Viet Nam were unable to cause an upset against Japan yesterday, losing
3-0 to the defending champions who proved too much for the Vietnamese
youngsters to handle.
Both Japanese and Australian coaches Alen Stajcic and Sasaki Norio have
said they want to win tomorrow when the two teams square off in a
mouth-watering showdown for the Women''s Asian Cup.
Utsugi Rumi buried the winning goal in the final
moments of the second 15-minute extra time to help Japan edge out China
2-1 in the semi-final match at the AFC Women''s Asian Cup yesterday at
Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City.
Two terrible mistakes from captain Le Thi Thuong and goalkeeper Dang Thi
Kieu Trinh handed Thailand a 2-1 victory over the home team Viet Nam in
the fifth-place play-off match at the Asian Football Confederation
(AFC) Women''s Asian Cup last night.
The national women''s football squad have convened to
prepare for the AFC Women''s Asian Cup 2014 finals where they have a
chance of winning a berth to compete at the World Cup 2015 in Canada.
Asian Football Confederation representatives will visit Viet Nam from
September 11-14 to carry out checks on stadiums and complete necessary
procedures before signing a contract with the Viet Nam Football
Federation to organise the AFC Women''s Asian Cup 2014 finals.
The national 23-member women''s football team convened in Ha Noi on
Monday in preparation for the qualifying round of the 2014 AFC Women''s
Asian Cup in May in Bahrain.
