The fight to the death

Determination of the Malaysian University team

At 3:30 p.m. is the final match of Group B between Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Malaysia University. In this group, the champion of the 2025 Vietnamese Youth Football Championship, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has secured a ticket to the semi-finals after a 3-1 victory over Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). The remaining ticket is a dispute between Malaysia University and Nanyang Technological University when both have 1 point. The team from Malaysia only needs to draw with Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism to win a ticket to the next round. Even if they lose by a narrow margin to the champion of the Vietnamese Youth Football Championship, the ticket to the semi-finals will still belong to the Malaysian team. As a capable team, Malaysia University is still highly regarded despite the unfortunate draw in the opening match. "We watched the Malaysian University team compete and found that this is a strong team, with many good players, and a smooth and sharp attack. Having won a ticket to the semi-finals, the coaching staff encouraged the players to play with a relaxed spirit, to give fans good plays and respect their opponents," said coach Nguyen Cong Thanh.

Ton Duc Thang University team (right) only needs a draw to get into the semi-finals.

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Meanwhile, coach Mohd Yazli Yahya of the University of Malaysia highly appreciated the champion TNSV VN. "The Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism team has a number of outstanding players, a well-organized and tight playing style, and the highest level of concentration. We will make appropriate adjustments to aim for victory against this team," said Mr. Mohd Yazli Yahya.

All-in war

At 5:45 p.m., the final match of Group A took place between the Lao University team and the home team Ton Duc Thang University. In this group, the Life University team (Cambodia) won the ticket to continue after 2 wins, so the remaining ticket is a direct competition between the Lao University team and the Ton Duc Thang University team. With the advantage of the secondary goal difference, the Ton Duc Thang University team only needs a draw to win the ticket to continue, but coach Nguyen Dinh Long and his team expressed their determination to win to convincingly win the ticket and also as a gift for the fans. Striker Phan Hoai Nam continues to be the most expected face on the home team Ton Duc Thang University.

Meanwhile, the Lao University team must win to advance to the semi-finals. Coach Chanthalavong Ampaivanh frankly pointed out his team's weakness: the training time before the tournament was too short, so the players from the four universities did not have the best cohesion. "I believe my students will perform better when playing against Ton Duc Thang University. We have no other way but to win to advance to the semi-finals and we are confident that we will achieve this goal," said coach Chanthalavong Ampaivanh.

These two matches will be broadcast live on FPT Play and Thanh Nien Newspaper platforms.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cuoc-chien-sinh-tu-185250325224658933.htm