On the sidelines of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup: 'We are paralyzed, they are paralyzed too'

Special Audience

The match between Thieu Nien Quynh Luu and Thieu Nien Yen Thanh this afternoon (June 7) was exciting and fierce, the players of both teams were evenly matched in terms of physique, fitness and technique. Despite the hot and humid weather, the number of spectators coming to the stadium to cheer was quite large, many parents traveled 70 - 80 km to Vinh city to cheer for the players.

Among them, there was a special audience, that was Pham Cong Viet Hoang (3 years old) from Khanh Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), the youngest fan on the field. Viet Hoang followed his grandfather and parents to Vinh to cheer for his brother Pham Cong Phong of the Yen Thanh Youth team. Although he is still young, he already knows quite a lot about the rules and how to play football.

Every time the Yen Thanh team (in red) has the ball and launches an attack, little Viet Hoang immediately shouts: “Yen Thanh, come on! Brother Phong, score a goal!” Viet Hoang’s grandfather, Pham Cong Sau, said: “Although he is still young, he is very passionate about football. At home, he is often taught how to play football by brother Phong. Knowing that he is participating in this tournament, he asked to go along to cheer him on.”

"I am paralyzed, they are paralyzed too"

At the end of the first half of the match between Thieu Nien Quynh Luu and Thieu Nien Yen Thanh, the score was 1 - 0 in favor of Quynh Luu. During the break, the players from the rice fields were very sad, some players sat dejectedly. The parents immediately sat next to them fanning them, giving them drinks and constantly encouraging their children.

To make the players less sad and more motivated to continue fighting in the second half, coach of Yen Thanh Youth Team Vu Duc Quyet came to encourage them: “In the first half, you guys played very well, the lines coordinated smoothly and quite well. The attack was deployed reasonably, the defense was relatively tight. The goal conceded can be said to be due to bad luck, because it came from a set piece situation.”

While encouraging the players to drink water and dry their sweat, coach Vu Duc Quyet continued: “The weather is hot so you are exhausted, in the second half you need to distribute your strength reasonably. Remember that if we are tired, they are also tired like us, we need to take advantage of every opportunity to score goals”. After hearing this, the players immediately stood up, showing their determination to continue fighting.

“Who has throat tonic?”

This afternoon (June 7), both Xiangyang teams played their first match. Many fans traveled more than 200 km from Xiang Prefecture to Vinh City to cheer for the young players. On the children's field, Xiangyang team had a spectacular comeback after falling behind 3 times to win 5-3.

After cheering for the Children's team, Xiangyang fans continued to cheer for the Youth team to compete against the Nghi Loc Youth team. This match was fierce, both teams struggled to create dangerous situations in front of the opponent's goal. Partly by luck, partly by taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiangyang Youth team quickly scored against the Nghi Loc Youth team.

The goal came so suddenly that Kha Thi Lich, a fan, couldn’t even shout out loud. She turned to everyone and said, “Does anyone have throat tonics? Please give me some!” It turned out that while cheering for the Children’s team, Lich had shouted so enthusiastically that her voice was hoarse, and now her throat can’t produce a loud sound./.