At the 2024 U20 Asian Finals, Vietnam’s U20 women are in the same group as strong opponents Japan, China and North Korea. In the opening match, coach Akira Ijiri and his team faced Japan – the number 1 candidate for the championship of the tournament.
The Japanese women’s U20 is the defending champion of the tournament after winning the tournament. ascended the throne in 2019. Coach Michihisa Kano brought 23 players to the tournament, including 9 faces who participated in the U17 2022 women’s World Cup is Rina Nakatani Kokoro Yoshioka Akari Kashima Raika Okamura Moka Hiwatari Uno Shiragaki Ai Tsujisawa Uruha Iwasaki Miyu Matsunaga.
Notably, Mr. Michihisa Kano is also the host Leading the B squad of the Japanese women’s team to win the gold medal at Asiad 19. In that tournament, Japan defeated the Vietnamese women’s team 7-0.
In the 10 times the U20 Asian women’s tournament was held in Japan, there were 6 crowns. The above achievement shows that the team from the Land of the Rising Sun has a level far superior to U20 Vietnam. In fact, what happened on the field proved that the gap in level between the two teams was too large.
Vietnamese women’s U20 fielded the strongest squad but could only protect the goal from being hit. conceded in 12 minutes. After the Japanese U20 women scored the opening goal thanks to Matsukubo, the championship candidate scored 9 more goals against goalkeeper Le Thi Thu.
In this match coach Akira Ijiri There are a number of personnel adjustments to help the students stay motivated for the next matches. In addition to meeting very strong opponents in Group B of the 2024 Asian U20 Women’s Finals, Vietnam’s U20 Women also encountered difficulties with very harsh weather in Tashkent Uzbekistan.
According to the schedule of two matches Vietnam’s U20 women’s next match will be against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (March 7) and China (March 10).
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