Waiting for beautiful victories in the quarterfinals

NSPEAKING NUMBERS

The 30 group stage matches that have passed have left many emotions for fans and very encouraging marks in terms of expertise. Match supervisor Le Van Quoc said the players scored 37 goals through 30 group stage matches (an average of 1,2 goals/match), not high compared to the regional qualifiers (an average of 3,9 goals/match). ) but shows that the level of the teams in the finals is quite equal. This also shows that the professional quality of the group stage at the finals is very high. All 30 matches had goals and there were many beautiful goals coming from coordination and long-range shooting situations.

“In the group stage of this finals, the teams showed very good preparation in terms of force, physical strength, playing conditions on the artificial turf field and methodical, professional playing style. The teams competed with the spirit of the national flag, played beautifully, played like students and left many beautiful images. I believe that in the upcoming quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals, we will still witness good plays and beautiful images that the teams bring," Mr. Quoc expressed.

One bright spot through the 30 group stage matches at the TNSV THACO Cup 2024 finals is that no player received a red card. The competitive spirit is uncompromising but extremely fair-play, and bad behavior is rare both on and off the field.

CTHE RULER DECIDED TO CREATE A SURPRISE

In the group stage, the Ton Duc Thang University team lost 1-2 to the Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team in the opening match. However, when they were in a situation where there was no way back, the home team proved their bravery by winning convincingly with a minimum score against the more highly rated team, Van Lang University, thereby circumventing the gap. narrow door to enter the quarterfinals. With second place in Group A, the Ton Duc Thang University team met the Nha Trang College of Engineering and Technology team (first in Group B).

Ton Duc Thang University team head coach Nguyen Dinh Long commented: "In the finals, every team is strong. Once they reach the quarterfinals, the teams are even stronger. Among them, the Nha Trang College of Engineering and Technology team is a well-invested team. Through matches in the group stage, they have shown their strengths in terms of expertise; The organization and quality of personnel are very good."

According to coach Nguyen Dinh Long, since the group stage or now the quarterfinals and even beyond, the Ton Duc Thang University team has entered the match as if they were playing in the finals. To do this, fans are like the "12th player" on the field, playing a very important role. “We have home field advantage and receive the support of a large number of students at Ton Duc Thang University. This is a great motivation, encouraging the players' spirit to play hard, aiming for good results," coach Nguyen Dinh Long emphasized.

The remaining quarterfinal match is a competition between the Van Lang University team and the Dong Nai University of Technology team. Coach Nguyen Vo Hoang Phu of the Van Lang University team assessed: "After the regional qualifiers, the Dong Nai University of Technology team has added many outstanding new factors such as Duy Truong, Huu Thang... We have a uniform squad." more evenly, but the opponent possesses players who can cause mutations and decide the match."

“I am confident with my force. The Van Lang University team has more experience as it is participating for the second time, while the opponent is a rookie. My players have reached maturity, are more mature and brave enough, and they have also been together long enough. We will fight with more than 2% effort to achieve our goal of going deeper than last year, which is to reach the semi-finals. I have done psychological work so that my players do not have subjective thoughts. And in football, we also need luck to win," coach Hoang Phu added.