2 southern teams confidently entered the semi-finals, the situation of student football was good again

Two of the three remaining southern teams after the group stage, Hue University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education, made it to the semi-finals to create a balance in the 2025 National Student Championship Finals.

Courage of Hue University students

Hue University showed their superiority in the final round when they started with a 1-1 draw against Hanoi University of Science and Technology. The students, under the guidance of coach Trinh Xuan Hong, defeated the strong candidate Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports with a score of 3-2, and continued to beat Cuu Long University 6-1. The team also defeated Thai Nguyen University of Information and Communication Technology 1-0 in the quarter-finals, scoring a total of 11 goals and only conceding 4.

Emotional way of celebrating a goal of Hue University team

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Although there are only a few remaining pillars of a famous Hue University team in the past 2-3 years, such as midfielder Le Giau or captain Nhat Hoang, under the hands of coach Trinh Xuan Hong, a very dedicated teacher, he has helped the players from the ancient capital play with more and more excitement.

Le Giau (19), spearhead of Hue University team

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The case of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education team is very special. They are present in the final round as a replacement for the Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Physical Education team that could not participate. Although it was a "reserve ticket", coach Tran Manh Hung and his team were like a tank that slowly moved forward. The team from Ho Chi Minh City won 2 matches against 2 northern representatives, Thai Nguyen University of Information and Communication Technology and Phuong Dong University, and only tied with their "brother" Van Lang University, to excellently top Group B.

The most impressive was the quarter-final victory against another northern representative and a very strong team, the host Hanoi University of Science and Technology. When the pressure on the field was extremely high with the wave of cheering for the host very enthusiastic, the players from Ho Chi Minh City were still confident, calmly resolved all dangers and scored the only goal, just enough to enter the semi-finals. They became the only representative team from Ho Chi Minh City in the top 4 and were very commendable when, together with Hue University, created a balanced situation with the two remaining representatives in the semi-finals: the team of Thuy Loi University (won Vietnam Agricultural Academy 2-0) and the team of Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports (won Nong Lam University 2-0). The two northern teams entered the semi-finals with a record of winning all 4 matches since the beginning of the tournament.

Players of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education (bright shirt) organized a siege, always knowing how to put pressure on the opponent.

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Hot semi-finals, will there be a southern team in the final?

Both semi-final matches on November 27 between Hue University and Thuy Loi University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education and Hanoi University of Physical Education will be very exciting. Because when they get here, all teams are equally strong and sometimes everything is decided in a split second, one team's mistake becomes another team's joy. It is not impossible that there will be an exciting penalty shootout, which fans are eagerly waiting for.

Tran Duc Hoan (10, right), who scored and was also one of the two players who missed the penalty kick against Hue University 3 years ago, will score in the semi-finals?

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Hue University and Thuy Loi University have only met once recently, and that was the final match of the 2023 Vietnam Youth Student Championship at Ton Duc Thang University. The ancient capital team then defeated coach Vu Van Trung and his team in a penalty shootout to win the championship. The 2-2 draw in 80 minutes was extremely dramatic when Hue University took the lead twice and Thuy Loi University equalized twice. This time, the two sides will meet again, which will be very interesting when the squad still has some old faces such as Duc Hoan, Hoang Danh, Xuan Truong, Bao Trung from Thuy Loi University or Le Giau, Nhat Hoang from Hue University.

Vu Viet Hoang (right) is leading the list of top scorers with 7 goals, and will threaten the defense of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education team.

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Drama may also come in the match between the two teacher training teams. The team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education is extremely excited to face the defending champion Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports. If striker Vu Viet Hoang, who has scored 7 goals for the capital team, recovers in time, he will be a danger to coach Tran Manh Hung and his team. On the contrary, with a relaxed mentality, the team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education will most likely contribute a good match, creating a surprise for coach Pham Minh and his team.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/2-doi-phia-nam-hien-ngang-vao-ban-ket-cuc-dien-bong-da-sinh-vien-lai-hay-185251125191813936.htm