On March 22, at Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City women's football club won 5-4 against Abu Dhabi Country (UAE) in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League for women (commonly known as the Asian Cup C1) 2024-2025.
It is worth mentioning that the Vietnamese representative made a spectacular comeback after losing 0-3 in the first half.
According to regulations, the organizing committee will randomly select players from both teams for doping testing after the match. Center back Chuong Thi Kieu and goalkeeper Quach Thu Em are two players on the Ho Chi Minh City women's team who were asked to take doping test samples.
These are two players who had impressive performances in the recent match. With Zhang Shishi Qiao, she is still one of the outstanding central defenders of Vietnamese women's football. Despite having suffered serious injuries, the player born in 1995 always plays aggressively and fiercely.
She was the one who assisted K'Thua to remove 1-3 for HCMC. It was Zhang Shishi Kieu who also headed the ball to help the home team reduce the score to 2-3 in the 67th minute.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Quach Thu Em had an effortful and shining second half. She showed a significant psychological improvement after conceding 3 goals in the first half even though it was not the goalkeeper's fault.
Ho Chi Minh City women's team's opponent in the semi-finals is Wuhan Jiangda (China) - the winner of the remaining quarter-final match against Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan. The semi-final will take place on May 21.
