Thailand's women's team has not been able to beat Vietnam for 10 years: Another painful defeat!

The Vietnamese women's team defeated Thailand in the final match of the 2025 AFF Women's Cup group stage on the evening of August 12, with the only goal from Thu Thao. We will know our semi-final opponents after two matches of Group B tomorrow.

Vietnam women's team creates overwhelming position

The final round of Group A is only to determine the first and second place to determine the semi-final match, as both the Vietnamese and Thai women's teams have already secured their place in the next round. With a 1-goal advantage over the home team, Thailand has the advantage and only needs to draw with Vietnam to win the top spot in Group A.

Before this match, Thailand was ranked above the Vietnamese women's team thanks to more goals scored.

Red color fills Lach Tray stadium ( Hai Phong ) tonight

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Meanwhile, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team must win to confirm their position as the region's number one team, and to meet an opponent who can "breathe easier" in the semi-finals. However, Group B is still very unpredictable, as no team is certain to advance and all three U.23 teams Australia, Myanmar, and the Philippines are strong, so no matter who they face, the Vietnamese women's team cannot be careless.

Coach Mai Duc Chung is still very enthusiastic at the age of 74.

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Huynh Nhu leads the attack of the Vietnamese women's team

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Right from the beginning of the first half, Thailand took the initiative to attack, controlled the ball more and created a few dangerous situations in front of Vietnam's goal. However, the first clear dangerous opportunity belonged to the home team, when Bich Thuy had a shot in the 11th minute. Although not being marked, Bich Thuy's hasty shot sent the ball soaring into the sky.

Bich Thuy (number 23) missed unfortunately

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After that, Vietnam continuously created good chances, but it was not until the 36th minute that the home team had the opening goal. Huynh Nhu made a long pass from the right wing, passed the opposing defender and crossed just inside for Thu Thao, who quickly tapped the ball into the goal, leaving the Thai goalkeeper no time to react.

Thu Thao (number 17) opened the score of the match.

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The joy of Vietnamese girls

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In the last minutes of the first half, Vietnam had a very good chance to double the gap, but the home team's strikers could not take advantage of it. The first half ended with a 1-goal advantage for the home team.

Thailand women's team hopelessly looking for an equalizer

In the second half, Thailand increased the pressure, pushing forward to find an equalizer, but they could not create many notable opportunities towards goalkeeper Kim Thanh's goal. Meanwhile, the defense of the Vietnamese women's team still played solidly and coherently, resiliently against the opponent's attacks. The Vietnamese women's team proactively slowed down the pace of the match, choosing a solid playing style with a low formation, while waiting for opportunities to launch quick counterattacks from Huynh Nhu and her teammates.

The Thai women's team attacked in the second half but could not create many sharp situations.

In the 68th minute, coach Mai Duc Chung made tactical changes by taking Bich Thuy and Hai Linh off the field, replacing them with Thanh Nha and Van Su. These changes helped the Vietnamese women's team quickly create a storm towards the Thai goal. In the 73rd minute, Hai Yen came on to replace Huynh Nhu, increasing the sharpness of the attack. In the 83rd minute, Thanh Nha showed off her skillful individual technique, taking a decisive shot from a tight angle, but the ball went into the net, to the regret of the Vietnamese players.

The defense of the Vietnamese women's team played solidly.

In the final minutes of the match, Thailand tried to create some attacking situations, but none of the balls really threatened the home team's goal. The match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the Vietnamese women's team, helping coach Mai Duc Chung and his team win the top spot in Group A. The Vietnamese women's team will meet the second team in Group B in the semi-finals. In the remaining match of Group A, the Cambodian and Indonesian women's teams said goodbye to the tournament with a draw, each team scoring 1 goal.

Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will wait to see which team will be their opponent in the semi-finals among the U.23 teams of Australia, Myanmar and the Philippines.

At 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (August 13), the match between U.23 Australia and Timor Leste will take place. The Australian team is expected to win easily, and the situation in Group B will be determined in the remaining match between the Philippines and Myanmar women's teams taking place at the same time. Opportunities are being divided equally among all 3 teams and it is not yet possible to predict which opponent the Vietnamese women's team will face in the semi-finals.

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