Thuy Trang scored a hat-trick to help the HCMC 1 women's team win the first leg of the national tournament.

Rated higher than their opponents in the final round of the first leg, the HCMC 1 women's team quickly pushed up their formation to look for the opening goal. Facing a stronger team, the Son La girls were forced to retreat deep into their defense and patiently stick with their opponents despite being inferior in skill level.

HCMC Women's Team 1 (red shirts) won a big victory against Son La

In the first half, Ho Chi Minh City 1 team had a few dangerous opportunities but could not take advantage. Facing a dense defense and playing close to Son La's goal, the defending champion of the tournament encountered many difficulties. Goalkeeper Minh Anh played outstandingly for Son La with many impressive saves. The first 45 minutes passed without any goals being scored.

Entering the second half, when the physical strength was somewhat reduced and the Son La women's team gradually revealed mistakes. In the 51st minute, Thanh Tam was fouled in the penalty area and a penalty was awarded to TP.HCM 1. Tran Thi Thuy Trang easily scored the opening goal of the match from the 11m penalty spot for TP.HCM 1. Just 10 minutes later, Thuy Trang still scored from outside the penalty area to double the gap for the team named after Uncle Ho.

The veteran midfielder completed her hat-trick with a very technical shot from 23 meters away in the 76th minute. In the final minutes, Cu Thi Huynh Nhu and Kim Yen scored 2 more goals to help Ho Chi Minh City 1 secure a 5-0 victory over Son La. With this victory, coach Kim Chi and her team won the first leg of the 2023 Thai Son Bac Cup National Women's Championship.

Than KSVN women's team won second place in the first leg

In the early match (2:30 p.m.), the Vietnam Coal and Minerals (KSVN) women's team dominated the Ho Chi Minh City 2 team from the very first minutes. In the 37th minute, Thuy Linh scored an own goal in an attempt to block Truc Huong and the opening goal went to Than KSVN. Before that, Thuy Hang was unlucky as she missed many dangerous scoring opportunities.

In the first minute of extra time, Ha Thi Nhai raised the score to 2-0 for Than KSVN. In the second half, Than KSVN continuously attacked but could not score any more goals. Coach Doan Minh Hai and his team won with a score of 2-0 and ranked second on the rankings after the first leg ended.

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