Despite winning all 2 previous matches, the Vietnamese women's team is in a difficult position because if they lose to the Japanese women's team, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will finish second in the group and have to wait for the 3 third-place teams with the best results to enter the quarter-finals of ASIAD 19.
Vietnam women's team determined to draw against Japan
Since Group C only has 2 teams, the second-placed team in this group is eliminated, and the 4 second-placed teams in Groups A, B, D, and E compete for 3 spots in the quarterfinals. Since Groups A and B only have 3 teams, the second-placed team in Groups D and E will not count the results of the last-placed team (fourth place). That is the reason why the Vietnamese women's team is at a disadvantage because the 6-1 win over Bangladesh (the team most likely to be last in Group D) will not count.
To secure a place in the quarterfinals, Hai Yen and her teammates must hold Japan to a draw. That is a challenging goal. "With all their efforts focused on the World Cup, the Vietnamese women's team's strength has been exhausted. We have only been training for 1 month and that is quite a short time for women's football. The players need to improve their physical strength and coordination. In the match against the Japanese women's team, we must play really well and I will definitely use the players in the best form," said coach Mai Duc Chung.
Bich Thuy (right) is in good form, promising to shine against the Japanese women's team.
The Vietnamese women's team is gradually getting used to not having their number one striker Huynh Nhu. The responsibility is placed on the shoulders of Hai Yen, Bich Thuy, Thanh Nha, Tuyet Dung. These pillars all expressed their desire to give their all against Japan to help the Vietnamese women's team achieve the goal of winning a ticket to the next round.
The Japanese women's team is a huge challenge for the Vietnamese women's team.
Since no media unit in Vietnam owns the copyright for ASIAD 19, including women's football, the match between the Vietnamese women's team and the Japanese women's team will not be broadcast in Vietnam. In order to serve readers and fans, Thanh Nien Newspaper will report online the progress and results of this match at https://thanhnien.vn/the-thao.htm.
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