Vietnam People's Police II enters semi-finals of 2025 ASEAN Police Football Open

On the evening of July 11, the group stage of the Police Football Tournament ended with four teams advancing to the semi-finals, including the Vietnam People's Police (CAND) II team (first in Group B) and three teams: Timor Leste Police (second in Group B), Thailand (first in Group A) and Cambodia (second in Group A).

Vietnam Police Team I beat Laos (green shirt) 5-4 in the final match of Group A on the evening of July 11, but still lost to Thailand in terms of goal difference and had to say goodbye to the tournament.

After five days of exciting competition, in Group B, the Vietnam Police II team affirmed their superior strength by winning all three matches, defeating Singapore 3-0, Australia 10-3 and Timor Leste 3-0, earning 9 absolute points, scoring 16 goals and conceding only three.

Fierce ball fight between Vietnam Police I and Laos teams at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of July 11.

With a lineup combining former national players such as Nguyen Huy Hung, Mai Tien Thanh, Phi Minh Long and promising young faces, CAND Vietnam II demonstrated outstanding cohesion, technique and physical strength, becoming the leading candidate for the championship.

The Organizing Committee awarded the best player of the match to Lao player Keedavone Souvnny in the match against CAND Vietnam I.

Timor Leste won the second place in Group B after drawing 2-2 with Singapore, beating Australia 7-1 and only losing to CAND Vietnam II. This team showed an open style of play, tenacious fighting spirit and significant progress in tactical organization, becoming an interesting phenomenon of the tournament.

Cambodia (blue shirt) beat Thailand 4-2 in the final match of Group A last night.

In Group A, Cambodia played impressively, winning all three matches. They defeated CAND Vietnam I 4-2, Laos 2-1 and Thailand 4-2, topping the group with 9 absolute points. With their fast, technical and determined playing style, Cambodia will become a formidable opponent in the upcoming semi-finals.

The remaining ticket belongs to Thailand, although they lost 2-4 to Cambodia in the last round. Thanks to a 0-0 draw against CAND Vietnam I in the second round and a 4-2 victory over Laos, Thailand finished the group stage with 4 points, the same as CAND Vietnam I, but with a better win/loss ratio than CAND Vietnam I to enter the semi-finals.

Cambodia (blue) won all three group stage matches, topping Group A.

The two semi-finals will take place on July 13 at Hang Day Stadium: CAND Vietnam vs. Thailand and Cambodia vs. Timor Leste.

Source: https://baosonla.vn/the-thao/cong-an-nhan-dan-viet-nam-ii-vao-ban-ket-giai-bong-da-cong-an-canh-sat-asean-mo-rong-2025-L7adlRUNR.html