On the sidelines of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament: Cheering for football without forgetting to protect the environment

0 VND cheering tool

After completing the function of holding water and refreshments for the players and fans, the empty plastic bottles took over the task of cheering. Simple and compact, this cheering tool creates a sound effect that is no less powerful than professional trumpets and drums.

After drinking the water, the young spectators of Do Luong team used the bottle to cheer. Photo: Diep Thanh

Sharing about his 2 free cheering tools, a young fan of the teamDo Luong Children's Hospitallaughing: “Normally, this empty plastic bottle is worthless, but in seasons like this, it is very valuable. Everyone wants to keep it to cheer, so I had to beg for a long time to get this set of 2 bottles.”

Making a living on the sidelines

After completing the cheering task, the plastic bottles are transferred to the collection stage for recycling. The person who carries out this collection stage is Ms. Nguyen Thi Cat - a familiar face in all the stadiums around Vinh Stadium. Sharing about her work, Ms. Cat said: “Because I don’t have a pension, I have been doing this job for many years to earn extra income to cover my living expenses. I have been here for so long that at every stadium and tournament, I am specially allowed by the organizing committee to collect trash. Everyone appreciates me and creates favorable conditions for me. Because in the process of collecting plastic bottles and cardboard, I also pick up trash for them, from crumbs, candy wrappers, jellies, etc. I try to pick up as much as I can, clean it up!”

The image of Mrs. Cat with her small figure, diligently picking up trash has been familiar to audiences in Vinh city for many years. Photo: Diep Thanh

Ms. Cat currently lives alone in a small house near Vinh City Stadium. Ms. Cat's job brings her a daily income of 20-50 thousand VND. The small amount of money makes her happy, her job not only contributes to cleaning the environment but also brings her a lot of joy. That is when people come to her to give her plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, when the audience and coaches thank her, when famous athletes recognize her and say hello... "During the pandemic, I was very sad because I had no income and could not meet anyone. Today I picked up 2 big bags, each kg was 2 thousand VND, this amount must be nearly 20 thousand, enough for lunch" - Ms. Cat boasted.

Not only doing her job, Mrs. Cat is also an extremely enthusiastic spectator of football. Whenever the field is clean and she has free time, she immediately finds herself a place in the stands to passionately watch the game.ball.

Mrs. Cat joined the match and cheered for the young players. Photo: Diep Thanh

Side competition

With the creativity and mischief of the young athletes, the water bottles also serve as “toys” during breaks. Taking advantage of half-drunk mineral water bottles, the team playersDo Luong Children's Hospitalkilled time by tossing water bottles. Specifically, you will take turns tossing water bottles so that the water bottles land upright after doing one flip in the air.

Just as exciting as the match with their seniors, the players of the Do Luong children's team competed in a water bottle tossing game. Photo: Diep Thanh

To add to the excitement and fun, these young players also divided into teams and scored points to see who was the best player. Seeing the children playing happily, many parents on the field also imitated and soon realized that this simple game was not easy to play at all.

Support football without forgetting to protect the environment

Cheering in hot weather conditions and for a long time, many spectators had to fuel themselves with soft drinks, snacks... Therefore, the situation of littering on the sidelines of the field after the match was inevitable. However, many spectators were conscious and did not leave litter where they sat.

Spectators from Quynh Luu collect trash after the match ends. Photo: Minh Sang

When the whistle blew to end the match betweenQuynh Luu and Hung NguyenThe score of 1-1 made both teams and fans of both teams regretful. When everyone was about to leave, a parent of Quynh Luu football team spoke up: "Let's pick up the trash, guys." After this call, the parents quickly returned to their seats to pick up plastic bottles and cans and put them in the designated bins. They are truly commendable spectators, not forgetting to protect the environment when watching football.

The actions of environmentally conscious parents will have a positive impact on their children. Photo: Minh Sang