Time's up. The Vietnam futsal team won 3-0 against the Philippines, thereby temporarily maintaining the top spot in the rankings in Group B of the 2025 Asian futsal tournament.
Minute 39: GOAL!!! Thanh Ngan took a classy free kick to defeat the Philippine goalkeeper, raising the gap to 3-0 for the Vietnam futsal team. Before that, the Philippines made 6 mistakes and had to suffer a direct free kick.
Minute 38: Before the opponent's power-play tactic, all Vietnamese players retreated to cover the Philippines to give them a chance to finish. Thanh Hang and her teammates also tried to take advantage of the mistakes of the blue team to counterattack.
Minute 36: The Philippine women's futsal team is pressing at high intensity, requiring Vietnam to play with concentration in the final minutes.
Minute 33: Goal!!! From a pass from Bien Thi Hang, Thu Xuan received the ball and swerved into the middle before finishing with her left foot to defeat the Philippine goalkeeper, raising the score to 2-0 for Vietnam.
Minute 32: A good opportunity for Thanh Hang After a good combination of the two pillars, the shot of the Vietnam futsal team captain was inaccurate.
Minute 28: No!!! Thu Xuan failed to block the ball, causing Vietnam's chance to pass. Before that, there was a lightning counter-attack by the white team.
Minute 26: No goal!!! Thanh Hang's first shot reached Phuong Anh's feet before unleashing a shot.
It was a pity that Thanh Ngan did not skillfully cushion the ball out. If it had not been for this player's touch, the score could have been 2-0 for Vietnam.
Minute 24: GOAL!!! Border Guard Thi Hang passed the ball for Thanh Hang to overcome the opposing goalkeeper to open the score for Vietnam.
Minute 21: The second half begins.
The first half ended. The Vietnam and Philippines women's futsal teams temporarily tied with a score of 0-0.
Minute 19: In a row of Vietnamese players playing somewhat erratically, goalkeeper Thuy Linh is playing very well to save many situations for the home team.
Minute 17: Thanh Ngan continued to shoot diagonally but once again could not get past the opponent's goalkeeper.
Minute 13: The Vietnam futsal team is still having difficulty in finding a shot opportunity. The attacks were mostly predictable.
Phuong Anh and Thanh Ngan received 2 consecutive unnecessary yellow cards. Coach Dinh Hoang's students need to stay calm.
Minute 12: No goal!!! Thanh Ngan's shot could not beat the Philippine goalkeeper. Before that, the opponent's ball was not handled well, creating an opportunity for Vietnam.
Minute 9: Thanh Ngan just had a dangerous loss of the ball. Fortunately, the opponent did not handle the ball well on the right wing.
Minute 8: Thanh Ngan and Thu Xuan actively shot from a distance but they did not have the necessary accuracy.
Minute 5: The two teams attacked continuously, Vietnam confidently pushed up and wanted to score early.
Minute 2: Tolentin's shot was very dangerous but the ball went out, Vietnam almost conceded a goal.
Minute 2: No!!! Nguyet Vi just had a shot diagonally but was unsuccessful. Vietnam women's futsal team is proactively entering
10:00: The match begins.
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Pre-match information
The Vietnam women's futsal team will face the Philippines women's futsal team in the second round of Group B of the 2025 Asian Cup finals.
This challenge will be more difficult for coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang and his team as the Philippines has a fairly balanced force and expertise.
Before that, the Vietnam women's futsal team won a big 5-3 victory over Hong Kong (China) in the opening match. Impressive performances by Thanh Ngan, Nguyet Vi and Thu Xuan helped the "Golden Star Warriors" temporarily rise to the top of the rankings.
Player Thanh Ngan shared: Currently, the Vietnam women's futsal team is 100% focused on the upcoming match. My goal and the whole team's goal is to win all 3 points against the Philippines".
On the other side, the Philippines lost 0-1 to Iran on the opening day. However, this result reflects the game in the true situation when the two teams played a tug-of-war and Iran had to work very hard to defeat their opponents.
Therefore, the Vietnamese women's futsal team is expected to face many challenges when facing the Philippines. Coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang's students need to maintain an excited state, play with concentration and avoid making mistakes, but there were a few situations in the opening match.
