Nagoya Asian Games Women's Football Team: Taiwan team defeated Vietnam 2:1, winning the group stage

The Nagoya Asian Games women's football team ignited the war in Shizuoka today. The Taiwan team defeated Vietnam 2:1 and won the group stage. Head coach De Wilde was satisfied with the team's performance, but also said that he would continue to correct the shortcomings and prepare for the next game with Thailand.

Taiwan is in Group E this year, along with Vietnam, Thailand, and host Japan. The top two teams in each group and the two third-placed teams with the best results advance to the top 8 knockout rounds. The Taiwanese team relied on Su Yuxuan to break through the middle and shoot in the 16th minute of the first half to help the team score an early point. In the 81st minute of the second half, naturalized player Misato Wakabayashi volleyed to help the team expand its lead. It also successfully blocked Vietnam's counterattack and successfully collected 3 points. It will then face Thailand on the 17th to seek 2 consecutive victories.

De Wilde said after the game that winning the first game of the group stage is very important for the team. After all, he is a new coach, and the Asian Games is also a four-year competition. "It is always important to win the first game of the tournament, but it does not guarantee that we can advance to the next round. We still have the next game to play, and we are divided into the strongest group."

The women's football team went through a coaching change this year, and De Wilde only officially took over in May. He said that the team did not conduct a warm-up match before the Asian Games, but conducted a lot of training. Today, they also performed the high-pressure that he emphasized after taking office very well. "We showed an excellent high-pressure in the frontcourt in the first half. We had no chance before. We will know if we can play in this way for 90 minutes. We did a good job in pressing today, but the passing could be better, but this is our first time playing on such a big venue. I am satisfied with the team. Next, we will continue to work on the weak links and areas that need improvement."

The Taiwan team will face Thailand in the next game to try to win two consecutive games. De Wilde pointed out that the team must first improve the passing problem. "We originally had many opportunities to do better in transition attacks. I think it may be because the first game was too tense. In addition, it just rained and the speed of the field was relatively fast. We still need to continue to improve on the technical level."