Coach Mai Duc Chung closes the list of Vietnam women’s team to attend the 31st SEA Games

After dinner last night (April 30), the Vietnamese women’s team closed the list to attend the 31st SEA Games. Accordingly, the players Thai Thi Thao, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang, Tran Thi Bao Chau and Pham Thi Lan Anh will as a spectator at the 31st SEA Games.

Thai Thi Thao is unfortunately absent due to injury

Coach Mai Duc Chung of the Vietnamese women’s team had to consider a lot before closing the list, the most unfortunate of which was the case of Thai Thi Thao who had not yet recovered from a knee injury, so she had to say goodbye to the team. The absence of Thai Thi Thao more or less affects the ability to control the ball in the midfield, so over the past time, coach Mai Duc Chung often has alternative solutions, such as asking Tuyet Dung to kick lower to ” balance” the team’s midfield.

With two young players Tran Thi Hai Linh and Tran Thi Thu Xuan, they will be a backup and replacement plan during the SEA Games if any player of the Vietnamese women’s soccer team is positive. with COVID-19.

The Vietnamese women’s team will have a friendly match against Than KSVN women’s club before entering the 31st SEA Games

Currently, teacher and coach Mai Duc Chung are actively practicing in Quang Ninh. On May 4, the Vietnamese women’s team has the last friendly match, meeting with Than KSVN women’s club before entering the competition.

At the 31st SEA Games, the Vietnamese women’s team was in the same group as the Philippines and Cambodia. Before that, Indonesia decided not to participate in the tournament at the last minute.

Coach Mai Duc Chung’s teachers and students played the opening match against the Philippines on May 11, then against Cambodia on May 14. The semi-finals and final will take place on May 18 and May 21, at Cam Pha Stadium, Quang Ninh.

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