The interesting thing behind the valuable goal that helped Vietnam women's futsal team beat Thailand

The final match between the Vietnamese women's futsal team and the Thai women's futsal team (on November 21) was very dramatic. The two teams drew 0-0 in the official match time. But in extra time, there were 3 goals scored. In which, Nguyen Phuong Anh was the owner of 2 goals, contributing greatly to helping the Vietnamese women's futsal team win a thrilling 2-1 victory over Thailand, thereby winning the championship of the 2024 Southeast Asian women's futsal tournament.

Specifically, Phuong Anh was the one who opened the score in the first extra time from a sideline kick. The Vietnamese futsal team was equalized by Thailand at the beginning of the second extra time. And once again, Phuong Anh spoke up at the right time with a decisive shot from a narrow angle, sealing the final victory for the Vietnamese girls.

Phuong Anh's second goal against Thailand in the final match of the 2024 Southeast Asian women's futsal tournament

Regarding the two goals that helped the Vietnamese women's futsal team win the championship, Phuong Anh revealed: "For the first goal, I told my teammates to move so I could kick, but unexpectedly I kicked the ball into the opponent's foot and scored. That was a great stroke of luck. The second goal came from the running the team practiced, from the tactics set by the coaching staff."

In particular, Phuong Anh also said something interesting: "The second goal is identical to the goal scored by Pham Duc Hoa of the Vietnamese men's futsal team, also scored against Thailand not long ago." Phuong Anh was referring to Pham Duc Hoa's equalizer 1-1, in the match where the Vietnamese men's futsal team made a spectacular comeback to defeat the Thai men's futsal team with a score of 3-2 on November 6, at the 2024 Southeast Asian futsal tournament.

Pham Duc Hoa's goal against Thailand in the 2024 Southeast Asian men's futsal tournament

Nguyen Phuong Anh is a shining star in the Vietnamese women's futsal team that won the 2024 Southeast Asian women's futsal championship. The player born in 1999 was the tournament's best scorer, winning the Golden Boot with 5 goals. "These titles will be a great motivation for me to try harder in the future," Phuong Anh said.

Phuong Anh and her teammates will embark on the journey to conquer the 2025 Asian women's futsal qualifying round from January 15, 2025. In this qualifying round, the Vietnamese women's futsal team is in Group D, facing Myanmar, Taiwan and Macau.