Vietnam meets Indonesia in the third-place match in Southeast Asia

Indonesia U16 women's team in the loss to Australia - Photo: ASEAN FOOTBALL

On the evening of August 27, host Indonesia lost to Australia's U16 women's team 0-3 in the second semi-final of the 2025 Southeast Asian U16 Women's Championship.

Despite their home advantage and their best efforts, the Indonesian U16 women's team could not withstand the might of Australia. In the first half, Puckett scored twice for Australia before Jugovic scored the winning goal in the 59th minute to seal a 3-0 victory.

Previously, in the first semi-final match that took place in the afternoon, the Vietnam U16 women's team lost 1-3 to Thailand. This was the fourth semi-final defeat of the Vietnamese girls against Thailand in the tournament.

Thus, the Australian U16 women's team will meet Thailand in the final match at 7:30 p.m. on August 29. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese U16 women's team will meet Indonesia in the third-place match at 3:30 p.m.

For Thailand U16 women, the final will be a chance for them to "take revenge" after the 1-2 defeat in the group stage against Australia. Thailand U16 women are the defending champions and have won 3 out of 4 times the tournament has been held. Australia is the remaining champion.

For the Vietnam U16 women's team, this is the fourth third-place match in the team's history. Previously, the Vietnamese girls won the bronze medal three times in 2009, 2018 and 2019. After the defeat in the semi-finals, coach Okiyama Masahiko and his team certainly did not want to return empty-handed.

As for Indonesia, this is an opportunity for the home team to win the bronze medal for the first time after 3 times stopping in the group stage.

In the list of the Indonesian U16 women's team at the tournament, there are some players who have been called up to the U20 level, but there are also many names who have never had international competition experience.

"We have recruited some players from the U20 team, they have played there and have experience. But most of the players still lack a lot of experience, these are the future players of Indonesia," said coach Timo Scheunemann.

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