With a thrilling victory, defending champions Yen Thanh and Quy Hop advance to the Semi-finals
(Baonghean.vn) - Both Quarter-final matches were extremely tense. If the defending champion Yen Thanh won the ticket to the next round thanks to "luck", ND Quy Hop won convincingly against their opponent.
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Both earning 7 points with a "huge" goal difference (+ 11 and + 10) after the group stage, the match between the two neighbors Yen Thanh and Dien Chau is expected to be a dramatic and fierce competition.
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| NĐ Yên Thành and NĐ Diễn Châu played a fierce match, evenly matched. Photo: Hồ Phương |
The action on the field did not disappoint the fans. Right after the opening whistle, both teams attacked. Beautiful combinations were continuously created. In the 7th minute, player Nguyen Viet Thong made the stadium explode when he scored the opening goal to help ND Dien Chau take the lead.
However, NĐ Yên Thành was not shaken. The players proved why they are the defending champions of the tournament. Just 1 minute after conceding the goal, the team from the rice fields had an answer with an equalizer by number 8 Phan Van Tai.
Entering the second half, the open attacking game was still maintained. In the 33rd minute, ND Dien Chau took the lead again with a goal by number 7 Cao Hoang Dat.
It seemed that the short time of the second half would make it impossible for ND Yen Thanh to continue, but the "earthquake" happened. In just the last 3 minutes of the match, the goalkeeper of Dien Chau made 2 extremely elementary errors in catching the ball, helping ND Yen Thanh score 2 more goals thanks to player Nguyen Minh Chau.
The score of 3 - 2 was maintained until the end of the match and the defending champion Yen Thanh was the team that won the ticket to the Semi-finals.
Do Luong 1 - 2 Thermal Power Plants Quy Hop
With 3 wins in the group stage, experts have predicted that NĐ Do Luong will be a strong candidate for the championship this year. But first, they have to overcome the rock named Quy Hop.
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| NĐ Do Luong (dark blue shirt) and NĐ Quy Hop played an intense match. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
After the opening whistle, Cong Phuong's juniors rushed forward to attack. The young players created dangerous attacks on the Quy Hop team's side. However, Quy Hop team was not shaken at all, they organized a tight defense, making Do Luong team powerless to find a way into the goal. The score was 0-0, ending a tense first half.
In the second half, ND Quy Hop suddenly attacked. This sudden change in tactics made Do Luong players confused. And what was to come happened. ND Quy Hop scored 2 goals in a row to take the lead in the 25th and 28th minutes thanks to Tran Nhat Tien and Nguyen Quoc Anh.
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| NĐ Do Luong tried very hard but could not score more goals. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
With nothing left to lose, ND Do Luong had to push forward to find an equalizer to keep their hopes of advancing. Their tireless efforts helped Do Luong score a goal to shorten the gap to 1-2 thanks to number 7 Nguyen Danh Anh Kiet.
However, the remaining time of the second half was not enough for NĐ Do Luong to create a surprise. The match ended with a victory for the Quy Hop young players.
With this result, NĐ Yên Thành and NĐ Quỳ Hợp will meet in the Semi-final 1 of the season, taking place tomorrow morning, June 16.
