On the sidelines of Nghe An Newspaper Cup: Playing on the day of Doan Ngo Festival, eating duck meat to be 'red'

"Shadow feeding"

After losing to Thai Hoa Children's Team and missing the chance to enter the next round, many young players of the teamNghi Loc Children's Hospitalleave the field with regret.

Sitting in the lobby for a long time, a player of Nghi Loc Children's Team kept looking to the side, where the players of Thai Hoa Children's Team were celebrating their victory. His face was very calm, without tears and he said nothing. To encourage his son, the boy's mother whispered:

- You still miss the ball, don't you? Now go home, practice more, improve your skills so that next year you can play for the youth team and win the championship!

The boy nodded slightly and then lowered his head slightly so that no one could see his emotions. When he looked up, still with the same calm face and the slight smile on his lips, he asked his mother to sit with everyone so as not to affect the group.

Small moments but show great maturity.

Come because of love

On the children's field today, there were 2 spectators who were players of the 2023 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children's Football Tournament: Tran Tien Dat and Hoang Van Nhat (Quynh Luu).

Returning to the old “arena”, both shared that the time competing for the tournament was a valuable experience and proud memory that not everyone has. Although not competing, the two former players still want to accompany and cheer for the next generation.

In the strong group of supporters of Quynh Luu team, there is also Ms. Ho Thi Thuy Dung (born in 1995). Although she does not have any relatives in the team, every year Ms. Dung rides her motorbike 70 km to Vinh city to watch the tournament and cheer for her district team.

- My husband works far away, so in order to be able to come here to watch, I had to arrange my work and plan to send my child away in advance. Because I fell in love with this tournament, I tried to go with everyone no matter how far and difficult the journey was.

Celebrate Dragon Boat Festival early

After a resounding victory over Nghi Loc Children's Team, the young players of Thai Hoa Children's Team were treated to a cool cup of sweet soup by the fans. Some suggested that today is the Dragon Boat Festival, why not go celebrate by eating duck meat to kill insects?

- My family fed the players duck meat since noon yesterday. We also took the opportunity to nourish the children.

- Maybe because they celebrated Tet early, the players played so well!

According to side information, this year's tournament was held on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival, so many teams also organized duck dinners for their players.