Speaking at a press conference before the semi-final match of the Southeast Asian U19 Women's Tournament, coach Okiyama Masahiko of the Vietnam U19 Women's Team said that students need to improve their finishing ability if looking at the 3 matches of the group stage.
After 3 group stage matches, the U19 Vietnam women's team has implemented the plan quite well. The players scored 16 goals but still could not make the most of them when there were many scoring opportunities that did not convert into goals. We will improve the problem of finishing the goal in this afternoon's practice session," said Mr. Okiyama Masahiko.
Evaluating the U19 women's team of Indonesia, the U19 women's team coach of Vietnam expressed his impression of the opponent's physique. He said: "The Indonesian U19 women's team can be tall, run well and have a specific playing style".
Talking about Thao Nguyen's injury situation, Mr. Okiyama Masahiko said: "Thao Nguyen's injury makes us worried but she has also been on the training ground. We will assess Thao Nguyen's injury situation to make a decision."
U19 Vietnam women's team has passed the group stage and entered the semi-finals. The goal has not changed. The whole team will focus on the semi-finals. U19 Vietnam women's team is a capable team, so we will try our best to win the championship," Okiyama Masahiko said about the team's consistent goal.
On the other side of the front line, coach Akira Higashiyama of the Indonesian U19 Women's Team also has a high respect for the Vietnam U19 Women's Team.
He said: U19 Vietnam women's team is a strong team. The Indonesian U19 women's team will play their best and be ready for the semi-final. Our team has some talented players. After this tournament, we will send some players to the national team to prepare for the Asian qualifiers."
The semi-final match between U19 Vietnam women's team and U19 Indonesia women's team will take place at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow (June 16) at Thong Nhat Stadium.
