The joy of victory of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club after a thrilling match against Abu Dhabi - Photo: QUANG THINH
Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club made an unbelievable comeback in the quarter-finals of the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Women's Championship held on the evening of March 22 at Thong Nhat Stadium.
After being led 3-0 by Abu Dhabi (UAE) in the first half, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club won 5-4, thereby becoming the first representative of Vietnam and Southeast Asia to win a ticket to the semi-finals of the continental tournament.
The victory of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club is worth mentioning when the opponent has 12 foreign players to choose from. They put all 6 foreign players in the starting lineup according to the regulations of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Meanwhile, for many reasons, the HCMC Women's Club could only hire 2 foreign players from the US and 2 overseas Vietnamese players. Moreover, the quality of these 2 foreign players was not as good as the 3 foreign players that the HCMC Women's Club hired in the group stage.
Therefore, the victory of the HCMC Women's Club over Abu Dhabi is even more worthy of respect. Immediately after the match, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced a bonus of 500 million VND for coach Doan Thi Kim Chi and her team. The Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation (HFF) also awarded the team 200 million VND.
In addition to this domestic bonus, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club also received a bonus of 120,000 USD (more than 3 billion VND) from AFC for reaching the semi-finals.
If they reach the finals, the AFC's prize money will be even larger. Specifically, the champion team will receive 1 million USD (more than 25.5 billion VND), and the runner-up will receive 500,000 USD (more than 12.7 billion VND).
Previously, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club received a total of 220,000 USD (more than 5.6 billion VND) in bonuses from AFC for reaching the quarterfinals.
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