TAVOID THE “PISS WRECKS” OF UPES
The fact that the reigning champion team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy and Sports (UPES) unexpectedly failed in the opening match caused the coaches of the remaining teams to “warn” their students to play football with high concentration and not to play football. Be negligent at any moment. “The failure of the UPES team and the careful preparation of the teams shows that the competition this season is very unpredictable. Our team is also highly appreciated by our opponents, but I advise the students to play with “All abilities, play beautifully and respect opponents”, coach Hoang Hai Duong of Van Hien University team shared after an impressive 3-0 victory over Ho Chi Minh City University of Law team.
Coach Hoang Hai Duong shared that the Van Hien University team is “famous” for being good at soccer when participating in the national first and second division tournaments. “The entire Van Hien University team participating in the THACO Cup 2025 TNSV tournament are full-time students, complying with the regulations of the tournament. We set clear criteria that we do not know whether we will succeed or fail in the season. This year, but you must promote the spirit of fair play, not care about achievements,” Mr. Duong said. Compared to last season, this year the Van Hien University team “replaced” both coaching staff and players with up to 17 new players. Among them, Nguyen Minh Tri, who scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the opening match victory, was considered promising by coach Hoang Hai Duong. With this victory, the Van Hien University team has the same 3 points as the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance team but leads thanks to a better goal difference (+3 vs +2). These are also two teams that are expected to compete fiercely for first and second place in group 2.
KLAST MINUTE CALCULATING
In the group 3 opening match, the RMIT University team and the Gia Dinh University team presented an exciting match until the last minute. Liberal attacking play helped the “rich kids” team take the lead twice. Victory seemed to be in the hands of the RMIT University team, but the tireless efforts of the Gia Dinh University team helped them score in the last minute of injury time, equalizing the score at 2-2, to the regret of the entire School team. RMIT University.
In the next match of this group, the Van Lang University team, although rated higher than the Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry team, played hard. The tight defensive playing style of the players of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry team caused coach Nguyen Vo Hoang Phu’s students to have difficulty on the offensive front. Not only that, in the first minute of extra time of the match, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry team suddenly scored thanks to an own goal by Ly Trong Tien on the Van Lang University team.
So in group 3, with a 1-0 victory over the Van Lang University team, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry team rose to the top with 3 points, the RMIT University team and the Gia Dinh University team shared second place and third, while the brightest candidate from Van Lang University ranked last.
At 1:30 p.m. today, December 30, the northern region qualifying round of TNSV THACO Cup 2025 officially takes place at the Water Resources University yard.
The northern qualifying round starts from December 30, 2024 – January 10, 2025 with the participation of 9 teams. At 14:00, the opening match will take place between the Water Resources University team and Dai Nam University.
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Match schedule today (December 30):
9 hours: Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology – People’s Police University
15:00: Saigon University of Technology – Ho Chi Minh City Open University
5:30 p.m: Saigon International University – Saigon University