On the afternoon of January 12, after a 1 – 1 draw in the two official halves in the Group B play-off match (Central Coast qualifying round) of the football tournament Adolescent Vietnamese students at the 3rd – 2025 THACO Cup, two teams from Da Nang University of Sports and Sports and FPT Polytechnic College entered the penalty shootout.
To win 5 – 4 after 6 shots, helping the Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team win the 2nd ticket (after the Hue University team) to the final round in Ho Chi Minh City, goalkeeper Phan Viet Cuong contributed to pushing 2 A shot from the 11 meter mark from a player from FPT Polytechnic College team.
Notably, among these 2 pushes, Phan Viet Cuong pushed the 6th shot of his team, contributing to sealing the 5 – 4 victory in the suspense of all fans on the field.
This player born in 2004 joined the youth team of Hue Club at the age of 12. At the age of 18, Phan Viet Cuong left Hue’s youth team because he wanted to pursue a career for the future. Cuong is a 3rd year student majoring in Exercise Science – Da Nang University of Sports and Sports.
Cuong also played for U.19 Hue, so standing in front of the ball from the penalty spot, he was very confident.
“To avoid two penalties, during practice, I practice catching the ball at the end of the hour. I am confident when catching penalties,” said the player wearing the number 1 shirt of the Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team. : “During the process of training and being rubbed from a young age, I am more “hardened” than my student-age friends. I do not suffer from psychological phenomena, have good judgment and full confidence… “.
First time participating in a soccer tournament Adolescent Vietnamese student and scoring for the team, goalkeeper Phan Viet Cuong said he was very happy because the team’s hard training paid off.
“The whole team played their best to win the second ticket to the final round. Surely the team will return to practice with greater determination. For a goalkeeper position like me, I will try to play my best to contribute and contribute to bringing the best achievements to Da Nang University of Sports and Sports”, said Phan Viet Cuong.
Thus, after a breathtaking victory over the FPT Polytechnic College team from the penalty spot, the Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team officially won the second ticket to the final round of the football tournament. Adolescent Vietnamese students 3rd – 2025 THACO Cup.
Previously, Hue University team won a ticket to play in the final round after winning at least 1 – 0 against Duy Tan University team. The only scorer in the match was Duong Huu Thai Hoang (No. 10), also the “top scorer” in the qualifying round with 3 goals and the owner of the best player award.