The reigning runner-up shows off his power.

C BIG WIN ON OPENING DAY

With many talented players such as Nguyen Hoang Danh, Tran Duc Hoan, Bui Xuan Truong, Tran Bao Trung in the attack, the Thuy Loi University team put pressure on Dai Nam University from the beginning. After a fierce attack in the first half, Coach Vu Van Trung's students took advantage of their opponents' mistakes to score the opening goal thanks to Hoang Danh. Number 11 ran smartly, then finished with a tricky left foot shot to open the score. The Thuy Loi University team continued to put pressure and scored 2 more goals thanks to Xuan Truong, ending the first half with a score of 3-0.

Đương kim á quân thị uy sức mạnh- Ảnh 1. — Duc Hoan (18) scored a double for the University of Water Resources team.

With the overwhelming advantage, the team of Thuy Loi University did not stop, but continued to attack to score more goals in the second half. Under the pressure of coach Vu Van Trung's students, the inexperienced defense with a squad of players mainly in their first and second years of Dai Nam University could not withstand. What this team could only do was 1 honorary goal thanks to a close-range tap-in by Nguyen Duc Anh, before Duc Hoan (double) and Tung Duong scored 3 more goals, helping the team of Thuy Loi University close the opening match with a resounding 6-1 victory.

Defeating Dai Nam University, Thuy Loi University temporarily rose to the top of Group A with 3 points, goal difference +5. In the next round of Group A, Dai Nam University will compete with Dong A University of Technology at 2:00 p.m. on January 2, 2025. Accompanying the northern qualifying round are sponsors including Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank, BRG Group Joint Stock Company and Hanoi Trading Corporation.

IMPRESSIVE DEBUT

Last season, the People's Police University team made a special impression with a large number of fans cheering enthusiastically in the stands. The football team players, whose "headquarters" are right next to Ton Duc Thang University (where the qualifying round and the final round of the THACO Cup 2025 TNSV will be held), also played with great determination but could not get past the group stage.

With the ambition to "fly high" in the 2025 season, the People's Police University team has prepared quite carefully, notably the appearance of Coach Nguyen The Anh, former goalkeeper of the Vietnam national team, in the role of head coach. The mark of the coach from Nghe An was partly shown in the debut match when he helped the People's Police University team defeat the Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology team with a score of 1-0.

"We still have to improve the points that have not been achieved to focus on the upcoming matches. What I am satisfied with is the team spirit and determination of the players of the People's Police University team in the first match. 3 points in the opening match is a great motivation for us", said coach Nguyen The Anh. Meanwhile, Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Van Hien - Head of the People's Police University football team, said: "We want to maintain the beauty from the field to the stands like the tournament's slogan: Play beautifully - Win beautifully - Cheer beautifully. Besides the desire to go deep in the tournament, the People's Police University team also aims to compete for the title of Beautiful Cheer".

In the remaining match of group 4 of the Ho Chi Minh City regional qualifying round, the team participating in the tournament for the first time, Saigon University of Technology, showed its potential when defeating the opponent who was considered stronger, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, with a score of 1-0. With the same 3 points and the same goal difference (+1), Saigon University of Technology and People's Police University shared the first and second places in group 4. The race in this group is predicted to be unpredictable in the remaining 2 matches.

In the latest match yesterday in group 5, Saigon University team affirmed its strength with a 3-0 victory over Saigon International University team.