Vietnam loses 0-4 to Japan at AFC Women’s Asian Cup
Vietnam suffered from a 0-4 loss to Japan in the Group B opener of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup that took place in Amman, Jordan, on April 7.
Vietnamese women football team (Source: vff.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam sufferedfrom a 0-4 loss to Japan in the Group B opener of the 2018 Asian FootballConfederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup that took place in Amman, Jordan, onApril 7.
With a lineup of highly skilled players, itwas not surprising as Japan took control of the game right from the firstwhistle.
The former world champions only needed threeminutes to concretise their domination, with Kumi Yokoyama firing anunstoppable attempt from Mana Iwabuchi’s pass to open the scoring for Japan.
The Vietnamese women had hardly come roundfrom the first goal when they conceded a second scored by Emi Nakajima 14minutes later. It was Iwabuchi again who provided an excellent right-wingassist for Nakajima to tap in from close range.
Vietnam also deployed a number ofcounterattacks, which, however, were easily blocked by Japan’s solid defence.
The Japanese players continued to find thenet in the 53th and 57 minutes, and maintained their domination until the endof the match.
Meanwhile, the concerted efforts made byVietnam could not help them to avoid a straight 0-4 defeat overall.
Vietnam is scheduled to face Australia on April10 evening (local time), and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 13.
With the opening loss, the Vietnamese playersare not allowed to lose any of their remaining two games against Australia andthe RoK (on April 13) if they want to achieve a top-three finish in Group B toadvance to the playoff match against Group A’s third-place team for the fifthWorld Cup ticket.
Earlier, the team finished a ten-day trainingcamp in Germany, with one win and one draw with the local women’s footballclub.-VNA
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Impressed with Vietnam’s recent success, the world football governing body FIFA has published an article reviewing the country’s achievements,while suggesting that another turning point is approaching
The Vietnamese have a proud record in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship, having been crowned regional champions in 2006 and 2012, while their most recent showing, in 2016, saw them finish as runners-up after losing to Thailand on penalties in the final.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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Vietnamese women football team (Source: vff.org.vn)
