* Comment before the match
In the opening match, the team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education met the team of University of Natural Sciences (KHTN) – National University of Ho Chi Minh City at 3:00 p.m. on January 2 on the field of Ton Duc Thang University, starting the journey of affirmation. With their strength, they won the top spot in the table to qualify for the play-offs for the 3rd consecutive season.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education Team (dark blue shirt)
In group 7, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education team, with a wealth of experience and a force of excellent players, is considered the strongest candidate to win the top spot in the group, because the remaining competitors are not performing well. too strong. However, coach Tran Manh Hung’s team cannot be subjective. The remaining teams in this group are the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics team and the Vietnam Aviation Academy
This painful experience happened in the second season – 2024, when the players of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education played without concentration in the group stage matches, forcing them to try their best to win the matches. win to take first place.
Because they had to go through group stage matches that consumed too much energy, in the play-off round, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education team lost miserably to the Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry team with a score of 0-1. , lost their place in the final round (finals).
Previously, in the first season – 2023, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education team played extremely well to win tickets to the finals and went straight to the quarterfinals, only to lose to the home team Ton Duc Thang University with a score of number 0-1.
This year, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education team still has excellent players such as striker Trieu Hong Chinh, midfielder Nguyen Tan Nhat Minh, Thai Huy Hoang… Therefore, the inherent strength of me.
Meanwhile, the team from the University of Natural Sciences – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City participated in the tournament for the second time. At the beginning of the second season – 20224, they did not pass the group stage, but had fair matches with their opponents. same group as the match against Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (lost narrowly 1-2), or Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry (lost 0-3). Before leaving the tournament with a jubilant victory over the Hung Vuong University team in Ho Chi Minh City with a score of 6-1.
