The Vietnamese women's team tried hard but could not create a surprise against the Portuguese women's team in the second match of Group E of the 2023 Women's World Cup. Goalkeeper Kim Thanh had the third highest score on the field.
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| Vietnam women's team lineup. (Source: Dan Tri) |
Women's World Cup 2023: Vietnam Women's Team 0-2 Portugal Women's Team
After 90 minutes in Waikato, the Vietnamese women's team lost 0-2 to Portugal thanks to goals from Telma Raquel Velosa Encarnacao and Francisca Nazareth.
Facing Portugal in the second round of Group E of the 2023 World Cup at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton (New Zealand), the Vietnamese women's team played well right after the opening whistle.
However, after failing to finish successfully, coach Mai Duc Chung's team was pressured by the opponent.
After just over 20 minutes of play, Portugal took a 2-0 lead, after goals from Encarnacao and Nazareth.
In the second half, Portugal continued to press the field but they could not convert their chances into goals. The Vietnamese team defended firmly and the score of 0-2 was maintained until the end of 90 minutes.
With this defeat, coach Mai Duc Chung's team was officially eliminated, but there is still a match ahead with the Dutch women's team in the final round of the group stage.
Meanwhile, with the victory over the Vietnamese women's team, the Portuguese women's team achieved a historic victory in their first participation in the biggest football festival on the planet.
This result also helps them have 3 points to continue aiming for a new miracle, which is to "defeat" the current runner-up USA in the final round to enter the round of 16.
Previously, the US and the Netherlands drew 1-1 in the highlight match of Group E, thereby continuing to hold the top two positions in Group E with 4 points each. The two teams only need to draw in the final round to qualify for the next round.
According to the schedule, the two matches in the final round of Group E of the 2023 Women's World Cup will take place at 2:00 p.m. on August 1 (Vietnam time).
Coach Mai Duc Chung shared after the match
Evaluating the match against Portugal, coach Mai Duc Chung shared: "At the beginning of the match, my players were too excited, pushing the team forward to attack and revealing gaps in defense. That gave Portugal a lot of space to attack and score.
The players did not execute the tactics correctly and were somewhat subjective, so they fell into Portugal's trap. The team has a good technical and physical foundation, they play fast and sharp, so it is not difficult to understand why they scored two goals."
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| Goalkeeper Kim Thanh (yellow shirt) on the field. (Source: AP) |
Goalkeeper Kim Thanh shows excellent performance
Goalkeeper Kim Thanh continued to be the highest-rated player of the Vietnamese women's team in the match against Portugal. In fact, Kim Thanh's score was even higher than in the match against the US.
Although the Vietnamese women's team lost, goalkeeper Kim Thanh once again showed excellent performance. The 1993-born goalkeeper was given a score of 8.3. She even received a higher score than in the match against the US.
Kim Thanh was the third highest scorer on the field, behind only Portugal's two scorers Telma Encarnacao (8.2 points) and Francisca Nazareth (9.1 points).
According to Sofa Score statistics, in this match, Kim Thanh had 7 saves for the Vietnamese women's team.
Notably, all 7 of these saves took place inside the penalty area. In which, the goalkeeper from Long An had many reasonable moves in and out, narrowing the shooting angle of the Portuguese players.
In addition, the goalkeeper of the Vietnamese women's team also had 42 touches of the ball. Kim Thanh made 33 passes, with an accuracy rate of 58%. She also had one aerial contest.
Along with Kim Thanh, Bich Thuy is a commendable face of the Vietnamese women's team. She played quite energetically in this match.
Bich Thuy played 64 minutes, touched the ball 35 times, and had one shot (on target). Notably, this midfielder successfully competed with tall Portuguese players 4 times.
Huynh Nhu was given 6.6 points. The striker of the Vietnamese women's team actively dropped back to coordinate with her teammates. The star born in 1991 had 32 touches of the ball, successfully dribbled once and created an opportunity for her teammates. Huynh Nhu also successfully fought for the ball twice.
The rest of the Vietnamese players did not receive good scores. This reflected the match situation when we did not play successfully against Portugal.
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| Scores of the entire Vietnamese women's team in the match against Portugal. (Source: Sofa Score) |
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