HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam national women’s football team will play two friendly matches against Taiwan on Saturday and Sunday in order to prepare for the Asian Games 2018, said head coach Mai Đức Chung.

After winning bronze at AFF Women’s Championship, the team are training for the Games, which will be held in Indonesia on August.

Discussing the last tournament, Chung said the team hasn’t performed well enough this year.

“There is a switch in five positions, from goalkeeper, defender to forward in the formation of the national team. Most players lacked confidence so we missed many chances in the match with U20 Australia," he said.

"However, our strong point is solidarity. It was lucky for us that no one got injured in this match, but it was a shame we could not meet Thailand in the final.”

The coach added goalkeeper Trần Thị Hải Yến from Hà Nam, foward Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Ngân from HCM City and defender Nguyễn Thị Xuyến to the team.

The training of the national team includes domestic practising and training in Japan. The team will have two more matches while they are based in Hà Nội.

From August 1, the team will move to Japan to train for two weeks and play exhibitions with Japanese football teams, before heading to Indonesia. — VNS