As host, the Vietnam women's team is playing impressively at the Southeast Asian tournament.
They won the top spot in Group A with 3 consecutive wins against Cambodia 6-0, Indonesia 7-0 and Thailand 1-0. Coach Mai Duc Chung's team scored 14 goals and did not concede any.
Meanwhile, Australia with the U23 squad in the second round of the regional tournament also played impressively.
After losing 1-2 to the Myanmar women's team in the opening match, the team from the land of the poor played tightly to defeat the defending champion Philippines 1-0. In the final match, Australia beat Timor-Leste women's team 9-0.
The strength of the Vietnamese women's team is their extensive international competition experience. The team has played together for many years, so they are very compatible and understand each other.
Coach Mai Duc Chung also always has reasonable personnel adjustments to adapt to each opponent.
Meanwhile, Australia has a young squad, most of the players born between 2002 and 2004. They lack a lot of international experience. However, coach Joe Palatsides' team has ideal physique and fitness.
In the 3 matches in the group stage, Australia proactively controlled the ball, with the goal of imposing a playing style on the opponent.
In addition, after 3 matches, their defense has been increasingly better organized and played more tightly.
If they want to score against Australia, the Vietnamese women's team needs to exploit the gap in the opponent's defense, make good use of techniques, dribbling dribbles by Huynh Nhu, Bich Thuy...
The semi-final match of the Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship is expected to not have many goals. The two teams will play solidly to wait for opportunities.
With home advantage, a day's rest and a persistent and diverse playing style, the Vietnam women's team is considered to have many opportunities to win.
The Vietnam vs Australia women's match will take place at 8:00 p.m. on August 16 at Lach Tray Stadium (Hai Phong).
Score prediction: Vietnam women's team 1-0 Australia.
According to confirmation from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), starting from the semi-finals, the matches will apply VAR technology. Using VAR at the tournament will elevate women's football, bring a new level of fairness to the tournament and ensure matches are conducted to the highest possible standards, AFF shared. In the semi-finals, in addition to the match with the Vietnamese women's team, the Thai women's team will meet Myanmar in the remaining match.
