Vietnam women’s national football team Fall Short Against Chinese Taipei women’s national football team at the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Finals

The match took place under the intense midday sun, which significantly affected the players’ physical condition. Nevertheless, the Vietnam women’s national football team, led by head coach Mai Duc Chung, approached the game cautiously, maintaining a solid structure and good control of the match.

Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei women’s national football team proved to be far from an easy opponent, especially as they needed a victory to stay in contention for a place in the next round of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

The team coached by Prasobchoke Chokemor pushed forward aggressively from the opening minutes with strong determination. The attacks of the Chinese Taipei women’s national football team were well organized and maintained good possession, creating several dangerous situations in front of the goal guarded by Tran Thi Kim Thanh.

In the 26th minute, after a well-worked move down the left flank, Matsunaga struck a shot that hit the crossbar and rebounded into play, allowing Su Yu Hsuan to follow up and score the opening goal for the visitors.

During the first half, despite creating some clear opportunities, the players of the Vietnam women’s national football team were unable to break through the opponent’s defense to find an equalizer. Notably, in first-half stoppage time, goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh made an excellent save to deny another attempt from the opponents, keeping the score at 1–0.

Entering the second half, facing a difficult situation, the Vietnam women’s national football team pushed their formation higher in search of a goal. Head coach Mai Duc Chung also made several personnel adjustments in an effort to create more attacking breakthroughs.

For most of the second half, the home side controlled the game and continuously applied pressure toward the goal of the Chinese Taipei women’s national football team. Meanwhile, the visitors dropped deep, defending in numbers and maintaining a well-organized defensive structure.

The most notable moment came in the 68th minute. Thai Thi Thao delivered a cross into the penalty area, and Van Su’s shot struck the hand of Su Sin Yun inside the box. However, the Vietnam women’s national football team were not awarded a penalty in this situation.

In the end, the Vietnam women’s national football team suffered a 0–1 defeat and remain on three points after two matches. To secure a place in the quarter-finals, the team led by head coach Mai Duc Chung will need at least one point in their final group-stage match against Japan women’s national football team.