A historic victory for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian women’s football.”