Huynh Nhu is the best, Ho Chi Minh City Club wants to show its true class against Japanese Club

Why can't Huynh Nhu hold a press conference? Is there any special reason?

On the evening of October 9 at Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Club won convincingly with a score of 3-1 against Odisha Club (India) in the second match of Group C of the AFC Champions League (Asian Women's Cup C1) 2024 - 2025. In this match, Huynh Nhu continued to shine, when she left her mark on 2 goals of Ho Chi Minh City Club. The striker from Tra Vinh assisted Kim Yen to score in the 1st minute, before scoring himself to double the gap in the 43rd minute.

With her performance, Huynh Nhu was voted the best player of the match. Immediately after the match, the number 1 striker of the Vietnamese women's team was randomly selected by the organizers to undergo a doping test, so she could not attend the press conference with head coach Nguyen Hong Pham.

Huynh Nhu (right) is playing brilliantly, currently has 3 goals and 1 assist after 2 matches in the group stage of the 2024 - 2025 Asian Women's Cup.

Evaluating the match, Coach Hong Pham said: "The pitch was flooded, affecting the playing style of Ho Chi Minh City Club. However, we set a goal of winning 3 points against Odisha Club and we did it." Besides winning 3 full points in the second match, Mr. Pham was also satisfied that the team's force did not have any injuries.

"Losing 1-3 is better than losing by 17 goals"

On the other hand, Odisha Club head coach Crispin Chettri shared: "Compared to the first match (losing 0-17 to Urawa Red Diamonds Club), our result against Ho Chi Minh City Club is encouraging. We did not play well in the first half, but the second half was much better. I am satisfied with the attitude and determination of the players. As I said before, the result is not important, what is important is that we will progress together."

With 6 points after 2 wins in the group stage, Ho Chi Minh City Club has soon won a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2024 - 2025 Asian Women's Cup C1. Regarding the goal in the final match when facing a very strong opponent from Japan, Urawa Red Diamonds Club, Mr. Pham shared: "From the beginning, the goal that Ho Chi Minh City Club has always aimed for is to demonstrate the true ability of the team and each individual player in all matches. In the match against the representative from Japan, we did not think about competing for the top spot in the group, but wanted to demonstrate the true class of the team".

Coach Nguyen Hong Pham said that Ho Chi Minh City Club wants to show its true class against a very strong opponent from Japan, Urawa Red Diamonds Club.

After two matches, Urawa Red Diamonds Club has also secured a ticket to the quarterfinals. The Japanese representative successively defeated Odisha Club 17-0, before defeating Taichung Blue Whale with a score of 2-0.

In the final match of Group C taking place at 7pm on October 12 at Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City FC will face Urawa Red Diamonds FC. This match will determine which team will advance to the quarterfinals as the top team of Group C. At 3pm on the same day, Taichung Blue Whale FC will face Odisha FC.

The 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Women's Group Stage will feature 12 teams, divided into three groups (four teams each) and play a round-robin to determine rankings. The first and second-placed teams in each group, along with the two third-placed teams with the best results (in the three groups), will advance to the quarter-finals (knockout stage).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/huynh-nhu-xuat-sac-nhat-clb-tphcm-muon-the-hien-dung-dang-cap-truoc-clb-nhat-ban-185241009215535798.htm