New Zealand According to coach Jorge Vilda, the Vietnamese women's team defended strongly, but Spain neutralized the attack with the team's energetic play in the friendly match on July 14.
"We beat a team that played cohesively, kept close to the man and did not let themselves get past easily," Vilda told Diario Sport . "We did well in the final test before the 2023 Women's World Cup."
The match at McLennan Park on the morning of July 14 saw Spain win 9-0, with seven goals scored in the second half. The European representatives achieved the dual goal of keeping a clean sheet and holding the ball aggressively to find space. "We put pressure on and did not let Vietnam get close to the goal. The players circulated the ball well and understood the game plan," added coach Vilda.
Spain women's national team coach Jorge Vilda. Photo: RFEF
Double winner Hermoso Fuentes believes Spain are on the right track. "We've been thinking about this game all this time, and it's helped us hone in on the final details," said the striker, who plays in Mexico for the women's team Pachuca.
In their last 10 matches, Spain have won nine, including a 2-0 win over the United States in a friendly on October 11, 2022, and lost just one match against Australia (2-3) in the Cup of Nations on February 19, 2023. The team has kept eight clean sheets, scoring 34 and conceding just five goals.
The last time Spain scored nine goals in a match was when they beat Moldova 9-0 on September 19, 2020 in the 2022 Women's EURO qualifiers. Meanwhile, the last time Vietnam conceded nine goals was in 2015, in a friendly match against Australia 0-11.
Spain are in Group C of the 2023 Women's World Cup, and will play their opening match against Costa Rica on July 21. Their best performance at the tournament was in the round of 16 in 2019.
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