The difference in class between the American women’s team and the Vietnamese women’s team has been mentioned a lot, and there are even concerns about coach Mai Duc Chung’s students receiving “ball baskets” after breaking the match. … however that did not happen.
Recruitment America dominated throughout the match at Eden Park (New Zealand), forcing the Vietnamese women’s team players to use their entire squad to defend. However, coach Mai Duc Chung’s students were not afraid with the spirit of good play and strategy, so the Vietnamese women’s team only had to concede 3 goals to the defending champion.
The team The Chinese women’s soccer team rushed forward to attack after the opening whistle. A one-sided match was quickly established. At minute 14, Smith took the opportunity to score the opening goal. However, despite being dominant for a long time, the US team could not easily score the second goal.
Minute 44, the United States was awarded a penalty kick after the referee consulted VAR and said that Hoang Thi Loan fouled Rodman in the penalty area. However, from the 11m mark, Morgan could not win in the face-off with Kim Thanh.
In injury time 8th Smith kicked Vietnam’s goal, but the assistant flagged it for offside. Once again VAR stepped in and again supported the US team’s players not being offside, so the goal was recognized for Smith.
In the second half, the United States played as dominantly as in the first half, but this team only had one more goal. That was Horan’s goal in the 77th minute. With a 3-0 victory over Vietnam, the US team temporarily rose to the top of Group E.
Southeast Asia Newspaper eagerly awaits the Vietnamese women’s team’s debut against the US /strong>
In Malaysia, the country’s leading English daily New Straits Times wrote: “The Vietnamese women’s team will be the first opponent of the US team in this year’s World Cup on The American journey to find the third consecutive championship title has never appeared in history. This is also the journey to find the 5th World Cup title of American women’s soccer.
Determine the referee to officiate the opening match between the Vietnamese and American women’s teams
Referee finance Ms. Bouchra Karboubi and her two assistants Fatiha Jermoumi and Soukaina Hamdi are both from Morocco. The fourth referee will be Ms. Ivana Martincic from Croatia. As for the referees sitting in the VAR room (video technology to support referees), FIFA has not yet announced it.
Bouchra Karboubi is one of the highly regarded female referees with proven professional capacity. The referee born in 1987 began officiating matches in the First and Second Divisions for Moroccan women’s football from the age of 19 until now.
Bouchra Karboubi was recognized as a FIFA referee in 2016 Two years later, she was given the first opportunity by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to play in a continental tournament, the Cup African women’s football in Ghana.
Coach Mai Duc Chung: “America is like a big mountain but we I don’t hesitate”
“To be honest, we didn’t come here to play or travel but to learn. The American team is like a tall mountain towering in front of us, but that doesn’t make us falter. We have a reasonable and correct strategy with the aim of limiting the number of goals lost and avoiding injuries. If the Vietnamese team scores, it will be a wonderful thing,” coach Mai Duc Chung shared.
“Vietnamese fans and I are looking forward to this historic match. Before, we couldn’t dream of playing against the US or the Netherlands, but now we will play against them, so the fans and I are looking forward to it. The only thing left to do is wait and see how the spirit and playing style of the Vietnamese women’s team is shown against the US.”
“It’s very difficult to meet the US team and face an opponent with a difference of 5 -6 levels is already difficult, let alone 30 levels. However, that does not mean we should give up, we will fight with the best spirit. I believe that the audience coming to the stadium as well as the audience nationwide will be satisfied with the fighting spirit of the players.”
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