On the sidelines of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament: 'One horse is in pain, the whole train still wins'

One sick horse, the whole train still wins

In the match this morning with the Vinh City Youth Team, the Hung Nguyen Youth Team got 3 points to enter the semi-finals. On the sidelines, while his teammates were enjoying the joy of victory, goalkeeper Ngo Duc Quang took off his shoes to free his swollen, bruised and festering left foot. During the entire match, Quang completely forgot about the pain and no one realized that he was injured. It was not until the end of the match that Quang realized that the wound was getting more and more serious, even at risk of infection.

The coaching staff and audience are worried about goalkeeper Ngo Duc Quang's injury. Photo: Diep Thanh

As soon as their son went out on the field, Quang's parents immediately poured cold water on the wound to ease the pain and continuously encouraged him. "He sprained this area 5 days ago, while practicing for the season. At first, it was just pain and a little swelling. But because he didn't rest, the injury got worse and now it's even inflamed. Any parent would feel sorry for their son like that. But because he insisted on playing, we had to both treat and care for him," said Binh, Quang's father.

Despite the swelling and pain of his wound, Quang still enthusiastically participated in the tournament and made an important contribution to the team's achievements. Photo: Diep Thanh

Sympathizing with Quang’s parents, other parents also continuously encouraged Quang and enthusiastically sought out a doctor and prescribed medicine to help Quang’s injury heal quickly. Discussing and admiring Quang’s spirit of dedication to football, one parent concluded: “In general, it is excellent that one horse wins even when the whole stable is in pain. Our goalkeeper deserves the title of Emulation Fighter.”

The card of satisfaction

As one of the most potential players, since the beginning of the season until now,Nguyen Duc Khanghas contributed 6 goals for his Nghi Loc Children's team. However, this morning, before the matchNghi Loc meets Dien ChauKhang appeared with a sad face, limping legs and bandaged knees.

Asked the reason, Khang said dejectedly: “I was injured in the match with Ky Son yesterday. Right after that, my parents took me to the doctor, the doctor concluded that I had knee effusion and had to rest for at least a week to recover. For the remaining matches, I can only be a spectator.”

Khang and his mother's cute conversation in the stands while watching their friends compete. Photo: Diep Thanh

Even though they knew their son could not enter the field, Khang’s whole family was still there to cheer for the home team. Seeing her son sad, Ms. Tam - Khang’s mother - held up the player card hanging on his chest and consoled him: “You performed very well in the previous two matches. And most importantly, you got this card, right?” Khang brightened up: “And the certificate too!” - “That’s right, and the certificate too. Too many!”

Seeing her son regain his spirit and happily go watch his friends play, Ms. Tam revealed: "If I receive compensation or bonuses, I will put them in a piggy bank for my son and tell him: This is the first money you earn from your own efforts, you will be very happy."

Two-faced commentator

That was the unfortunate situation of commentator Duong Cong Anh in this morning's match between the Youth team.Vinh City and Hung Nguyen Youth.

Mr. Duong Cong Anh is the on-field commentator for the match between Hung Nguyen Youth Team and Vinh City. Photo: Diep Thanh

“I have been following the tournament for a long time and really enjoy this very useful playground. However, it is not every day that I can arrange time to go watch the kids compete. Today I have free time, and I know that my hometown Hung Nguyen is playing, so I went to cheer and comment on the match to add to the atmosphere. Who would have thought that Hung Nguyen's opponent would be Vinh City. One side is where I was born, the other side is where I live, I dare not lean towards either side. I don't dare to shout loudly when any team scores a goal, I have to keep it to myself to avoid being rude" - Mr. Cong Anh scratched his head, explaining after the match.

The Hung Nguyen Youth team players had an excellent match. Photo: Duc Anh

Thanks to the contribution of this amateur commentator, the match between the Youth teamVinh City and Hung Nguyenmore lively and exciting. With a score of 3-1, Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen excellently entered the semi-finals this year.