2026 Asian Women's Football Championship: Vietnam Women's Team Suffers Defeat Against Chinese Taipei

Right after the opening whistle, the Chinese Taipei women's team actively controlled the ball and attacked to seek victory. In the first 10 minutes, this team held possession more, however, they did not truly challenge goalkeeper Kim Thanh.

In the 26th minute, a turning point of the match occurred. From a quick combination by the Chinese Taipei team, Matsunaga Saki shot inside the penalty area, the ball hitting the crossbar, before Su Yu Hsuan rushed in to follow up close-range and scored the opening goal 1-0 for Chinese Taipei.

After conceding, the Vietnam women's team pushed forward their formation to attack. In the 29th minute, Tran Thi Duyen had an opportunity inside the penalty area following Hai Yen's pass, but her shot missed the goalpost.

Entering the second half, coach Mai Duc Chung introduced Huynh Nhu onto the field to strengthen the attack. The Vietnam women's team controlled the ball more and continuously applied pressure. In the 68th minute, the ball touched a Chinese Taipei player's hand inside the penalty area after Bich Thuy's shot, but the referee did not award Vietnam a penalty and also did not review VAR.

In the final minutes, the Vietnam women's team launched a full-force attack. However, all efforts by the Vietnam women's team could not produce a goal.

Ultimately, the Chinese Taipei women's team secured a 1-0 victory and rose to second place in Group C with 3 points, ahead of the Vietnam women's team based on auxiliary criteria.

Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team were pushed down to third place. Despite the loss, the Vietnam women's team still retains a chance to advance as one of the two best-performing third-placed teams from the group stage.