"I am very happy and joyful to have won a ticket to the Women's World Cup with the team... My feelings are so overwhelming, I cannot describe. We will probably hug and cry happily because we have achieved this important result, Chuong Thi Kieu said on television, after the final whistle of the match between the Vietnamese women's team and the Taiwanese women's team (China).
The central defender of Ho Chi Minh City Football Club I "fought his best" and contributed greatly to the result - the ticket to the 2023 World Cup of the Vietnam women's team. Not only 1 goal, the concentration and dedicated play of Chuong Thi Kieu greatly limited the attacking power of the Taiwan women's team. Kieu played with everything she had, hoping to repay the joy of fans, for Vietnamese football and for her personally. But waiting for her after those 90 minutes, there was a " gone wrong" sadness.
Kieu thought "the whole team will probably hug and cry together" because of the World Cup achievement. But when entering the dressing room, only the girl from Kien Giang cried the most, her teammates took turns comforting her after the news that Kieu's grandfather had passed away in her hometown.
When the dressing room should immediately turn on the harmones to celebrate the victory, there were quiet moments for Zhang Shishi to ease her grief. The player born in 1995 burst into tears because it was an irreparable loss, even when Vietnamese women's football has just gone down in history. Tears of happiness still have to temporarily make way for grief to part ways.
"Grandma! His nephew has already won a ticket to the World Cup. The highest joy was also the moment I received the news that he was no longer around. Thank you for always supporting me in following the path of football. I will always remember my grandmother. Hopefully, foreigners will rest assured," Kieu shared on her personal page.
It is difficult to name Chuong Thi Kieu's emotions. As coach Mai Duc Chung said, going to the World Cup is "an unstoppable joy". Kieu was also "mentored to the point" but immediately after that, a bad news swept away all her happy feelings. Perhaps, at that moment, Kieu will feel more or less empty. Because she clearly felt that among the people who were happy together, there would be no one who always supported her career.
At the age of 26, with full experiences, ups and downs and glory in both career and life, Kieu will soon overcome everything, just like the way she did at the age of 17 and 24. Kieu's football career has been a turning point from swimming at the age of 11. Over the past 15 years, fate has teased her many times when sadness and grief always come right after happiness.
At the age of 17, Zhang Shishi Qiao joined the national team. But as she was making great progress, she broke the anterior cruciate ligament of her left knee. That is a obsession for every player, not to mention a new girl. But then, after overcoming and returning to top competition, Kieu only ran "bon bon" for 8 years before breaking the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee for the second time. That time was not long after the Gold Medal at the 30th SEA Games.
calm playing style and the ability to read situations are the outstanding strengths of Chuong Thi Kieu. That also comes from the inner, calm personality of the girl born in 1995. Faced with difficulties and thunderstorms, Kieu always looked forward, calmly and lifted his head high.
Now, I just hope this "steel roses" keep their spirits up, return soon and continue to raise their ball head high. Because above, those who love her are still watching.
