CAHN team defeated Nam Dinh, won the Super Cup: Victory of bravery, what did Dinh Bac say?

QUALITY FOOTBALL PARTY

The home team Nam Dinh entered the 2024 - 2025 National Super Cup match with a familiar lineup, as coach Vu Hong Viet put his faith in the old players to smoothly operate the familiar attacking style of play. At Thien Truong Stadium with a large audience, the two teams Nam Dinh and CAHN together contributed to a quality football feast. Most of the foreign players of the two clubs showed impressive football skills, while the national team players such as Dinh Trong, Tuan Anh, Quang Hai, Thanh Long, Van Duc, Van Vi... helped the match take place at a very high speed. The two coaches Vu Hong Viet and Mano Polking did not need to probe, proactively letting their students raise the squad to give and take, bringing attractive and engaging football.

Photo: Minh Tu

In the first half, the team from Thanh Nam played impressively when the central midfielder duo Caio and Romulo controlled the midfield very well, while Hoang Anh played dynamically, helping the home team have quite clear opportunities at the beginning of the match. However, coach Mano Polking and the CAHN Club showed their mettle when gradually creating a balance on Thien Truong Stadium.

The midfield duo Thanh Long - Vitor Hugo have enough strength and technique for the away team to find the desired playing rhythm. In particular, Dinh Trong playing on the right side has effectively limited the left-wing attack of Nam Dinh Club where Van Vi and Ti Phong are present. In the 38th minute, CAHN Club unexpectedly opened the score with a quick finish. From the middle of the field, national player Le Pham Thanh Long created a pass through the line for Alan Grafite - the best player of V-League 2024 - 2025 - to delicately pass before defeating Nguyen Manh in a one-on-one situation. A move that showed the quality of the players and the mettle of the National Cup champions, helping them fully exploit the space of the domestic central defender pair Duc Huy - Van Toi.

FORBIDDEN "BOMBER" K YLE F ARREN

The turning point of the match came in the 52nd minute, when Cao Pendant Quang Vinh of CAHN Club was injured and had to leave the field to make way for Van Do, while coach Vu Hong Viet sent in rookie Kyle Farren to replace Caio Cesar. Immediately in the first touch of the ball in the 53rd minute, this 2.06 m tall striker made Thien Truong Stadium explode with the equalizer 1-1. His superior physique helped this "bomber" suppress center back Adou Minh before jumping high and making a tricky header into the far corner to defeat Nguyen Filip. This was a carefully calculated addition by Nam Dinh Club, aiming to use high balls to break down crowded defenses.

In the second half, stars Kevin Pham Ba, Eid Mahmoud, Van Cong, Ngoc Son from Nam Dinh Club or Dinh Bac, Ly Duc, Hugo Gomes, Van Toan from CAHN Club were put on the field. The match continued at a very high tempo, showing the formidable strength of the two teams. Towards the end, the technical and liberal attacking style helped CAHN Club dominate, showing the clear mark of coach Mano Polking, especially in the 2 goals of Leo Artur (best player of the match) and Dinh Bac. Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh had an excellent day with many saves before but could not do anything more. Kyle Farren scored twice from the 11m mark in the 90+15th minute, but could not stop CAHN Club from winning its first well-deserved National Super Cup title, collecting the full set of domestic championship titles V-League 2023, National Cup and National Super Cup 2024 - 2025. A very high-quality match, considered a perfect "warm-up" for the two teams towards V-League 2025 - 2026.

Dinh Bac said: "I think that the first match of the season in which CAHN won the championship will be a motivation for the whole team to try hard to achieve the best results. Coach Polking always respects all opponents and he always says that all opponents in the V-League are very strong and will be very difficult for CAHN. Therefore, our team will try to play well to bring good matches and bring achievements to the club as well as the fans."