2023-10-26 06:46:43
Coach Mai Duc Chung. (Photo: Hoang Linh/TTXVN)
From October 26, the Vietnam Women’s Team will enter the second qualifying round of Paris 2024 Olympic women’s football – Asia region. Coach Mai Duc Chung admitted that the Vietnam Women’s Team fell into a difficult group, so he and his students were determined to make the most of their opportunities in each match.
According to the match schedule, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will meet Uzbekistan (October 26), India (October 29) and Japan (November 1) respectively in the framework of Group C of this qualifying round.
Speaking at the press conference before the opening match, Coach Mai Duc Chung said: “This is the second time the Vietnamese Women’s Team has returned to Uzbekistan. 4 years ago, the team also encountered this opponent. Indeed Even though it has been a long time, our feelings about the people and landscape of Uzbekistan have not changed. This place still retains a sense of peace, harmony, and tranquility. On this return visit. , I see that Uzbekistan’s football has improved significantly in terms of level. The team recently reached the third place match of Women’s Football at ASIAD. That is enough to see how high the level of the Uzbekistan Women’s Team is. Having to face Japan and Uzbekistan is a difficult challenge for us, but the Vietnam Women’s Team will make the most of every opportunity and always try. The Vietnam women’s team squad has about 4-5 young players. . The upcoming matches will be an opportunity for me to monitor their play, thereby aiming for future goals.”
As for the players, striker Huynh Nhu shared: “The Vietnamese Women’s Team came to the tournament with spirit and determination to win tickets to the third qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics. This is the final tournament of the Coach Mai Duc Chung before breaking up Vietnam women’s team. Therefore, each of our players took the field with great determination, for the Vietnamese flag as well as to say goodbye to Coach Mai Duc Chung.”
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After the press conference, Coach Mai Duc Chung and the students had a walk and got acquainted with the Bunyodkor stadium – where the match between Vietnam and Uzbekistan will take place at 7:00 p.m. on October 26 (Vietnam time).
On the afternoon of October 25, the Vietnam Women’s Team also had an official practice session at Dustlik Stadium in the capital Tashkent, preparing for this opening match. Even though it was a long journey from the playing field to the training field, the players’ spirit was still very excited. This is an important practice session for Coach Mai Duc Chung to convey his tactical intentions for the opening match.
The evening weather in Tashkent these days is quite cold with temperatures around 18 degrees Celsius. In this round, the Vietnamese Team will have 1 match at 5:00 p.m. (local time) and 2 matches at 3:00 p.m. (local time). ). The coaching staff has made calculations about training times to suit each match, aiming for the best results.
The second qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics includes the participation of 12 teams, divided into 3 groups. Teams compete in a round robin to find 3 group winners and 1 runner-up team with the best performance to continue to the 3rd Qualifying Round starting in February 2024./.
Thanh Phuong (VNA/Vietnam+)
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