IND vs VIE Match Details
Date: Sunday, 29 October 2023
Time: 15:30 (IST)
Venue: Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent
IND vs VIE Match Preview
The tie against Japan was always going to be hard for India to ever think of a positive result but it is their recurring issue which was cause for concern again more than the score-line. Halting the Nadeshiko to just a goal lead at half-time by putting up a resounding defensive display, their achievement became short-lived with a total collapse in the second half. Japan added three goals inside 10 minutes of the restart and eventually won the contest 7-0. India’s downfall in the second half of games raised its head again having suffered in the same way in the 2-1 and 1-0 defeats to Chinese Taipei and Thailand in the Asian Games. The Blue Tigresses failed to prevent their goal difference from getting a hit in the first game which may cost them the hunt for the runners-up spot. Thomas Dennerby’s team are the lowest-ranked nation, 60 in FIFA rankings, in the group so taking up the second spot is a difficult job. Measures for a solution need to be taken quickly ahead of facing another Women’s World Cup participant in Vietnam. India have to avoid defeat at all cost against the 50th-ranked team to keep their dreams alive.
Vietnam too lost their opener of the Round 2 AFC Women’s Qualifying Tournament against hosts of their group, Uzbekistan by 1-0. Despite being higher ranked, the Golden Stars were unable to show their authority at the opposition’s den with their final-round qualification plans getting a bump. Mai Duc Chung’s side will wish to turn things around in the second game against India playing their football more freely. At the same time, Vietnam will take notice of the fighting spirit the Blue Tigresses have shown in recent games. Despite their defensive difficulties, especially in the second half, India still possesses a wealth of attacking talent and is likely to start Champions League goal-scorer Manisha Kalyan up front. They will also come out of a defensive shell more often than in the first game. But the Women’s World Cup debutants have less to fear about having the incredible shot-stopper Trần Thị Kim Thanh and the lethal front line of Huỳnh Như, the only player in foreign league like Manisha, with captain Phạm Hải Yến. Like India, Vietnam also has to win to stay in contention for the final round.
IND vs VIE Predicted Lineups
IND: Shreya Hooda; Dalima Chhibber, Sweety Devi, Ashalata Devi, Sanju; Indumathi Kathiresan, Sangita Basfore, Grace Dangmei; Anju Tamang, Soumya Guguloth, Manisha Kalyan
VIE: Trần Thị Kim Thanh; Trần Thị Thu Thảo, Trần Thị Thu, Trần Thị Hải Linh, Hoàng Thị Loan; Nguyễn Thị Bích, Dương Thị Vân, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nhã, Nguyễn Thị Tuyết; Huỳnh Như, Phạm Hải Yến
IND vs VIE Squad
India
Goalkeepers: Sowmiya Narayanasamy (Gokulam Kerala), Shreya Hooda (Odisha FC), Elangbam Panthoi Chanu (Eastern Sporting Union)
Defenders: Ashalata Devi Loitongbam (Gokulam Kerala), Sweety Devi Ngangbam (Odisha FC), Ritu Rani (Mumbai Knights), Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam (Gokulam Kerala), Dalima Chhibber (Kickstart FC), Manisa Panna(Odisha FC), Shilky Devi Hemam (Gokulam Kerala), Astam Oraon (Kickstart FC)
Midfielders: Priyangka Devi Naorem (Sethu FC), Anju Tamang (Odisha FC), Indumathi Kathiresan, Sangita Basfore (SSB Women)
Forwards: Grace Dangmei (Gokulam Kerala), Soumya Guguloth (Gokulam Kerala), Renu (HOPS FC), Sandhiya Ranganathan (Gokulam Kerala), Bala Devi Ngangom (Odisha FC), Sanju (Sethu FC), Manisha Kalyan (Apollon Ladies FC)
Head Coach: Thomas Dennerby
Vietnam
Goalkeepers: Trần Thị Kim Thanh (Ho Chi Minh City), Khổng Thị Hằng (Than KSVN), Đào Thị Kiều Oanh (Hanoi)
Defenders: Hoàng Thị Loan (Hanoi), Trần Thị Hải Linh (Hanoi), Nguyễn Thị Hoa (Hanoi), Trần Thị Thu (Ho Chi Minh City), Trần Thị Thu Thảo (Ho Chi Minh City), Lê Thị Diễm My (Than KSVN), Lương Thị Thu Thương (Than KSVN), Trần Thị Duyên (Phong Phu Ha Nam), Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh (Thai Nguyen T&T)
Midfielders: Thái Thị Thảo (Hanoi), Ngân Thị Vạn Sự (Hanoi), Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nhã (Hanoi), Dương Thị Vân (Than KSVN), Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung (Phong Phu Ha Nam), Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy (Ho Chi Minh City)
Forwards: Huỳnh Như (Lank FC), Phạm Hải Yến (Hanoi), Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Ngân (Ho Chi Minh City), Nguyễn Thị Thúy Hằng (Than KSVN)
Head Coach: Mai Duc Chung
