On the afternoon of May 7, the Vietnam women's futsal team defeated Hong Kong (China) 5-3 in the opening match of the 2025 Asian Futsal Championship.
Accordingly, Thanh Ngan scored a double to help Vietnam take a 2-0 lead, before the opponent scored to reduce the score to 1-2. In the final minute of the first half, Thu Xuan finished powerfully to increase the score to 3-1 for the "Golden Star Warriors".
In the second half, Hong Kong (China) played the lead with sharp attacks. They scored 2 consecutive goals to level the gap to 3-3. However, the Vietnam women's futsal team was more confident, Nguyet Vi and Thanh Ngan scored in turn to seal the victory of 5-3.
In the remaining match in Group B, Iran futsal team, although rated higher, had to work very hard to overcome the Philippines with a score of 1-0.
Thus, after the first match, the Vietnam futsal team temporarily leads Group B of the 2025 Asian Championship with 3 points (number factor +2). Second in the group is Iran futsal team with the same 3 points (number factor +1). The remaining two positions are the Philippines and Hong Kong (China) respectively with no points.
