Lao goalkeeper plays the hero
The first match of the semi -finals of the TNSV Thaco Cup 2025 was an interesting competition between the two rookie teams. Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just attended the tournament for the first time, while the team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry this season has only won tickets to the final round. Both teams brought a fascinating match, when the two rounds witnessed two different scenarios. In the first 40 minutes of competition, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism came to play and created a great pressure on the opponent’s goal. On the contrary, the team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry once again showed that they were a strong collective thanks to the upholding and tactical discipline.
The rookie team of Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism becomes a phenomenon of the finals
Like coach Ta Hong Ha announced before the semi -final, the HCMC Industrial University team was well prepared, and this was proved during 80 minutes of official competition. The only representative of the Ho Chi Minh City area in the semi -finals approached the match reasonable, when actively giving the game to the Thanh team and focused on defense, using many long balls. In the second half, the team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry showed a completely different face. The students of coach Ta Hong Ha area up to play overwhelming, causing continuous storms and creating many opportunities to score. However, what the players of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry are lacking is the sharpness in the final processing stage.
The two teams drew 0-0 and had to delineate the victory to lose on the “gun battle” series. On the 11 m mark, the Laotian goalkeeper Thatsa Xaiyasone plays the hero. In the fourth round, Xaiyasone confidently stepped on to successfully implement the shot, and then immediately blocked the finish of the player on the team of Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City. In the end, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism won 5-3 on the penalty shootout and won the first ticket to play the final of the TNSV Thaco Cup 2025.
The 2nd victory over the penalty shootout
The semi -final 2 between the Da Nang Sports University team and the Hanoi University of Education and Physical Education Team is also a fierce encounter. Notably, the confrontation between the two names is considered a heavy candidate for the championship to have the same progress as the first semi-final between the HCMC Industrial University team and Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
In the first round of competition, the ball was almost only rotated by the field of Da Nang University of Sports and Sports. The representative of the Central region did not seem to have any noticeable situation on the opponent’s penalty area. On the contrary, the Hanoi University of Education and Training continuously threatens the goal of goalkeeper Phan Viet Cuong. The ball was once in the net of Da Nang Sports and Sports University in the first half, but the referee did not recognize the goal for the representative of the North because of determining the previous mistake situation. In the second half, the situation turned when the Da Nang Sports and Sports team played over. However, the roads of the Han River team are still not sharp enough to defeat the defensive system of the Hanoi Physical Education University team. And the second time on the day of the semi -final competition, the penalty shootout decided the name to go to the final.
Da Nang Sports and Sports Team once again showed the charm with the penalty shootout (winning the penalty shootout of Ton Duc Thang University in the quarterfinals), when he won 7-6 and won the remaining tickets to play the final.
Thus, the team of Da Nang University of Sports and Sports University and the University of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa will compete for the championship in the match taking place on the afternoon of March 16.
