Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup: Without Michal Kubiak, Ho Chi Minh City Police team misses the chance to win the championship

High-class foreign player Michal Kubiak (Poland) could not participate in the final match, causing the Ho Chi Minh City Police team to lose to the Border Guard team in the final of the Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup 2025.

The schedule of the Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup 2025 has changed, delayed 2 days from the scheduled date, so foreign player Michal Kubiak had to return home and could not play with the Ho Chi Minh City Police team in the final match against the Border Guard team. This is a very regrettable absence for the new Ho Chi Minh City Police team because the former captain of the Polish volleyball team, Michal Kubiak, with the level of a 2-time world champion, is the most important piece of the team.

Ho Chi Minh City Police Team could not defeat Border Guard without the presence of world-class foreign player Michal Kubiak.

PHOTO: HCM CITY POLICE TEAM

With Michal Kubiak, the Ho Chi Minh City Police team won all 5 matches in the first stage of the national volleyball championship, easily defeating Da Nang in the semi-finals to advance to the final of the Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup. His absence in the final forced coach Duong Tan Vinh to rely on the remaining 2 foreign players, Julio Cesar Cardenas (Cuba) and Rendy Tamamilang (Indonesia), but still could not make a difference against the excellent players of the Border Guard team.

Controversial situation of determining in/out ball in the final match of Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup 2025

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In the final match of the Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup 2025 which ended at midnight this morning, the Border Guard team with Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, Tran Duy Tuyen, Dinh Van Duy overcame the Ho Chi Minh City Police team after 5 "breathtaking" matches. Playing explosively, Coach Tran Dinh Tien's students took a 2-0 lead with scores of 26/24, 25/22 respectively. The Ho Chi Minh City Police team created drama when they won the next 2 matches with scores of 25/19, 25/23, tying the score at 2-2. In the decisive 5th match, the Border Guard team won 15/13 and won the Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup for the 3rd consecutive time. In addition to the championship title, the Border Guard team also had 2 individual titles for Nguyen Ngoc Thuan (outstanding attacker) and Dinh Van Duy (outstanding setter).

Julio Cesar Cardenas (left) could not help the Ho Chi Minh City Police team defeat the Border Guard team in the final of the Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup 2025.

PHOTO: HCM CITY POLICE TEAM

The final match of the Hung Vuong Volleyball Cup 2025 had a controversial incident that lasted for more than 5 minutes. When the Border Guard team was leading 19/17 in game 4, the referee determined that the ball was out of the court after a spike from a player of the Ho Chi Minh City Police team. The Ho Chi Minh City Police team challenged to determine whether the ball was in or out. Initially, the challenge technology determined the ball was out but then determined that the ball was in the court, causing a back-and-forth reaction between the two teams.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cup-bong-chuyen-hung-vuong-vang-michal-kubiak-doi-cong-an-tphcm-lo-co-hoi-vo-dich-185250409035903275.htm