36-year-old main striker makes his mark
In the match between VTV Binh Dien Long An and Ho Chi Minh City in the second phase of the 2025 National Volleyball Championship, students of coach Tran Thi Hien had an effortsful performance that made the opponent sweat.
Despite the defeat with a close score of 2-3, the team named after Uncle Ho still received many compliments from fans for their fierce fighting spirit. These are also the first 2 winning sets of HCMC this season.
Notable in this match is the performance of veteran striker Tran Thi Cam Tu. Although she was not named in the starting lineup, when she was put on the field, she immediately left her mark in the home team's playing style.
With effective attack capabilities and extensive experience, Cam Tu contributed greatly to helping Ho Chi Minh City win 2 sets against VTV Binh Dien Long An.
Notably, the main striker Cam Tu has turned 36 - the age at which most of the Vietnamese women's volleyball players have left the field. However, she still played enthusiastically and showed experience over time.
At her peak, Cam Tu played for the national team in the period of 2009-2011, winning the VTV Cup 2010 championship and the VTV Cup 2011 bronze medal.
Despite her old age, what Cam Tu has shown still makes the audience admire and become an icon of Ho Chi Minh City women's volleyball.
Kim Thanh receives "rain" of compliments
Despite many difficulties such as VTV Binh Dien Long An still defeated Ho Chi Minh City after 5 sets in the second phase of the 2025 national volleyball tournament. In particular, in addition to the brilliance of foreign players, the big mark belongs to Dang Thi Kim Thanh.
In this match, Kim Thanh played in the opposite position. She scored 21 points, including 16 attack points and 5 blocking points. Kim Thanh, along with Lu Thi Phuong and Le Nhu Anh, form quality blocks for the Western team.
On volleyball forums, fans gave Kim Thanh many compliments.
One viewer commented: "Congratulations to Kim Thanh, playing very alert, fast and blocking well. The middle blocker has Lu Phuong and Nhu Anh playing well, so arranging Kim Thanh in the opposite position is too reasonable. Try with the whole team in the next matches".
"Kim Thanh is gradually regaining her form, still playing well and enthusiastically. Hopefully he can maintain his spirit and form to help VTV Binh Dien Long An go further", a fan expressed.
