AFC Women's Champions League
Nhu struck a sublime free-kick in the 58th minute to seal the three points for the Vietnamese side, who will take on Lion City Sailors of Singapore on Sunday while Stallion meet Australia’s Melbourne City FC.
Ho Chi Minh City started brightly with Nguyen Thi Tuyet Ngan testing Stallion keeper Olivia McDaniel with a looping drive from outside the box in the fourth minute.
Stallion found their rhythm four minutes later with Emily Roach firing a long-range effort which was kept out by Ho Chi Minh City custodian Tran Thi Kim Thanh.
Ho Chi Minh City continued to probe with Le Hoai Luong heading narrowly wide in the 32nd minute and Nhu seeing her shot from outside the box blocked a minute later.
The Vietnamese side almost broke the deadlock in the 44th minute with Samia Aouni’s powerful drive from distance just missing the target.
The home side came out of the break with renewed intensity with Tran Thi Thuy Trang breaking away from her marker following Tran Nguyen Bao Chau’s through pass in the 52nd minute, only to finish tamely against McDaniel.
The breakthrough finally came in the 58th minute with Nhu scoring from a free-kick with a curling effort past a despairing McDaniel into the bottom left corner.
Stallion almost drew level in the 75th minute when Angelica Teves forced an acrobatic save from Tran Thi Kim Thanh following her headed attempt off Chandler McDaniel’s corner.
The Philippines side thought they had earned a penalty two minutes later after Cu Thi Huynh Nhu’s tackle on Angelica Teves but the decision was overturned following a VAR review and that was to be it as Ho Chi Minh City took the points.
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