11 units have participated in the Football League: Ca Mau Science and Technology Department (S&T Dept), Can Tho S&T Dept, Bac Lieu S&T Dept, Dong Thap S&T Dept, Hau Giang S&T Dept, Long An S&T Dept, Kien Giang S&T Dept, Tien Giang S&T Dept, Soc Trang S&T Dept, Vinh Long S&T Dept, Dong Thap Agriculture and Rural Development Dept (A&RDD) and VinaCert Can Tho football team. At the same time, Mr.Nguyen Hong Ha –Director of the Local Department - Ministry of Science and Technology, leaders of Departments in 13 Western provinces and the representatives of Saigon and Danang Office of VinaCert also came to share the joy with the company.
In the afternoon of April 21st, the units gathered in Can Tho; arranged place to rest for the competition days in the program framework. The total number of athletes and fans were more than 150 participants from 10 provinces showing the vibrant and cheerful enthuasiasm to welcome the Football League.
Director General of VinaCert handed the souvenir flag to the units in the tournament
In the morning of April 22nd, the opening ceremony was solemnly held at the stadium of Can Tho Water Park, reaching an agreement on the competition program, rules, regulations, reward and punishment during the competition. In front of the red flag with yellow star, together with the 12 units, the referees team - who hold the fairness for football match, read the oath for operating a fair competition and under the law. On behalf of athletes, players from Hau Giang S&T Dept swore to play hard, unite and communicate with the noble sport spirit.
Representative of referees team read the oath
Representative of the athletes read the oath
In the opening ceremony, the teams drew in turn and divided into 4 groups as follows:
Table A: Hau Giang S&T Dept, Dong Thap A&RDD, Ca Mau S&T Dept
Table B: Vinh Long S&T Dept, Soc Trang S&T Dept, Tien Giang S&T Dept
Table C: Bac Lieu S&T Dept, Long An S&T Dept, Dong Thap S&T Dept.
Table D: VinaCert Tho, Can Tho S&T Dept, Kien Giang S&T Dept.
After the opening ceremony, the first 2 matches of each table had taken place in the morning and the rest of each table had taken place in the afternoon of the same day. With the hot matches under hot sun of Can Tho and the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, finally, the competition had found the following 4 top teams in the finals which took place in the morning of April 23rd: Soc Trang S&T Dept met Dong Thap A&RDD; Bac Lieu S&T Dept met Vinacert Can Tho.
After a hectic day of the competition, all members quickly prepared for dinner with interesting contents: solo singing contest (a song per unit), making alexandrine about the sport festival from a stated sentence: "Come here for happy reunion". It was an exciting networking night filled with laughter. All team conjointed as a family, when any candidate of any unit was singing, the fans passionately called their names and danced to accompany with enthusiasm. Everyone had a really relaxing and memorable time.
Extremely exellent solo repertoire
Result of singing contest: Soc Trang S&T Dept won first prize with 2 million VND, Kien Giang S&T Dept gained the second prize with 1 million VND.
Result of the writing alexandrine from a stated sentence “Come here for happy reunion” contest: Kien Giang S&T Dept won first prize with the reward of 10 books of Hue Thi author – Vinacert Can Tho office.
Alexandrine contest received enthusiastic response
The poem from Kien Giang team:
Come here for happy reunion
Brothers and friends do not back foot step
Dispite of far, also very near
Guest’s earth westen region caring together
Associate 4 sides Brothers
A common heart has a lot of affection
Brothers - our teammate
Despite of hardships, thousands of miles of gloomy dark.
Can Tho has Ninh Kieu berth
Has a girl every afternoon waiting
White rice clean water Can Tho
Any one comes there, do not want to come back
Kien Giang has an oath together
Can Tho twinned pair of suface to remember forever
Drank a clean glass of pungent alcohol
The competition friendship association in this night.
The alexandrine contest also awarded second prize and consolation prizes for teams; and gave souvenir books for all of the units involved. Also, in the evening, Can Tho VinaCert Office organized birthday party for all participants having birthdays in April with cakes and singing dancing to replace for wishes for health and success to members.
Ending a fun night, in the early of morning of April 23rd, the teams went to the stadium to cheer for 4 football teams in the semifinal. The Semi-final result as follows:
Dong Thap A& R DD won Soc Trang S&T Dept with score: 1-0
Can Tho Vinacert won Bac Lieu S&T Dept with score: 1-0.
Male team final with the cheers constantly of 12 participated units and guests, the stadium has never ever been such hot. After 2 tough and hard matches, almost all fans were very difficult to guess which team would gain championship as equalization. Finally, after the second half, and the score sloped on the yellow legs of Dong Thap ARDD, the score has fully been convinced 3-1, Can Tho VinaCert male team gained second prize and could not tell any word for the strong play and virtuosity of the friend’s team.
In particular, the Super Cup match was a humor time since it was the first time that the units knew the traditional tie rules of VianCert. Two side of the stadium hallooed and cheered relentlessly to support for the girls of Can Tho Vinacert. In the middle of the hot weather in the dry season, the girls’s foot steps were still in harmony with the ball, scramble for ball, scored strongly. However, perhaps luck did not touch the "beautiful girls" when the score was 4-3 sloping on male team - Dong Thap A&RDD.
VinaCert Can Tho female players and Dong Thap A&RDD male players
Thus, the two passionate days of the competition had ended. Dong Thap A&RDD was excellent for wining double cup; the Men’s Championship Cup and the first Super Cup of Football League in 2016.
The closing ceremony took place at Tay Do Citadel restaurant. In here, the Director General of VinaCert awarded the second prize of 500 USD for Vinacert Can Tho men’s team, the first prize of 1000 USD and the super cup of 1500 USD for Dong Thap A&RDD team. Also, at the closing ceremony, representative of the championship team signed the commitment to maintain and give back the cup for the next season.
Championship cup was awarded to the Dong Thap A&RDD team
The Sports Festival has ended in joy, remaining in the eyes of the units were days of fun and cohesion. VinaCert has created a fair playing field to connect the units, to cooperate and share information, and to facilitate exchanges and mutual learning.
Nguyen Hue – Vinacert Can Tho