Vietnam women's team sets dual goals

Since Malaysia is not a worthy opponent for Vietnam at this point, it is not difficult to predict an easy victory for the Vietnamese golden girls. Since 2003, the Vietnamese women's team has met Malaysia 9 times and won all of them, scoring 55 goals and conceding only 1 goal. The last time the two teams met was at the 2017 SEA Games, when the Vietnamese team also won easily 6-0.

These statistics show that the Vietnamese women's team will not have much difficulty getting 3 points in the opening match, but coach Mai Duc Chung is also very cautious: "Malaysia came to the SEA Games this time with a completely new force, so we don't know how strong or weak they are. Anyway, we will play with focus, respect our opponents and aim to win the first match."

Đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam đặt mục tiêu kép - Ảnh 1. — Vietnam women's team practices lightly before the match against Malaysia

Chuong Thi Kieu will not attend SEA Games 32.

Talking to his players, Coach Mai Duc Chung gave them a dual goal of beating Malaysia and not getting injured or carded, because the next opponents, the Philippines and Myanmar, are very difficult to "tough": "I did not register Chuong Thi Kieu to compete at the SEA Games this time to be safe and avoid risks. Kieu has just recovered from an injury after surgery, so if she gets injured again, it will be very difficult. We need Chuong Thi Kieu for the 2023 FIFA World Cup, when Kieu is in the best physical condition, she will guard the defense for the Vietnamese women's team. It is very hot in Cambodia, players are prone to injury, so I told my players to avoid injuries and carded matches in the first match against Malaysia. That does not mean we play without determination, but we will still do our best for a good match."

Meanwhile, Malaysia's head coach Soleen Al-Zoubi said: "Vietnam is much stronger than us, but nothing can be predicted in football. We will play a focused defense to prevent the defending champions from scoring. I hope my players will score in this match."

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia took place at Army Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000 people, but the organizers distributed tickets in small quantities, so Vietnamese fans in Cambodia, as well as fans from Vietnam, had a hard time getting tickets to the stadium.

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