On the sidelines of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament: Drums 'fight' drums

"Skin? Head?"

Not taking advantage of his height to head the ball, No. 5 of Nhi Dong Tan Ky lost the ball right in front of the opponent's goal in the final match this morning. Photo: Duc Anh

With a well-balanced team, playing technically, and following the tactics very well, playing more aggressively, but no goals were scored throughout the first half. In a situation, the number 5 of Nhi Dong Tan Ky - the tallest player on the team stood before a scoring opportunity when a teammate passed the ball deep into the net. However, instead of taking advantage of his tall body, easily using his head to cross the ball into the net to score, this player held the ball down to his feet and crossed the ball into the opponent's defender's leg.

Regretting that his student missed a chance to score and made an important tactical mistake in a "clear and obvious" situation, Coach Mai Thai Uy shouted loudly: "Where's the head? Where's the head, why are you using your feet?", a home team fan chimed in: "Here's the head, it's on my neck, teacher! But Troc was thinking about something, so he made a little mistake."

Team drum "competes" with school drum

The "competition" between two drum teams in the stands this morning. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The stands of the stadium No. 6 Dao Tan (Vinh City) this morning seemed to "explode" with the bustling cheers, the sound of Vuvuzela horns, the sound of drums, the resounding sound of Team drums and all kinds of sounds from empty bottles, from soft drink cans... that the fans of the two teams made for their young players.

On the left side were the fans from the coastal region of Dien Chau, with banners on their heads, red shirts with yellow stars, and colorful flags. The most prominent among them were two elderly men, carrying a Team drum set on their shoulders, continuously beating the drums and shouting: “Dien Chau, come on! Dien Chau is the champion. Boom, boom, boom!”

On the left side of the stands, the fans of the Tan Ky mountain town football team were also very numerous. Unlike the Phu Dien fans, they cheered in their own way with plastic bottles, soft drink cans, whistles and endless applause. The most prominent among them were two women, one was “old” and put all her energy into beating the drum with two sticks, the other was middle-aged and was trying her best to play the famous Vuvuzela.

On the field, the two teams faced each other with exciting attacks. In the stands, the two sides also “competed” with “classic” cheering performances. But the “team drum” could not “compete” with the “school drum”. Tan Ky Children won, the sound of “Tung, tung, tung, tung” resounded continuously, full of urgency and pride…