Border Guard and Ho Chi Minh City Police are the two excellent teams that have won the right to play in the final match of the men's event of the Hung Vuong Cup 2025.
For Border Guard, the army team played impressively in the first phase of the 2025 National Volleyball Championship with 5 wins. This result helped them finish second in the men's content rankings (equal to the score of Ho Chi Minh City Police) and have a ticket to the Hung Vuong Cup 2025.
In the semi-finals of the tournament held on the home country, students of coach Tran Dinh Tien met an equal opponent, The Cong Tan Cang. As expected, the two teams gave fans an exciting score brawl.
It was thanks to the bravery of the defending champion, the brilliance of the players Ngoc Thuan, Minh Duc... especially the talent of setter Dinh Van Duy that Border Guard won with a score of 3-2.
Although they won tickets to the final, the army team received bad news when captain Pham Van Hiep was injured. The team's coaching staff said that this player will be actively treated for physical therapy on April 7 to get the best physical condition.
However, coach Tran Dinh Tien said that to keep Pham Van Hiep safe, it is likely that the coaching staff will not take any risks to bring this player onto the field to compete in the final match against Ho Chi Minh City Police.
On the other side, despite being a rookie, Ho Chi Minh City Police have shown ambition when bringing in a series of quality domestic players and 3 international-class foreign players.
Under the guidance of coach Duong Tan Vinh, the Police team played cohesively, smoothly and had many personal impressions. They won all 5 matches in the first stage to lead the rankings and get a ticket to the Hung Vuong Cup.
In the semi-finals, Ho Chi Minh City Police only had to meet the team that was considered weaker, Da Nang. Coach Duong Tan Vinh and his team easily won 3-0.
It is easy to see that the coaching staff of Ho Chi Minh City Police continuously changes the playing style to make more transformation. The ball almost did not focus on the foreign players that setter Dinh Van Tu coordinated to give 2 to the main striker Quan Trong Nghia or opposite Pham Quoc Du to hit the ball to score. This style of play has brought positive effects.
Ho Chi Minh City Police are very hungry for the title while Border Guard is also determined to defend the throne.
With a relatively thin force, Border Guard is forced to put all its trust in Nguyen Ngoc Thuan and Dinh Van Duy's ability to regulate, along with other strikers such as Tran Minh Duc or Jakkrit Thanomnoi.
Ngoc Thuan affirmed: "Previously, I felt a bit worried because this year the format did not limit foreign players on the field, but that is why I have to try harder to overcome myself to compete as best as possible.
Personally, I am very excited to meet Ho Chi Minh City Police in the final because when facing this opponent, I will be able to compete with world-class foreign players. I think that the opportunity to defend the championship of Border Guard is possible because the whole team is very unanimous and determined".
The final match between Border Guard and Ho Chi Minh City Police will take place at 9:00 p.m. tonight (September 8).
