Hai Phong, 9 August, 2025 – Despite wasting numerous chances, Vietnam’s women’s national team cruised to a 7-0 win over Indonesia in their second Group A match at the ASEAN Women’s Cup 2025 on August 9, but still remain behind Thailand on goal difference.
With a decisive final group-stage clash against Thailand looming, coach Mai Duc Chung rotated his squad, giving starts to goalkeeper Khong Thi Hang, Huynh Nhu, Hoang Loan, My Anh, and Truc Huong — players who are either young talents or experienced veterans not usually in the starting XI.
Even with the changes, Vietnam completely dominated, enjoying 77% possession and registering 19 shots, 14 of which were on target. The breakthrough came in the 25th minute when Bich Thuy broke the offside trap and slotted home a diagonal strike to open the scoring.
Just three minutes later, Hoang Loan doubled the lead. Her cross into the box initially found Bich Thuy, who mis-hit the shot, but the deflection wrong-footed the Indonesian goalkeeper and rolled into the net.
With Thailand having beaten both Indonesia and Cambodia 7-0 in their first two matches, Vietnam needed an 8-0 win or better to overtake them on goal difference before the two sides meet in the final group match.
At the start of the second half, coach Mai Duc Chung brought on Thanh Nha and Tuyet Dung to increase attacking pressure, but wastefulness in front of goal persisted. In response, Van Su and Hai Yen were introduced in the 69th minute — a move that paid immediate dividends.
On her first touch, Hai Yen headed in from a corner to make it 3-0. Two minutes later, Van Su weaved into the box and fired from a tight angle for 4-0. In the 81st minute, Thu Thao pounced on a loose ball in the area to score Vietnam’s fifth.
Hai Yen struck again in the 85th minute, breaking the offside trap from Tuyet Dung’s pass and finishing clinically for her third goal of the tournament. Tuyet Dung then capped off the night with a fine individual effort in the 90th minute, dribbling past defenders before curling a shot into the far corner to seal the 7-0 victory.
The only blemish on the win was the misfiring performance of captain Huynh Nhu, who hit the crossbar with a header in the fifth minute and failed to convert several other promising opportunities.
Due to an inferior goal difference, Vietnam must beat Thailand on August 12 to top Group A.
The 13th edition of the ASEAN Women’s Cup runs from August 6 to 19, with Vietnam hosting at Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong and Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho. Eight teams are split into two groups, with the top two from each advancing to the semi-finals. Thailand lead the all-time winners’ list with four titles (2011, 2015, 2016, 2018), followed by Vietnam (2006, 2012, 2019), Australia (2008), Japan (2013), and the Philippines (2022).
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