The match that decided the top spot in Group B of the 19th Asian Games women's football ended with victory for Chinese Taipei. Thailand finished second in the group with 3 points and a goal difference of 0.
According to the format of the 19th Asian Games women's football, only the group winners are guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals. The runners-up in groups A, B, D and E must compare their results to determine the three teams that will advance.
Thailand lost to Taiwan (China).
In Group D, the Vietnamese women's team will find it difficult to compete for the top spot with Japan - a team with superior skills even though they did not send their strongest squad to the 19th ASIAD. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will most likely finish second in the group.
The final match of Group D will take place the earliest among the remaining groups tomorrow (September 28). At that time, to secure a place in the quarterfinals, the Vietnamese team needs to score against Japan, or not lose by more than 2 goals.
In case of defeat by more than 2 goals, Pham Hai Yen and her teammates must expect favorable results from Group D or the remaining groups. If Bangladesh defeats Nepal, the Vietnamese women's team can lose 0-5 and still pass the group stage.
If Bangladesh does not beat Nepal, the Vietnamese team will have to wait anxiously for the later matches.
If Bangladesh draws or loses, it means the Vietnamese women's team will be at the bottom of the table, and their secondary index will be lower. Coach Mai Duc Chung's 6-1 victory over Bangladesh will not be counted when comparing their results with the other second-placed teams. Losing to Japan, the Vietnamese women's secondary index will certainly be lower by +2.
In Group A, the second place will definitely belong to China or Uzbekistan. Both of these teams have better sub-indexes than the Vietnamese team at this time (China +16 and Uzbekistan +6). It is very difficult for this match to have a big gap to pull the sub-index of the second team in Group A down to the Vietnamese women's team.
The situation in Group E brings more hope to the Vietnamese team. The second place in the group is a competition between the Philippines and Myanmar. The Philippines can be counted as 1 point or 3 points with the lowest sub-index being -4. Meanwhile, if Myanmar is second in the group, they will be counted as 3 points with the sub-index not lower than -2. Whether the Vietnamese women's team can advance or not depends on the result of the match between the Philippines and Myanmar.
Minh Anh
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