Vietnam finished fourth at the ASEAN Football Federation Women'sChampionship after losing to the Under-20 team of Australia 4-3 duringthe third-place playoff match in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10.
A double from striker Princess Ibini-Isei helped propel the Australian visitors to an exciting 4-3 win over hosts Vietnam.
With the advantage of height, Australia quickly played attack and Ann Ferguson opened the score early in the fourth minute.
Immediately,Vietnam kept up the momentum and did not lose focus while, after somesustained pressure in the tenth minute, saw Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyetbrought down inside the box by defender Ellie Carpenter.
In the 31st minute, Nguyet scored her second goal for Vietnam.
TheAustralians were quicker after the break, as a half volley fromPrincess in the 56th minute, to be followed by another from BeatriceGoad in the 74th minute, gave Australia the lead at 3-2.
However,Vietnam still played hard and their effort paid off. In the 84thminute, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung coolly put her header past the Australiagoalkeeper to level the score at 3-3.
But Vietnam's happiness did not last long. During the injury time, Princess scored another goal to help Australia win 4-3.
Accordingto Vietnam's head coach, Japanese Norimatsu Takashi, Vietnam missedtheir chances to score goals in this match. Though players made everyeffort, they were still lacking in competitive experience, especiallythe young footballers.
In this match, Vietnam improved its attack line, but the defensive line still needs to be sharpened.
After this match, Vietnam will have a short training session in Australia from May 15-22.
In the final match played later on the day, Thailand defeated Myanmar 3-2.-VNA
A double from striker Princess Ibini-Isei helped propel the Australian visitors to an exciting 4-3 win over hosts Vietnam.
With the advantage of height, Australia quickly played attack and Ann Ferguson opened the score early in the fourth minute.
Immediately,Vietnam kept up the momentum and did not lose focus while, after somesustained pressure in the tenth minute, saw Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyetbrought down inside the box by defender Ellie Carpenter.
In the 31st minute, Nguyet scored her second goal for Vietnam.
TheAustralians were quicker after the break, as a half volley fromPrincess in the 56th minute, to be followed by another from BeatriceGoad in the 74th minute, gave Australia the lead at 3-2.
However,Vietnam still played hard and their effort paid off. In the 84thminute, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung coolly put her header past the Australiagoalkeeper to level the score at 3-3.
But Vietnam's happiness did not last long. During the injury time, Princess scored another goal to help Australia win 4-3.
Accordingto Vietnam's head coach, Japanese Norimatsu Takashi, Vietnam missedtheir chances to score goals in this match. Though players made everyeffort, they were still lacking in competitive experience, especiallythe young footballers.
In this match, Vietnam improved its attack line, but the defensive line still needs to be sharpened.
After this match, Vietnam will have a short training session in Australia from May 15-22.
In the final match played later on the day, Thailand defeated Myanmar 3-2.-VNA
