On the sidelines of Nghe An Newspaper Cup: 'Old children, young teenagers'

I want to play football and do tourism

The match between Con Cuong Youth and Que Phong Youth this morning (June 7) was fierce, players from both teams actively fought for the ball, launching attacks to get a favorable score, avoiding a series of risky penalty kicks. Fans from both teams also cheered enthusiastically and freely, in line with the spirit of fair play.

While on the field the players were “tit for tat”, a Con Cuong spectator said loudly: “Que Phong played well, after the tournament, please go to Con Cuong to bathe in Khe Kem waterfall”. Immediately, a reserve player of Thieu Nien Que Phong replied: “In Que Phong there is Sao Va waterfall, a 7-storey waterfall which is also very beautiful, please invite Con Cuong team to come and play!”.

After that, this player also worked as a tour guide: "These two waterfalls are on the Nam Viec River, the water is very clear, the rocks are very beautiful, many tourists come to visit. It's great to bathe in the waterfalls in the summer." An audience member immediately asked: "When you grow up, will you pursue a career in football or tourism?". This player immediately replied: "I want to do both!"

"If you want to play well, you have to eat a lot"

The match between Con Cuong Youth and Que Phong Youth was of quite high quality, with many beautiful moves, and was enthusiastically cheered by the audience. A 4-year-old boy from Vinh city was brought by his father to watch the match. He was very excited. Every time the players of both teams shot at the opponent's goal, the boy shouted: "Go!"

Then the boy asked his father many questions: “Where is Con Cuong, Dad?”, “Where is Que Phong?”, “Are these two places far from Vinh?”. The father answered each of his son’s questions in detail. People around him praised the boy for being smart and clever.

When the Que Phong Youth team scored two goals in a row in the first half, the boy shouted again: "Que Phong is so good!". Then he turned to his father and asked: "I want to play as well as my brothers, what should I do, Dad?". The boy's father slowly said: "If you want to play as well as your brothers, you have to eat a lot of rice and drink a lot of milk to grow quickly. If you eat little like you, you won't be able to play well!"

"Old children, young teenagers"

The match between Thieu Nien Do Luong and Thieu Nien Ky Son had a clear difference in the contested situations and scores. Because Thieu Nien Do Luong players were tall and strong, always winning in the contested ball. Meanwhile, Thieu Nien Ky Son's team were all short, small, weak in physical strength, always running behind the opponent.

Witnessing the match, most of the spectators (including Do Luong spectators) sympathized with the Ky Son players, because they were “grasshoppers fighting elephants”, completely at a disadvantage against the opponent, especially the goalkeeper who was often injured and had to lie down on the field due to collisions. In that situation, some Do Luong fans did not celebrate every time their team scored a goal.

Mr. Tran Van Hong - coach of Ky Son team explained: Because this year's regulations have changed in terms of age, the coaching board did not read carefully and still selected players of the same age as previous years for the Children's team. Only when doing personnel work did they discover this. Unable to re-select, the coaching board decided to change the Children's team to the Youth team. Therefore, it can be called "Old Children, Young Youth"./.