CAHN determined to win 3 points against the representative of Hong Kong (China) at AFC Champions League Two 2025/26

Tomorrow night (October 2), CAHN Club will face Tai Po Club (Hong Kong, China), within the framework of the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 qualifying round.

Speaking at the pre-match information exchange, CAHN Club head coach Polking Alexandre said that the whole team is determined to get 3 points in the upcoming match against Tai Po: "As you know, in the opening match we shared points with Beijing Guoan in China. This is the desired result for Beijing Guoan but not as expected for Hanoi Police. In the next match against Tai Po, we set a clear goal of winning, getting all 3 points to promote the goal of going far in the tournament that the team set from the beginning of the tournament."

Coach Polking and player Alan at the pre-match press conference

Evaluating the representative from Hong Kong (China), Coach Polking commented that this is a strong and well-organized team, promising to create many difficulties for the home team.

“I know some coaches and assistants working in Hong Kong (China). I myself have researched and understood football there. Tai Po Club, with its complete dominance of the domestic league, owns many national players and quality foreign players, which will certainly create many difficulties. We will have to try our best. Besides, the tournament regulations allow teams to use up to 7 foreign players. I believe the two teams will make full use of this right and tomorrow's match will be very interesting,” Coach Polking shared.

When asked about the strength and form of some key players, Coach Polking said that not only Viet Anh, Quang Hai, Van Thanh but also Aodu Minh are injured. The absence of key players will be a big challenge, but he believes that Hanoi Police FC with its depth of squad will overcome this and in fact the players of the second team are all ready to replace them.

Tai Po Club answers press conference before the match

For his part, Tai Po Club head coach Lee Chi Kin affirmed: "We hope to have a good start in tomorrow's match and strive to achieve the best possible result."

The 58-year-old coach revealed that he has watched many videos and statistics about the Hanoi Police Club as well as the players. “I am most impressed with Nguyen Quang Hai on the home side. CAHN is a strong opponent and is in good form. Therefore, in tomorrow's match, Tai Po will play a very tight defense.”

When asked about the team and preparation, Mr. Lee said that the team had just gone through a match that lasted more than 120 minutes, and had to decide the winner or loser by penalty kicks in the domestic tournament. In addition, the team had arrived in Hanoi for more than 3 days, but the heavy rain had greatly affected the training plan.

“The recovery factor depends on many factors. However, no matter the circumstances, we must try to focus on all the competitions we participate in,” said Dai Pho head coach.

Despite being considered the favorites, Dai Pho surprisingly held the top spot after a 2-1 win over Macarthur FC in the opening match. When asked about this, coach Lee Chi Kin said that the top spot after one match does not mean anything, and on the contrary, there is no basis to judge Dai Pho as a weak opponent.

"The journey ahead is still long, at this time, I can only confirm that we will try our best until the last match" - Mr. Lee emphasized.

Before the second round, Dai Pho Club (3 points) is temporarily ranked first in Group E. Following are Hanoi Police, Beijing Guoan (both with 1 point) and Macarthur Club (0 points). In the group stage of the 2025/26 Asian Cup C2, each group of 4 teams will play a round robin (6 matches in total), selecting the top two teams in each group to qualify for the knockout round.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/cahn-quyet-tam-gianh-3-diem-truoc-dai-dien-cua-hong-kong-trung-quoc-tai-afc-champions-league-two-2025-26-20251001142713515.htm