According to the schedule, Hanoi Police will be guests against Tampines Rovers in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the AFC Champions League Two 2025-2026 at 7:15 PM on February 18th (ie, the 2nd day of Tet).
In the first leg, Hanoi Police defeated the opponent with a score of 4-0. However, recently, Hanoi Police were defeated 0-3, had to pay a fine and had half of their tournament participation fees reduced due to using unqualified players.
In the first leg of the AFC Champions League Two round of 16, 2 foreign players Stefan Mauk and Rogerio Alves of Hanoi Police both received 3 yellow cards in the group stage, meaning they are suspended in the next match according to the 2025-2026 season regulations.
However, both were still registered and played in the match against the Singaporean representative. Notably, foreign player Alves also scored 1 goal.
According to AFC regulations, players who receive enough yellow cards leading to suspension will not have their cards revoked when entering the knockout round. The use of players who are not qualified to play caused Hanoi Police to be defeated 0-3.
This makes Hanoi Police face many challenges in the second leg. But looking at the impressive performance of the Vietnamese representative at Hang Day Stadium before that, the audience has the right to hope for coach Polking's team.
