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Women’s football: Vietnam lose 0-2 to New Zealand

The national women's football team lost 0-2 to New Zealand, the co-hosts of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, in a friendly at McLean Park Stadium in New Zealand on July 10.
Women’s football: Vietnam lose 0-2 to New Zealand ảnh 1Vietnam lose 0-2 to New Zealand in a friendly at McLean Park Stadium in New Zealand on July 10. (Source: VFF)
Hanoi (VNA) – The national women's football team lost0-2 to New Zealand, the co-hosts of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, in afriendly at McLean Park Stadium in New Zealand on July 10.

Right from the whistle, New Zealand, now the 26th in the world and six places higher than Vietnam, posed a great pressure on Kim Thanh’s goal, making it difficult for Vietnam to keeptheir net clean.

However, New Zealand needed luck to turn their chances into thefirst goal. In the 17th minute, New Zealand’s defender CJ Bott made a long-rangeand not dangerous shot. The ball touched Tran Thi Thu Thao before entering Vietnam’s net.

In the 44th minute, midfielder Ali Riley outran Tran Thi Thu andLe Thi Diem My, enabling Jacqui Hand to make a shot and scored the second goalfor New Zealand.

In the second half, Vietnam had a better show with an impressiveperformance by midfielder Duong Thi Van whose several attempts failed.

The victory ended New Zealand’s run of 10 games without a win since October2022.

The game also gave useful experience for Vietnam and CoachMai Duc Chung before World Cup 2023.

On July 14, Vietnam will have a friendly with Spain./.
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