Qualifiers – Group E: Vietnam 7-0 Maldives
Vietnam began their AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™ Qualifiers Group E campaign with an impressive 7-0 win against Maldives on Sunday.
30/06/2025 13:43:19
Backed by their fans at the Viet Tri Stadium, Vietnam took only seven minutes to go ahead, Ngan Thi Van Su nodding home from close range after Ngoc Minh Chuyen’s initial effort wasn’t properly cleared.
Van Su struck again four minutes later, receiving a quickly taken corner kick before waltzing unchallenged into the penalty box and unleashing her shot past Maldives goalkeeper Aminath Leeza.
Maldives were struggling to cope with Vietnam’s forays down the flanks and went further behind in the 14th minute when they failed to clear Nguyen Thi My Anh’s cross, with Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy gleefully slotting the ball home.
Another cross, this time in the 25th minute, brought Vietnam more joy with Nguyen Thi Van tapping the ball home.
The fifth goal came from the same channel, with Aminath only able to parry Bich Thuy’s cross onto the path of My Anh, who stroked the ball home.
A poor goalkick gifted Vietnam their sixth, with Ngoc Minh Chuyen collecting the ball, relaying it to Nguyen Thi Van who played it back to her to net from just above the six-yard box.
Vietnam adopted a more cautious approach in the second half but still had enough firepower to widen their lead in the 66th minute, unchallenged substitute Pham Hai Yen nodding home Tran Thi Duyen’s cross from the left.
It should have been eight deep into time added on after Van Su was brought down in the box but Huynh Nhu crashed her spot-kick against the upright.
Source: AFC
