Why did Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club quickly win a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Asian Women's Cup C1?

In the first minute, Kim Yen opened the score for the HCMC Women's Club. It was thought that this goal would help the HCMC women's club create a rain of goals like the Japanese team did, but in reality, things did not go so smoothly.

The rain, slippery field and the fact that the girls from India seemed to have completely changed compared to the first match took the home team players completely by surprise. The Odisha club organized a very tight defense and marking, not giving the home team players much space. Striker Huynh Nhu had very few opportunities in front of the Odisha goal due to the tight blockade, while foreign players such as Mason, Root... also did not show much. It was not until the 42nd minute that Huynh Nhu had a chance to increase the score to 2-0 after a beautiful coordination with her teammates. This was also considered the best coordination that the girls from Ho Chi Minh City created in the first half.

Huynh Nhu (9) continues to score for Ho Chi Minh City Club

In the second half, the players of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club increased the pressure to find more goals, but the game did not go as expected. The slippery field made the students of Coach Nguyen Hong Pham lose a lot of energy. The clearest opportunity created by the home players in the second half was Phan Thi Trang's header hitting the crossbar. Unable to score a goal, Ho Chi Minh City Club also conceded a goal from the opponent's sharp counterattack. In the 62nd minute, Jennifer Yeboah escaped to face goalkeeper Quach Thu Em and fired a diagonal shot to shorten the score to 1-2 for Odisha Club. This goal made the Indian women's players more spirited and played very well, but they could not score an equalizer. It was thought that there would be no more goals in the match, but surprisingly in the last minute of extra time (90+4), Ngo Thi Hong Nhung raised the score to 3-1 after being given a favorable opportunity by her teammates in front of the opponent's goal.

With this win, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club earned 6 points and qualified for the quarter-finals. However, the team still ranked second in Group C due to a goal difference loss to Urawa Red Diamonds (who beat Taichung Blue Whale 2-0 in the match on the same day). At 7:00 p.m. on October 12, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Club will play a preliminary match to compete for the top spot in the group with the Japanese team.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tai-sao-clb-nu-tphcm-som-gianh-ve-vao-tu-ket-cup-c1-nu-chau-a-185241009222840409.htm