National Cup 2024-2025: Hanoi Police meet The Cong in the semi-finals

Hanoi Police Club defeated the home team Hai Phong to secure a ticket to the semi-finals of the National Cup. Coach Mano Polking and his team are still on the way to the treble in the tournaments they have participated in…

Hai Phong and Hanoi Police Clubs both aim to win this match. The home team has relieved the great pressure in V.League so they want to conquer the National Cup to enrich their tradition room. Hanoi Police Club, a team that has not made much impression in the Cup arena, with a large investment, wants to be the "king" in all the arenas they participate in (V.League, National Cup, Southeast Asian Championship Cup).

Hai Phong FC has always been a team with a lot of personality and is not afraid to "collide" with teams that are considered stronger. However, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's calculations soon encountered difficulties when Hai Phong's Dang Van Toi received a red card after a cold-blooded attack on striker Thaileon Santos in the 14th minute of the first half. Despite having the home field advantage, the loss of troops meant that Hai Phong FC could only hold out in the first half, and collapsed in the second half.

After a 0-0 draw in the first half, the home team opened the scoring in the 48th minute by Lucao. It was thought that the goal would help the home team further promote their proactive defensive style, waiting for the opponent's impatience to widen the score gap. However, the quality players of Hanoi Police forced Hai Phong Club to fail to realize their wish when they had an impressive comeback.

Four minutes after conceding the goal, in the 52nd minute, Phan Van Duc equalized the score 1-1 for the away team. With excitement and playing with more players, Hanoi Police continued to dominate the game and converted the opportunities into 2 more goals in the 79th and 90+1 minutes by Bui Hoang Viet Anh and Hoang Van Toan. These goals were both assisted by striker Quang Hai.

With a resounding 3-1 victory, Hanoi Police advanced to the semi-finals to meet Viettel The Cong Club - a team that is also eager to conquer the National Cup. The journey to conquer the treble this season of coach Mano Polking and his team is still taking place in the V.League (currently ranked 5th, in the context of the top team Nam Dinh slowing down recently), the National Cup (already in the semi-finals) and the Southeast Asian Cup (preparing to play the second leg of the semi-finals on April 30 at Hang Day).