‘Vietnam benefits greatly from playing fewer matches’

“Our team had to play 3 matches before, so the Vietnamese women’s team has an advantage, because they only played 2 matches and today is their third match. Myanmar tried their best and put all their energy into playing all three matches. That gives them a physical advantage” – Coach Tin Myint of Myanmar women spoke after losing to Vietnam in the semi-finals.

“The Myanmar women’s players have made great efforts. They are under 20 years old, some are 17 and 18 years old, so they are still inexperienced. They put in a lot of effort and I appreciate it, even though I’m not satisfied with the results“, he added.

Coach Tin Myint thinks that Vietnam enjoys the advantage of playing less

In this match, the Vietnamese women’s team competed completely against the opponent from Myanmar. Coach Mai Duc Chung’s students actively pushed up the squad right after the opening whistle, Huynh Nhu’s goal came as a matter of course.

“I am impressed with Huynh Nhu. All other Vietnamese players have good technique and health, but Huynh Nhu is a man who has very good ball control, has the ability to lead the team and possesses smart play. “Mr. Tin Myint added.

On the day of witnessing the two semi-finals, Cam Pha stadium was once again filled with seats. The enthusiasm of nearly 16,000 spectators impressed the coach of the Myanmar women’s team. He also said that it was no different than a mental medicine for Vietnamese players.

“Vietnam has the advantage of home field and plays under the enthusiastic cheers of a large audience. That is no small advantage of the home team. Despite the prognosis, I was also quite surprised with the enthusiasm of the fans. Vietnam”.

The loss caused the Myanmar women’s team to enter the bronze medal match with the Filipino women, who lost 0-3 to Thailand in the first semi-final. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women will face the Thai women in the final match at 19h00 on 21/5.