In the report on the final match of the 2019 Southeast Asian Women's Championship held at Thailand's home ground, Siam Sports called the loss of the Thai Women's Team to the Vietnamese Women's Team "Noi dau Chaba Kaew".
Chaba Kaew is the nickname of the Thai women's team, the team currently holding the record of 4 times winning the Southeast Asian playground. They have even won this tournament 3 times in a row, in 2015, 2016 and 2018 (in 2017 it was not held).
As the defending champion of the tournament and the AFF Cup 2019 held in Thailand, Thailand is considered a candidate and "upper hand" than coach Mai Duc Chung and his team.
Thailand's journey to the final match is similar to coach Mai Duc Chung's team, winning all group stage matches, winning first place in Group A. After that, they defeated Myanmar with a score of 3-1 in the semi-final match to compete for the championship with the Vietnam women's team.
In the final, the Vietnam women's team defeated host Thailand with Huynh Nhu's only goal in the first extra time. Although they had to play with one less player when Huynh Nhu took off her celebratory shirt and received a second yellow card to leave the field, Vietnam still played bravely and resiliently to preserve the score.
Winning the AFF Cup 2019, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team ended 7 consecutive years without being able to win the regional tournament. This is the third time the Vietnam women's team has won the AFF Cup and the first time they have won the championship when the tournament is not held at home.
