On the afternoon of March 11, Quy Nhon University team faced Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry team in the quarter-finals of the 3rd Vietnam Youth Student Football Tournament - 2025 THACO Cup. This is a match worth watching between two rookie teams. The representative of Ho Chi Minh City participated in the final round for the first time, and attracted attention when defeating the defending champion Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports in the qualifying round, in the decisive play-off match. Meanwhile, Quy Nhon University team is a "brand new" name in this year's season, participating in the tournament for the first time but reaching the knockout round.
In the quarter-final match, Quy Nhon University lost too early. Right from the 3rd minute, the representative of the South Central - Central Highlands region conceded a goal and could not find an equalizer. In the end, the rookie team considered a "dark horse" had to accept a 0-1 defeat, and regrettably stopped at the quarter-finals.
Quy Nhon University team (right) in their first participation in the tournament made an impression when they passed the qualifying round and reached the quarter-finals.
Head coach Thai Binh Thuan of Quy Nhon University shared after the match: "I, as well as the whole team, was quite disappointed with the result of the match. We were not at all inferior to the opponent. However, the other team took advantage of the opportunity better. Quy Nhon University lost quite early, so the players were impatient under the pressure of finding an equalizer, so the attacks were not sharp. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry scored an early goal, so they took the initiative, retreated deep to play solid defense."
According to Mr. Thuan, the Quy Nhon University team had to stop at the quarterfinals, but still had a successful season in the national tournament. The head coach of the Quy Nhon University team affirmed that it is necessary to prepare for the coming time, when the force will have strong fluctuations. "Currently, we have the strongest force. But after this tournament, more than half of the team, including the core players of the Quy Nhon University team, will graduate. Therefore, we need to prepare a new force for the next season. It is not known whether the new factors in the upcoming selection rounds will be of good quality or not, there is still no answer," said coach Binh Thuan.
Quy Nhon University team conceded a goal too early and could not turn the game around.
"I want to tell the whole team that you have tried your best and take that as an honor and pride for yourself. This is a very professional tournament, highly competitive, with many teams from all over the country competing. Therefore, the fact that the Quy Nhon School team became one of the 8 strongest teams in the tournament is already a success. As the tournament's slogan is "Play well - Win well - Cheer well", up to now, our teachers and students have done that," Mr. Thuan added.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ngua-o-dung-buoc-dang-tiec-185250311181949553.htm
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