Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry deserves to continue
The Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry team deserved to win a ticket to the final round of the TNSV THACO cup 2025 when they played better and dominated the defending champion, Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports, throughout the official match. Coach Ta Hong Ha's students created many scoring opportunities, but Phuc Tai, Quang Duc, and Cong Bao unfortunately missed them. Fans of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports breathed a sigh of relief when referee Tran Van Trong blew the whistle to end the 80 minutes of official play. However, when entering the nerve-wracking penalty shootout to determine the winner, the defending champion team did not take advantage of the opportunity, losing 3-4 to the Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry. Thus, after the runner-up, Thuy Loi University, stopped, it was the defending champion's turn to say goodbye from the qualifying round, showing the attractiveness, fierce competition, and uncompromising spirit of the TNSV THACO cup 2025.
Sharing after defeating the defending champion, winning the right to participate in the final round of the TNSV THACO cup 2025 for the first time, coach Ta Hong Ha said: “What I am most happy about in my students in the decisive match is maintaining a strong physical foundation and excited spirit. We have prepared carefully, grasping the strength of the team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports because we have faced each other before. Not being able to defeat the opponent in the official match time made me quite worried, afraid that the students would be psychologically affected when entering the penalty shootout, but they did very well. I would like to thank the students for their efforts. Now the whole team can rest and celebrate the Lunar New Year. After Tet, we will enter the preparation process for the final round of the TNSV THACO cup 2025”.
The defending champion team, Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports (right), lost its place in the final round.
The defending champion team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports, which is currently transferring its forces and rejuvenating its squad, has to accept the absence of a top-class striker like Nguyen Minh Nhat from last season. This is a necessary pause for this traditional team to come back stronger and more "dangerous" next season.
Collapsed after a series of "gunfights"
The final play-off match of the Ho Chi Minh City region between Van Hien University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education had to go into a penalty shootout to determine the team that won a ticket to the final round. This was the 3rd out of 4 Ho Chi Minh City region play-off matches that had to go into a “shootout”, showing the fierce competition and equal strength between the teams.
In this match, coach Tran Manh Hung of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education unexpectedly left striker Trieu Hong Chinh on the bench. When he was put on the field, he shone with a goal to break the deadlock in the 62nd minute after a beautiful free kick. However, in the 72nd minute, Truong Dai Vu shone with a close-range finish to help Van Hien University equalize the score 1-1. Entering the penalty shootout, players from both teams successfully executed 4 headers, but then captain Le Quang Hoang of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education missed the last kick and Van Hien University took advantage of it, thereby winning 5-4 and securing the last ticket to the Ho Chi Minh City region to participate in the final round. Regretfully losing after the penalty shootout, the players of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education collapsed on the field.
Meanwhile, in the semi-finals of the Southwest region qualifying round that took place yesterday, January 15, Tra Vinh University won 1-0 against Cuu Long University, and Nam Can Tho University defeated Vinh Long University of Technical Education with a score of 5-1. With this result, Tra Vinh University and Nam Can Tho University will face each other in the final round on January 17 to select the winning team to represent the Southwest region to participate in the final round in Ho Chi Minh City.
Today, January 16, at Nha Trang University Stadium, there were 2 semi-final matches of the qualifying round for the South Central Coast - Central Highlands region between Nha Trang University (first place in group 1) and Nha Trang College of Tourism (second place in group 2), Quy Nhon University (first place in group 2) and Da Lat University (second place in group 1).
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