Can Tho University meets fateful opponent Tra Vinh University in the Western region play-off

2 minimal wins help Can Tho University continue

On the afternoon of March 7, at Can Tho Stadium, there were 2 matches that were decisive for 2 tickets to the play-off match in the Southwest region, competing for the only spot in the final round of the 2nd Vietnam Youth Student Football Tournament - 2024 THACO Cup. Those were the match between Nam Can Tho University at 2:00 p.m. and Can Tho University and the match between Tra Vinh University and FPT University Can Tho at 4:00 p.m.

In the early match, Can Tho University won 1-0 against Nam Can Tho University, thereby winning the first ticket to the play-off match. Against a first-time opponent, Can Tho University, although not overwhelming, had the timely brilliance of key players. In the 17th minute, from a dangerous free kick outside the penalty area by Mai Le Trung Kien (8), the ball bounced off the post, Le Tan Phat (6) took advantage of the opportunity to put Can Tho University ahead.

Trường ĐH Cần Thơ gặp đối thủ đầy duyên nợ ĐH Trà Vinh trận play-off miền Tây- Ảnh 1. — Can Tho University had 2 wins with the minimum score of 1-0 against Nam Can Tho University, before that Cuu Long University and continued to the regional play-off match.

In the following minutes, the Nam Can Tho University team tried very hard but could not get the ball into the net of the team from the same city. Meanwhile, the Can Tho University team could not score a second goal either. The score of 1-0 in favor of Can Tho University remained until the referee blew the whistle to end the match.

Trường ĐH Cần Thơ gặp đối thủ đầy duyên nợ ĐH Trà Vinh trận play-off miền Tây- Ảnh 2. — Can Tho University, although not overwhelming, had the timely brilliance of key players.

Thus, with 2 victories with a minimum score of 1-0 against Nam Can Tho University, before that Cuu Long University in the opening match, Can Tho University has 6 points, ranked first in group 1 and advanced to the regional play-off match. This also means that the miracle did not happen to the Cuu Long University team when the representative of Vinh Long certainly cheered enthusiastically for the Nam Can Tho University team. Because if Nam Can Tho University wins Can Tho University 1-0, the team that advances will be Cuu Long University.

The match between the two most fateful rivals in the West

In the second decisive match of group 2, Tra Vinh University met another representative of Can Tho, FPT University Can Tho. As expected, the away team Tra Vinh University proved to be too strong for the home team. A rain of goals was created by the students of Coach Tram Quoc Nam, Tra Vinh University team when the first half ended, the score was 4-0 in favor of Tra Vinh representative. In the second half, Tra Vinh University players did not stop, continuing to score 3 more goals. Although the players of Coach Nguyen Thanh Dien, FPT University Can Tho tried very hard, they only got an honorary goal in the 74th minute of the match.

Trường ĐH Cần Thơ gặp đối thủ đầy duyên nợ ĐH Trà Vinh trận play-off miền Tây- Ảnh 3. — Tra Vinh University (blue shirt) asserted its strength with a 7-1 victory over FPT University Can Tho.

The match ended with a score of 7-1 in favor of Tra Vinh University, helping this team gain 6 points, ranking first in group 2 and will meet Can Tho University of coach Chau Duc Thanh in the regional play-off match on March 9.

This is truly a highly anticipated match between the two student football teams with the most fate in the West. In the qualifying round of the Southwest region, Vietnam Youth Student Football 2023, Can Tho University defeated Tra Vinh University 2-0 and won a ticket to the final round. However, in that match, Tra Vinh University lost a player very early when at the end of the first half, the away team's defender was sent off after a dangerous foul. If Tra Vinh University had not lost a player early, the score could have been different because despite playing with fewer players than their opponents, Tra Vinh University players still played very fairly against the home team Can Tho.

Meeting the toughest opponent in the region, competing for the only spot in the Southwest region to enter the final round, certainly both Can Tho University and Tra Vinh University must try their best and be determined. Therefore, the play-off round of the Southwest region, the 2nd Vietnam Youth Student Football Tournament - 2024 THACO Cup on the afternoon of March 9 is worth waiting for.