The excellent performance of the Vietnamese women's team in the match against the German women's team surprised Sohu newspaper (China).
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| The Vietnamese women's team received many compliments after the friendly match with the German women's team. (Source: VFF) |
Despite facing a very strong opponent, the German women's team, the Vietnamese women's team played very bravely. Coach Mai Duc Chung's team only accepted a narrow defeat with a score of 1-2 against the world's second-ranked team.
The performance of the Vietnamese women's team surprised the Chinese press.
Sohu (China) newspaper has an article: "The Vietnamese women's team only lost 1-2 to the German women's team. Their strength is no longer inferior to the Chinese women's team."
In the article, the author emphasized: "The Vietnamese women's team played bravely against the German women's team, the second-ranked team in the world. Although they lost in many aspects, they entered the field with an unyielding spirit.
The 1-2 defeat to the German women's team is a commendable achievement for coach Mai Duc Chung and his team.
Previously, the Vietnamese women's team also defeated both Frankfurt and Hoffenheim of Germany. A year ago, they were outside the world's top 40. The gap between the Vietnamese women's team and top Asian teams such as Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, and Australia is still quite large.
However, through this tour in Europe, it can be seen that the Vietnamese women's team has made strong progress. In particular, their defense has improved significantly. The ability of Vietnamese strikers to take advantage of opportunities has also improved significantly.
A year ago, the Vietnamese women's team made an impression when they defeated the Korean women's team in a friendly match. It was the first time the team had defeated the top 5 strongest teams in Asia (Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, Australia).
In the recent friendly match, the German women's team took the field with a lineup consisting of many key players. However, contrary to all predictions, they did not have an easy match against the Vietnamese women's team.
Even though they were two goals behind, coach Mai Duc Chung's team was not discouraged. They scored a goal to reduce the score to 1-2 in extra time thanks to Thanh Nha's goal.
The Chinese women's team cannot compete with the German women's team at this time. After witnessing the Vietnamese women's team causing difficulties for the German women's team, it can be seen that they are fully capable of becoming the main opponent of the Chinese women's team in the future."
Sohu also focused on praising Thanh Nha. The newspaper wrote: "Thanh Nha, the player who scored against the German women's team, is still quite young as she was born in 2001.
Coach Mai Duc Chung's team made history by winning a ticket to the World Cup.
The Vietnamese women's team will play their debut match at the 2023 Women's World Cup against the United States on July 22. This will be followed by matches against Portugal (July 27) and the Netherlands (August 1).
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