The Vietnam women's team lost 1-2 to Australia in the semi-finals of the 2025 Southeast Asian Championship.Despite facing a strong opponent, Huynh Nhu and her teammates played with great effort.
After the loss to Australia, coach Mai Duc Chung expressed his gratitude to the audience who watched, cheered and supported the team: "On behalf of the team, I thank the fans nationwide in general and the Hai Phong audience for their enthusiastic cheers.This was an exciting, exciting match and I felt like there had never been such a passionate atmosphere.
It has been a long time since we have received such great support. In the second half, the whole team tried their best to respond to that affection.
The captain of the Vietnam women's team also expressed his determination to win against Thailand in the final match.
The upcoming third-place match will certainly require even greater determination. We have not done as expected in this semi-final, so the whole team will try our best to bring the best performance. Vietnam and Thailand have known each other very well, so being close and entering the game well from the start will be the key. If we can do that, we can completely win, said Mr. Chung.
Meanwhile, Australia coach Joseph Palatsides highly appreciated the performance of the Vietnam women's team: "We have good control in the first half and many opportunities. However, Vietnam played under the enthusiastic support of the audience and a solid defense, causing us many difficulties.
In the middle of the match, I reminded my players that Vietnam will attack more strongly in the second half, so we have to play more actively and focus. I used to think about the possibility of a reversal because in football everything can happen. It must be admitted that the Vietnamese team played very well and very strongly.
In the upcoming final, Australia will meet Myanmar again - the team that defeated them in the group stage. This is an opportunity for coach Joseph Palatsides and his team to pay their old debt and win the championship for the first time at the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship.
