'Special' football tournament celebrating 50 years of national reunification, all 4 participating teams received trophies

Giải bóng đá 'đặc biệt' mừng 50 năm thống nhất đất nước, 4 đội tham gia đều nhận cúp - Ảnh 1. — Mr. Tran Hoang Ngan (left) presents souvenirs to the teams participating in the tournament - Photo: PHUONG NGHI

On the afternoon of April 20, a friendly football tournament between the teams of officials and civil servants from Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong province, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province and the team of former players from the South took place at Thong Nhat Stadium.

This is an activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification, and at the same time create conditions for officials and civil servants of the three localities before the merger to exchange, enhance understanding and connection.

The Ho Chi Minh City civil servant football team includes Mr. Tran Hoang Ngan - assistant to the Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Mr. Ha Phuoc Thang - deputy head of the National Assembly Delegation; Mr. Tran The Thuan - director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, Major General Mai Hoang - deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department...

Binh Duong province football team has Mr. Bui Minh Tri - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Bui Huu Toan, Director of the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism, Mr. Cao Van Chong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism of Binh Duong province...

The Ba Ria - Vung Tau provincial football team has Mr. Tran Van Tuan - member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Le Van Minh - member of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, and representatives of leaders of departments, branches and localities.

Giải bóng đá 'đặc biệt' mừng 50 năm thống nhất đất nước, 4 đội tham gia đều nhận cúp - Ảnh 2. — Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City Tran The Thuan (left) in a football match - Photo: PHUONG NGHI

The Southern former players team includes former players Tran Minh Chien, Lu Dinh Tuan, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Huynh Hong Son, Chu Van Mui, Phung Thanh Phuong, Ho Van Loi...

Mr. Tran Hoang Ngan said that this is a very meaningful football friendly program, not only to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification but also in the exciting atmosphere of merging localities, aiming at sustainable and comprehensive development, creating a new development space with a lot of potential, with a new spirit, new trends for the cause of comprehensive innovation, bringing the country into a new era of development.

Mr. Cao Van Chong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Duong province - shared that the friendly football event was held at a very meaningful time. Although not professional players, the players who are officials and civil servants still took to the field with a spirit of exchange and excitement, despite the hot weather and high temperature.

As a result, the HCM City civil servant team won the championship after defeating Binh Duong team in the final penalty shootout. But the remarkable thing is that whether they came first or last, all four teams were happy to compete together and all received the trophy.