CAHN and The Cong Viettel drew in the opening match of the 2025/26 V-League. Commenting on the 1-1 draw, Coach Polking said: "In the first half, CAHN created many opportunities but could not score the necessary goals. When the opponent increased the pressure in the second half, we could no longer maintain the advantage.

However, in the second half, CAHN still had 2 clear opportunities but could not take advantage of them. Personally, I feel regretful because the home team could not win 3 points. After that, the whole team will move to Thailand to participate in the Southeast Asian Cup C1. Basically, what I built for the team is still maintained, because everything is going in the right direction."

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CAHN and The Cong Viettel draw. Photo: SN

Regarding the injury situation of some players after the tense match with The Cong Viettel, Coach Polking said: "In the second half, Dinh Trong was injured, Quang Vinh also had to rest due to personal reasons. I am waiting for the medical department to work to get specific information. I put Van Do and Dinh Bac in but maybe they need more time to adapt to the new season. We will review the video to adjust everything to be more reasonable."

On the other side of the front line, Coach Popov assessed: "All opening matches are difficult, no matter who the opponent is. No team has achieved 100% performance in the first match. It takes 2-3 rounds for everything to get back on track. Most teams are feeling heavy after the training process. However, The Cong Viettel performed their best in this match. Therefore, I am satisfied with the result and the spirit of the players today.

A draw is probably a fair result for both teams. The competition in this match was also clearly shown. Of course, I emphasize that The Cong Viettel can do better in the future."

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ket-qua-cahn-1-1-the-cong-viettel-hlv-polking-chi-ly-do-tai-hai-2432500.html