The difference in class, Song Lam Nghe An suffered a heavy defeat against Hanoi Police in the National Cup final.

Attending the match were: Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan - President of Vietnam Football Federation; Mr. Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Phung Thanh Vinh - Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee.

To realize the dream of winning the National Cup – the first title under sponsor Tan Long, coach Phan Nhu Thuat has deployed the strongest squad he has.

Specifically, the defense continues to be entrusted to the quartet Vuong Van Huy, Zaracho, Van Khanh and Ba Quyen. The midfield includes Quang Vinh, Khac Ngoc, Van Luong and Ho Van Cuong. On the attack, the two strikers Olaha and Kuku are expected to make a difference.

Due to the nature of the final, Song Lam Nghe An entered the match quite cautiously. Coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team chose a defensive counter-attacking strategy to approach the match. That helped Hanoi Police take control of the home team's ball. In particular, the away team deployed a number of situations down the flank quite effectively. However, the crosses inside were not surprising enough to trouble Song Lam Nghe An's defenders.

After many continuous attacks, in the 7th minute, Hanoi Police scored the opening goal. Starting from Quang Hai's shot outside the penalty area, the ball hit Quang Vinh's (SLNA) foot and changed direction, leaving goalkeeper Van Viet helpless as the ball went straight into the net.

After conceding the goal, Song Lam Nghe An still chose a defensive counter-attacking style to limit the opponent's strength. However, in the 18th minute, the Vinh home team still created a dangerous opportunity in front of Filip Nguyen's goal. Starting from a combination on the right wing, the ball was passed to Kuku, who passed the ball to the second line for Quang Vinh. The midfielder wearing the number 16 shirt kicked from outside the penalty area, but sent the ball high above the opponent's goal.

In the opposite direction, Hanoi Police no longer increased the pace of attack as before opening the score, but their attacks still contained many dangers. In the 38th minute, from a coherent counterattack, the away team doubled the gap. The goal came from an attack in the middle, the ball was passed to Alan. This striker fired a beautiful shot that defeated goalkeeper Van Viet.

Not stopping there, in the 45th minute, Hanoi Police continued to increase the score to 3-0. Starting from a situation where the ball was not cleared decisively by the defender of Song Lam Nghe An, the ball came to Leonardo Artur's feet, this striker fired a shot into the near corner, hitting Van Viet's net.

In the second half, Hanoi Police continued to show their superiority when deploying an effective playing style. In the 48th minute, the away team once again scored a goal, raising the score to 4-0. The goal came from a 2-on-2 situation, the duo Alan and Leo Artur freely coordinated in the back line of Song Lam Nghe An before Alan easily put the ball into the empty net.

After conceding consecutive goals, Song Lam Nghe An pushed up their formation to look for an honorary goal, but that was also an opportunity for the away team to continue to torment Van Viet's goal. In the 63rd minute, Hanoi Police continued to increase the score to 5-0. The goal was scored by Alan, after receiving a cross from Le Van Do.

In the final minutes of the match, although Song Lam Nghe An tried hard to find an honorary goal, they were unsuccessful. Thus, with a heavy 0-5 loss to Cong An Ha Noi, Song Lam Nghe An received the Silver Medal of the 2024/25 National Cup.