Hanoi Police Club and the opportunity to win a title in the Southeast Asian Cup C1

Currently in the domestic arena, Hanoi Police Football Club is ranked 6th in V.League, 9 points behind the top team Nam Dinh. Coach Polking and his team have almost no chance of winning the championship when the season has entered phase 2. Hanoi Police Football Club also has the National Cup. They will play Hai Phong in the quarterfinals on April 22. It is difficult to talk about the possibility of winning the National Cup title this season when all teams have ambitions to win this title.

Hanoi Police Football Club aims for big goals. Photo: CAHN

That is why the Southeast Asian Cup C1 is considered an opportunity for the Hanoi Police Football Club to hope to win the title. This is a playground where this team has had 5 wins in Group B. That is an impressive achievement that helps Coach Polking and his team aim for a favorable result in the semi-finals.

One of the advantages of Hanoi Police Football Club is that they do not have to face a representative from Thailand early. The remaining semi-final is the “Thai derby” between Pathum Utd and Buriram Utd. Therefore, if they overcome PSM Makassar, Hanoi Police Football Club will have a challenging final match.

Coach Polking highly appreciated PSM Makassar. He said: “With many years of experience working in Southeast Asia, I see that Indonesian football is developing very quickly and has the opportunity to participate in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

We had a good start, but to reach the final, the whole team needs to focus on the two semi-finals ahead. A positive result in the semi-finals will open up opportunities to enter the final match. We expect to achieve the best results."

Mr. Polking also emphasized that the Hanoi Police Football Club had to play the first leg away but would have a home advantage in the second leg. This is just the beginning for Coach Polking and his team.

Meanwhile, the opponent side also has a certain confidence in wanting to beat Cong An Ha Noi at home. Bola newspaper quoted PSM assistant coach Ahmad Amiruddin: "We have to win the first leg. If possible, we have to score as many goals as possible. That way, the burden in the next away match will be a little lighter. PSM wants to make history in Southeast Asia."

According to Bola, this is a match that is predicted to be very difficult for Bernardo Tavares' team because PSM is facing Jason Pendant, the new naturalized star of the Vietnam team. This left-back with French blood officially completed the naturalization procedure in Hanoi on Friday (March 28). Hanoi Police Football Club also has many excellent stars such as Quang Hai, Van Thanh, Van Duc.

Hanoi Police Football Club has been in Indonesia since March 30 to get used to the weather and competition conditions there. In the first leg, Coach Polking and his team need to aim for a result that does not lose against PSM to concentrate on the return leg at home. After the first leg on April 2, Coach Polking and his team will play the return leg on April 30.

The goal of winning the Southeast Asian Cup C1 is completely reasonable for the Hanoi Police Football Club. But first they need to get through the semi-finals. This is the time for Coach Polking and his team to show their mettle.

8 players banned from playing in round 17 of V.League 2024-2025

According to the announcement from the Organizing Committee, midfielder Dung Quang Nho of Hoang Anh Gia Lai club will have to sit out the match against Binh Duong on April 5. This is the result of this player receiving 3 yellow cards in previous matches.

Meanwhile, two players of Ho Chi Minh City club, Endrick Dos Santos Parafita and Tran Manh Cuong, will also not be present in the match against Song Lam Nghe An. On the other side of the front line, Song Lam Nghe An also does not have the service of foreign player Eduardo Sebastian Zaracho Espinola.

In addition, Dang Van Toi and Bicou Bissainthe of Hai Phong will both be absent from the match against Thep Xanh Nam Dinh on April 6. In particular, Bicou Bissainthe is banned from playing after receiving a red card in the match against Quang Nam on February 28. Also in round 17 of V.League 2024-2025, player Luc Xuan Hung of Binh Dinh will not be able to participate in the match against Hong Linh Ha Tinh on April 6, along with Adou Leygley Minh of Hong Linh Ha Tinh, who is also banned from playing in the match against Binh Dinh.

Since the beginning of the season, the rounds of V.League 2024-2025 have witnessed a fairly high number of players being "suspended". The organizing committee has also taken many measures to limit players receiving penalty cards during matches.

With these banned players, the teams will have to adjust their lineups to face the challenges in the next round of V.League 2024-2025.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/so-tay-the-thao/clb-cong-an-ha-noi-va-co-hoi-co-danh-hieu-o-cup-c1-dong-nam-a-i763794/