Vietnam lose 1-2 to Poland in women’s friendly game
VOV.VN - The Vietnam national women’s football team lost 1-2 to their hosts U23 national women’s team in a friendly game held in Poland on June 19 afternoon.
The Polish players, in their good form, brought pressure to bear on their Vietnamese visitors, and it was experienced goalkeeper Kim Thanh who repelled attacks and helped to keep the clean sheet in the first minutes.
When coach Mai Duc Chung’s players gradually regained the tempo, the hosts suddenly counterattacked and opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Magdalena Sobal broke through from the right side into the penalty area, before defeating goalkeeper Kim Thanh.
After the goal, the Vietnamese women tried to push the offensive line up. However, the SEA Games 2023 champions could only look for opportunities from set pieces. In the 32nd minute, veteran striker Huynh Nhu was sent out, putting Vietnam at a disadvantage.
Several minutes into the second half, goalkeeper Khong Thi Hang was sent in to replace Kim Thanh, and the 30-year-old goalkeeper successfully repelled a shot from the Polish striker in the penalty box. However, she was defeated by Gabriela Grzybowska from a penalty spot in the 58th minute.
Coach Mai Duc Chung then made several substitutions to test the players’ ability. The players’ efforts were paid off with 22-year-old Ngan Thi Van Su’s diagonal shot into the back of the Polish net three minutes before the referee’s last whistle.
The Vietnamese women will have another training exercise on June 20 before returning to Frankfurt to play another friendly game against the German national women’s team.
The national players are training in Germany and Poland ahead of their competitions at FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 to be held in Australia and New Zealand this July.
