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Vietnam win SEA Games women’s football title for fourth consecutive time

Vietnam beat Myanmar 2-0 in the women’s football final of the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on May 15, becoming the first team to win the gold medal for the fourth time in a row.
Vietnam win SEA Games women’s football title for fourth consecutive time ảnh 1Vietnam beat Myanmar 2-0 in the women’s football final of the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on May 15. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam beat Myanmar 2-0 in the women’s football final of the32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on May 15, becoming the first team to win the gold medal for the fourth timein a row.

Vietnamentered the SEA Games 32 women's football final after an easy 3-0 winagainst Cambodia in the semifinals. Meanwhile,Myanmar had a thrilling comeback against Thailand to win 3-2.

Both teams pushed the pace of the game high from the start.

In the 2nd minute, from an early freekick near the box, Vietnam's Nguyen Thi TuyetDung decided to make a cross inside the box, which found captain Huynh Nhu, butshe finished over the bar.

In the 12th minute, a lofted pass put Tuyet Dungin a comfortable position to pass it over to Huynh Nhu, who quickly tapped itinto the empty net. Myanmar goalkeeper Mya Nyein made a mistake in this play when she left thegoal at the wrong time.

Vietnam win SEA Games women’s football title for fourth consecutive time ảnh 2Huynh Nhu after scoring the first goal for Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
Myanmar responded right after conceding. From a freekick on theleft, Mon Myint tried to curl it in and the ball hit the bar.

In the 21st minute, Myanmar goal keeper Mya Nyein couldn'tblock Tran Thi Thuy Nga's freekick, which found Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy's head.But Thuy seemed to be caught off guard in this play and her header couldn't hitthe target.

In the 33rd minute,Vietnam’s Huynh Nhu entered the box while being pressed by a Myanmar defenderbut was still able to take a shot, although it lacked power to make adifference.

The first half had fouradditional minutes and it ended with Vietnam leading 1-0.

Entering the second half,Myanmar pushed forward right after the whistle in search of an equalizer.

In the 50th minute, Bich Thuy received the ball on the left flank withplenty of space, but instead of making a pass for her teammate inside the box,she chose to dribble and shot, which didn't cause any trouble for Myanmargoalie.

In the 63rd minute, after a good clearance byHoang Thi Loan, Phyu Win got the ball and finished from 30 m. The shot went toowide and it showed Myanmar's struggle to find a way into Vietnam's box.

In the 75th minute, substitutionThanh Nha had an excellent play as she sprinted down the right flank beforeconfidently taking a chip over goalkeeper Mya Nyein's head from outside the box and scoring a banger for Vietnam.

Vietnam win SEA Games women’s football title for fourth consecutive time ảnh 3Vietnamese players cheer after Thanh Nha (19) raises the score to 2 - 0 in the 75th minute. (Photo: VNA)
In the 84th minute, Vietnam’s Tuyet Dung received the ball inside the boxand passed it to Hai Yen for the return. Yen's shot went wide.

Five minutes were added to the second half. In the first added minute, Hai Yen ran down the right flankand tried to score like Thanh Nha with a chip over the keeper, but it went high. The gamed ended with 2-0 for Vietnam.

With this win, Vietnam secured the gold medal in the SEA Games women’sfootball for the fourth consecutive time.

Vietnam win SEA Games women’s football title for fourth consecutive time ảnh 4The Vietnamese women's football squad. (Photo: VNA)
May 15 also marked another successful day of the Vietnamese sport delegationat SEA Games 32 as its athletes won up to 17 gold medals, helping the country continue retainingits first position on the medal tally.

By the end of May 15, Vietnam had secured 322 medals, including 124 golds,100 silvers and 98 bronzes, leaving Thailand far behind on the tally with 94golds, 76 silvers and 93 bronzes./.
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