Last weekend Rising Star Football Academy Vietnam, starring players from BIS HCMC, played their first game against a strong HCMC FC side at RMIT University. The academy development team have been practicing together every Saturday for four months at RMIT University field as part of the only 11 A-Side football programme in Vietnam for mixed nationality players.
Students Star In Elite 11 A-Side Football Match
Last weekend Rising Star Football Academy Vietnam, starring players from BIS HCMC, played their first game against a strong HCMC FC side at RMIT University.
Last weekend Rising Star Football Academy Vietnam, starring players from BIS HCMC, played their first game against a strong HCMC FC side at RMIT University. The academy development team have been practicing together every Saturday for four months at RMIT University field as part of the only 11 A-Side football programme in Vietnam for mixed nationality players.
British International School, HCMC, students Nick Schuster, Sidhnarth Prithviraj, Jacob Gleave, Tony Nguyen, Nick Gilmore, Floris Swinckles, Ryan Kim, Maxnam Jenks, Ben Gilmore and Andy Kim are all part of the team which brings together players from around the city.
Other players in the team include players from the African Team Vietnam, BVIS and ABC international schools as well as players from the local Vietnamese community. There uniting passion for football has over the past four months allowed them to create lasting friendships as well as helping each other develop their football ability to a level where they were confident to take on one of Ho Chi Minh City’s professional academy teams after Coach Long from Ho Chi Minh City FC U18 programme agreed to play against Rising Star Football Academy Vietnam in a friendly game last Saturday April 22nd 2017.
Starting Line up
GK - Tony Nguyen
2 - Jacob Gleave
3 - Stanley Amadi
4 - Nick Gilmore
5 - Aliu Ola
6 - Akeem Suleiman
7 - Floris Swinckles
8 - Nick Schuster
9 - Sid Prithviraj
10 - Olly Corfield
11 - Taofic Ossein
Substitutes
13 - Luy Nguyen Thanh
14 - Vansh Manek
15 - Harry (Nguyen Thanh Tung)
16 - Ben Gilmore
17 - Andy Kim
18 - Ze Ze (Quang Huy Nguyen)
The game started evenly with both teams having spells of possession and creating opportunities. Eventually RSFA Vietnam took a lead after very neat build up play starting in the middle third ending with a goal from Osseni Taofic after good team combinations and a total pass count of 12, the assist from Floris Swinckles.
HCMC FC stepped up a gear after going behind and RSFA abandoned their short interchanges allowing HCMC FC to fire back 2 goals before half time in the blistering heat taking a 2-1 lead into half time.
The second half started with RSFA dominating possession returning to a policy of structured but effective build up, keeping the ball patiently but with attacking intent. Unfortunately RSFA conceded a further goal from a good shot from long range to go 3-1 down. Despite this the midfield trio raised their level and worked hard to create opportunities in the final third. After a succession of half chances RSFA built a structured overload down the right side with a good delivery to the edge of the box by Nick Schuster which was finished in emphatic style by Aliu Ola.
There were further opportunities for both teams to extend or draw level but after 90 minutes of fine football the referee's whistle drew the game to a close.
Final score: RSFA Vietnam 2 - HCMC FC 3
Football was the winner! Well done to all.
You can watch the full match here!
The game was the next step in the continued development of an 11 A-Side football programme for boys and girls of ages 12 - 19 in the city and we hope that more players will be inspired to join us in the future for practice sessions in the coming months and years.
In June as a result of this good performance against strong opposition RSFA Head Coach James McAloon and HCMC FC Head Coach Coach Long will partner to arrange a 4-6 team tournament at RMIT to further develop the competitive provision for 11 A-Side football in the city.
We are proud to announce the achievements of ten BIS HCMC students who have been recognised with the Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards and Oxford AQA Go Further Awards 2024. These prestigious awards celebrate the highest performers in Cambridge and Oxford IGCSE exams across a wide range of subjects. This year, BIS HCMC students have excelled in Mathematics, English Language and Literature, Art and Design, Mandarin Chinese, Biology, Music, and Foreign Languages, showcasing the diversity of talent within our school.
We are incredibly proud of our Year 11 class of 2024, for their impressive IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) results. This incredible cohort of 155 students, our largest IGCSE class in the history of the school, have significantly surpassed UK and international averages and were awarded 97% of all grades at A*-C. An incredible 62% of all grades awarded were at A*-A.
The U15 FOBISIA Team returned from Thailand on Sunday after a superb competition. Competing against other British international schools in Asia, across Athletics, Swimming, Basketball and Football, the team came back with over 50 medals and invaluable memories together as a team!
SISAC Season 1 has come to a close after a superb City Final win for our U13 Girls Basketball Team last Friday. It has been a pleasure to see the number of students representing BIS, and competing with the values so central to our sporting ethos. Congratulations to all of our student-athletes, and thank you to the superb team of coaches who made these experiences possible. Special congratulations to 7 of our teams on becoming city champs in season 1!
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