Ho Chi Minh City Women's Team: Huynh Nhu starts, overseas Vietnamese player sits out
The match against Ha Nam Club on the opening day of the Women's National Cup at 3:00 p.m. today (November 28) is considered an easy challenge for Huynh Nhu's Ho Chi Minh City women's team. In the 2024 Women's National Championship, while Ho Chi Minh City women's team won convincingly, Ha Nam only finished fifth overall.
The Ha Nam women's team can no longer maintain the same position as 5 or 6 years ago, but is now just an average team in the women's tournament, behind the women's teams of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Coal and Minerals, Thai Nguyen T&T and Hanoi.
Despite leaving two overseas Vietnamese players, Abigail Mai and Ashley Tram Anh, on the field, the HCMC women's team is still stronger and more experienced than their opponents.
Ha Nam women's team (red shirt) surprisingly defeated Ho Chi Minh City women's team
However, with the direct confrontation and short-term nature of the Women's National Cup, there is always room for surprises. Despite being weaker, Ha Nam Club created an earthquake on the opening day when it blocked the path of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Team.
With a tight defensive strategy, the Ha Nam women's team successfully blocked the all-star attack line with Huynh Nhu, Tran Thi Thuy Trang, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Ngan and Cu Thi Huynh Nhu of the Ho Chi Minh City women's team.
During the first half, the HCMC women's team only had one notable opportunity. That was when Huynh Nhu ran down to face goalkeeper Tran Thi Trang. The striker born in 1991 turned the ball to shoot, but the Ha Nam defender swooped in to block it just in time. Huynh Nhu fell in the penalty area, but referee Tran Thi Thanh did not call a penalty.
Ha Nam Club creates 'earthquake'
In the second half, Ho Chi Minh City Club attacked to find the opening goal. However, before they could open the way to Tran Thi Trang's goal, the Ho Chi Minh City women's team made a mistake.
A worthy result for the efforts of the Ha Nam women's team
In the 59th minute, the Ha Nam women's team launched a quick attack after regaining control. The ball was poured to Luu Hoang Van's position. In a confusing situation, the HCMC women's defender and goalkeeper Quach Thu Em did not understand each other, leading to awkward handling. Hoang Van seized the opportunity to shoot quickly over Thu Em's head, sending the ball into the net, surprising the HCMC women's team.
With Hoang Van's goal as capital, the Ha Nam women's team put the entire squad back on the home field to defend, leaving the game to the Ho Chi Minh City women's team. However, Huynh Nhu and her teammates had difficulty in launching attacks.
Huynh Nhu had to drop back to play the ball to connect the play, opening up space for Tuyet Ngan and Thuy Trang to attack. However, this style of play did not make it difficult for the Ha Nam women, as Tran Thi Duyen and her teammates played disciplined to preserve the result.
Defeating Ho Chi Minh City women's team 1-0, Ha Nam women's team had a perfect start in the National Cup with second place in Group A. In the remaining match, Ha Noi I won 4-0 against Son La to take sole top spot.
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