This is the third consecutive year that the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team has participated in the TNSV tournament. With a long history of being a strong team in the top of Ho Chi Minh City’s student football community, coach Ho Van Lung’s team is always highly appreciated as a candidate to win tickets to the final round.
The Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport and Communications team (right) caused a big surprise when they knocked down the defending champion Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports with a score of 2-0.
However, in the first tournament – 2023, they unfortunately missed the opportunity to get a ticket to continue to the play-off round just because they played too carefree, missed many opportunities to score and then lost to the team. Van Hien University at that time was not really strong with a score of 1-2 in the opening match. Next was a key loss against equal opponent Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education with a score of 0-2, making their 8-0 win over Hoa Sen University team meaningless.
Missing the appointment at the finals of the first tournament did not disappoint coach Ho Van Lung. He once said: “After many years, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team has just rebuilt the team with many new students entering the school in their first year. When participating in 2023, they still There are many surprises and new things about a tournament that is organized on such a large scale in Vietnamese student football. Therefore, mistakes cannot be avoided at any level. experienced player Mistakes are still made at the World Cup, let alone these are student players who always consider their studies first.”
Coach Ho Van Lung also confided many times: “My wish is to join the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team to attend the finals of the TNSV tournament. We have to try and do it. Personally, I also hope very much. Because I will be able to compete with many colleagues who have been student football coaches for a long time.”
In the second participation in 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team was very carefully and thoughtfully prepared. The experiences from the 2023 competition have helped coach Ho Van Lung and his team make great progress. They got off to a perfect start with 2 victories over Dai Viet Saigon College with a score of 1-0 and Gia Dinh University with a score of 5-0, holding high hopes of getting a ticket to the play-off round when they met the home team, the University. Ton Duc Thang in the last round.

The sadness of the players of Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team when they missed out on a ticket to the play-off round in the second participation in 2024
In the meeting with the Ton Duc Thang University team, the players of Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport played very well and with determination. They twice led 1-0 and then 2-1 thanks to players Doan Quang Nhat and Nguyen. Hoai An wrote. And keep this score until the final minutes of extra time to firmly grasp the ticket to the play-off round in your hand.
But then, “that’s football”, coach Ho Van Lung had to choke up when the players of Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport in a split second carelessly let Nigerian student player Oluka Praisegod score in the 80th minute. +2 equalized 2-2 for Ton Duc Thang University team. This draw caused the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team to rank second in the group because of poor difference, losing their ticket to the play-off round just a few seconds at the end of the match.
Tears of regret therefore rolled down the faces of the players of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team. Coach Ho Van Lung and his colleagues also had tears in their eyes because of the great regret.
“But after the tears of regret from this match, we will prepare again. Prepare as soon as these tears of disappointment have been dried. The Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team will return. for the third time in the TNSV tournament with a greater aspiration. We cannot let disappointment dampen our determination,” coach Ho Van Lung affirmed at that time.
There’s nothing sweeter than a year ago’s determination now yielding sweet results. Right in the opening match in group 1 of the qualifying round of Group E (HCMC area), the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team defeated the defending champion Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports with a score of 2-0, to Open the door to take the top spot and play-off round in the third tournament – 2025 THACO Cup.

Wherever you fall, where you stand up, joy has returned to the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team after nearly a year of hard preparation.
However, this is just the first step, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team needs to overcome the remaining 2 opponents in group 1, the team of Saigon Polytechnic College and the University of Finance and Marketing, to complete their dream. your dream.
“There are still 2 more matches left in the qualifying round. The Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport team needs to continue trying, treating each match as a final, and must win to be sure to continue. Wherever we fall, we stand up. We I need to keep trying. The lessons from previous years are still there. The goal of getting a ticket to the finals is extremely difficult, but with the determination we have, nothing will stop us,” coach Ho Van Lung emphasized. .
