Vietnam ranked second in Group A of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Football Qualifiers

On the evening of June 7, after a regrettable 0-2 loss to the Australian U20 women's team, the Vietnamese U20 women's team accepted second place in Group A but soon won a ticket to the final round of the 2024 Asian U20 Women's Football Championship.

Vietnam U20 women's team entered the final match of the second qualifying round of the 2024 AFC U20 Women's Championship with a relaxed mentality. The home team soon won a ticket to the final round after two important victories against Iran U20 women's team and Lebanon U20 women's team .

Facing a strong opponent, the U20 Vietnam women's team still played confidently and controlled the game well. Although they did not overwhelm the U20 Australia women's team, the U20 Vietnam women's team had many beautiful combinations.

On the contrary, the Australian U20 women's team showed strength and often won in one-on-one situations. The first half was exciting but did not have many dangerous opportunities. Both teams entered the break with many regrets as no goals were scored.

The Australian female players have outstanding physiques. (Photo: VFF)

In the second half, the Australian U20 women's team unexpectedly pushed up their formation and they got what they needed. In the 50th minute, the Vietnamese U20 women's team lost the ball in the midfield. Instead of passing the ball to her teammate, midfielder Alana Murphy took a beautiful long-range shot from more than 30m to defeat goalkeeper Kieu My and open the score for the Australian U20 women's team.

The surprise goal lifted the spirits of the Australian U20 women's team. Six minutes later, Alana Murphy scored again with a "cannon shot" to double the gap for the Australian U20 women's team.

Captain Bao Tram competes for the ball in the air with an Australian player. (Photo: VFF)

With nothing left to lose, coach Akira Ijiri adjusted his players' personnel and asked them to push their entire squad to the opponent's half. The Vietnam U20 women's team immediately forced their opponents to retreat deep to defend.

The Australian U20 women's team chose a solid playing style and built a large defense in front of the goal. In such a situation, the Vietnamese U20 women's team could not penetrate the opponent's net and had to accept a regrettable defeat.