Losing to Thailand, host Vietnam lost the International 7-a-side Football Championship; Chelsea experienced an unprecedented situation in 30 years

V.League Round 1 Results: HAGL suffers a crushing defeat, SLNA loses to newly promoted team

Updated V.League results today, August 17: Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost heavily at home while Ha Tinh and Song Lam Nghe An lost to two newly promoted teams.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai is the team with the biggest loss in round 1 of V.League 2025-2026. On the afternoon of August 17, at home in Pleiku, the mountain town team lost 0-3 to Becamex TP.HCM. Vo Minh Trong, Nguyen Van Anh and Origbaajo Ismaila scored to help the away team gain 3 points and top the rankings.

The match between Ha Tinh and Ninh Binh was tied 1-1 until the 89th minute. Dung Quang Nho scored to put the team from the ancient capital ahead. In extra time, Pham Gia Hung sealed a 3-1 victory for the reigning First Division champions.

In this match, overseas Vietnamese player Chung Nguyen Do, valued at 12 billion VND, did not start. He entered the field in the second half and did not directly contribute to the goals. However, this midfielder made a clear mark in Ninh Binh's coordination.

The other newbie in V.League, PVF CAND, also won in their first appearance in the tournament. The police team defeated SLNA thanks to two goals from foreign players Amarildo and Joseph Mpande - players who joined less than a week ago.

The only goal of the away team was scored by Michael Olaha. This was a match where SLNA lost a man in the last 20 minutes when Justin Garcia received a red card.

The only draw in the series on the evening of August 17 was the match between Thanh Hoa and Da Nang. David Henen opened the scoring for the away team in the 62nd minute. However, just 3 minutes later, U23 Vietnam player Nguyen Ngoc My helped Thanh Hoa club equalize 1-1.

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V.League results on August 17
HAGL 0-3 Becamex TP.HCM
Thanh Hoa 1-1 Da Nang
PVF CAND 2-1 SLNA
Ha Tinh 1-3 Ninh Binh.

Losing to Thailand, host Vietnam loses the International 7-a-side Football Championship

Losing 1-5 to Thailand, the Vietnamese team lost the championship of the International 7-a-side Football Tournament at home in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 2025 Bia Saigon Dragon Cup International 7-a-side Football Tournament has officially ended with the championship belonging to the Thai 7-a-side football team.

The 2025 International 7-a-side Football Tournament is held in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together three representatives: Vietnam team, Thailand team and KAMPUNG RAWA FC (Malaysia).

The host team Vietnam and the Thai team both had a favorable start to the tournament when they won against the remaining representative, Kampung Rawa (Malaysia).

Before the final match, both Vietnam and Thailand had 3 points. However, the representative from the Land of the Golden Pagoda had the advantage of a better goal difference and only needed a draw to secure the championship.

In the decisive match for the championship on the afternoon of August 17, the Thai 7-man football team showed impressive performance when they defeated the Vietnamese team with a score of 5-1.

The only goal for Vietnam was scored by Tuan Anh Jr, while Thailand had an explosive performance with goals from Sihanart Suttisak, Chaiyong Pearpong, Tanet Seangthong (double) and Kittikoon Pawong.

With this result, Thailand won all 6 points, officially becoming the new champion of the tournament. The Vietnamese team ended the journey as runner-up, while the representative from Malaysia - KAMPUNG RAWA FC ranked 3rd overall.

Mr. Pham Ngoc Tuan - General Director of VietFootball Joint Stock Company - sent his congratulations to the Thai champion, affirming: "Vietnam has not been able to win the championship, but this is a common victory for all of us. The tournament has left a great impression, attracting the attention of a large number of domestic and international audiences."

Not only bringing exciting matches, the International 7-a-side Football Tournament has continued to affirm its goal: spreading and elevating the 7-a-side football genre, the unique feature of Vietnamese football, to the region and the world.

With sporting values ​​and a spirit of solidarity, the International 7-a-side Football Tournament has come to a successful end, opening up expectations for the next seasons to continue spreading passion and raising the level of Vietnamese 7-a-side football on the regional and world map.

In particular, in response to the campaign to support the Cuban people launched by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross, the Organizing Committee and members of the Vietnamese 7-a-side football team also made practical contributions. This is a noble gesture, demonstrating the affection and solidarity of the Vietnamese people with their traditional friend Cuba.

Cole Palmer scored 3

Chelsea had a disappointing opening match when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Crystal Palace in the first round of the 2025/26 Premier League on the evening of August 17. The most disappointing was Cole Palmer who received the lowest score.

Cole Palmer was given 3 points by The Sun because he completely faded from his usual explosive form. He did not leave behind the brilliant moments that had become a trademark under coach Enzo Maresca.

For the most part, Palmer looked like the “deteriorated” version of himself during the slump of last season. Given little space, barely any room to play, the former Man City man failed to create anything extraordinary – something he always did brilliantly at his best.

Meanwhile, Josh Acheampong was rated 9. The product of the Cobham academy was once again thrown into the "big sea" in the context of Chelsea missing both Levi Colwill and Tosin.

Amidst controversy over whether the Blues will sign a new centre-back, the teenager has been impressive under immense pressure. Acheampong has made some tough tackles and shown rare composure when handling the ball. Every time the ball rolls past his feet, the Stamford Bridge crowd seems to be reassured.

Coming up against the physical power of Jean-Philippe Mateta is a huge challenge for any defender, and Acheampong still needs to develop physically before he can truly deal with such an opponent. However, the Chelsea youngster was unfazed today.

With Acheampong, Enzo Maresca has clearly found a solution to the club's injury crisis from within, just as Chelsea had hoped. Now they just hope the youngster can continue to develop this impressive performance.

Chelsea goes through unprecedented situation in 30 years

On the evening of August 17, Chelsea was held to a 0-0 draw by Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge, in the first round of the 2025/26 Premier League. This was the first time since 1995 that The Blues failed to score against this opponent at home.

Despite fielding a strong lineup with midfield and attacking stars such as Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro and later Estevao and Liam Delap, holding the ball up to 71% and launching 19 shots, Chelsea still failed to penetrate Crystal Palace's net once in the opening match of the new season.

Not only that, in the 13th minute, they almost conceded a goal after Eberechi Eze's free kick. Specifically, after Eze took a dangerous shot through the gap in the Chelsea defense line, VAR intervened.

Initially, all eyes were on the collision between Marc Guehi and Moises Caicedo in the penalty area. But after a lengthy check, the final decision was shocking: Guehi had not committed a foul in the challenge, but had committed a rare rule violation - he was less than a meter from the wall when Eze took the kick. According to the rules, this was a foul and the goal was ruled out.

The match ended 0-0. This was a disappointing start for the reigning world champions Chelsea. It is worth noting that this is the first time in 30 years (since 1995) that Chelsea have failed to score at home against Crystal Palace in any competition.