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Huynh Nhu (No. 19) helps Vietnam free the deadlock against the Philippines. (Credit: vnexpress.net) Huynh
Nhu, Tuyet Dung and Nguyen Thi Muon are the scorers for Vietnam.
Filipino
players actively played defensive and counter-attack, creating a huge
challenge for Vietnamese players during the first half.
Vietnam
almost dominated the match and created a range of scoring opportunities. The
most remarkable was the finish that hit the cross bar by Thuy Trang. However,
they failed to net the ball and the first half ended with 0-0 result.
Ten
minutes past half time, Vietnam suffered the loss of midfielder Thuy Trang
who was injured during the game. Striker Pham Hai Yen was brought on to bring
fresh energy to the Vietnamese team.
However,
Vietnam still needed the experience from veteran Huynh Nhu. In the 65th minute,
she took the ball to the box’s edge before beating Filipino goalkeeper to
break the deadlock.
The goal
helped Vietnam to take control of the game with just ten minutes before the
end of the game, Tuyet Dung doubled the gap in the 84th minute
after receiving Nguyen Thi Lieu's cross pass.
In the
second minute of injury time, Filipino goalkeeper Kristianne Beza, who played
well in the match, allowed Nguyen Thi Muon to score a 3-0 victory for
Vietnam.
The 3-0
win helps Vietnam top the table of five teams as in two previously played
matches on August 15, Thailand beat Myanmar 3-2 while the Philippines
defeated hosts Malaysia 2-1.
On August
20, Coach Mai Duc Chung’s players will play in the second game against
Myanmar.
At this
year's SEA Games, five women's football teams, including hosts Malaysia, the
Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, will play a round-robin format to
select the top three teams to win the event’s medal set. The women's football
will last from August 15-24.
Hours
earlier, Vietnamese male footballers earned their second victory during their
SEA Games campaign against Cambodia with a resounding score of 4-1.
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