Dominating Vinh City Children's Team, Do Luong Children's Team enters the semi-finals

If Nhi Dong Do Luong is the best in group E with 3 wins, then the home teamVinh Cityhad to squeeze through a narrow door to reach the quarter-finals as the second-place finisher in Group B with the best record in Groups A, B, and C.

Before the match, both Coach Tran Van Son of Do Luong Children's and Nguyen Chien Thang of Vinh City Children's were still quite reserved when assessing their opponents. They believed that, having entered this round, every team had an equal chance, regardless of whether they finished first or second in the group stage.

Do Luong Children's Team (blue shirt) played quite dominantly against the host Vinh City (white shirt). Photo: Thanh Cuong

Entering the match, Vinh City Children had the right to kick off first. After only the second touch of the ball, they had a dangerous opportunity towards the goal of the team from Luong market.

However, the Do Luong children are no pushovers. They proved why they are considered a championship candidate, when they launched a counterattack right after winning the ball.

In the 5th minute, the home team's player wearing number 6, Tran Quoc Viet, had a powerful long-range shot, forcing the opposing team's goalkeeper to punch the ball out of bounds, accepting a corner kick.

Captain Tran Duy Minh (in white shirt), is a prominent player on the home team. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With the support of a large audience, the players on the field played very fiercely. There were continuous attractive matches between both teams.

In the 10th minute, captain Tran Duy Minh of Vinh City had a side kick that put the ball into the net, but unfortunately the ball had not touched any player so it was not recognized.

After the missed goal, the young Do Luong players rushed to counterattack, just one minute later, they opened the score thanks to player number 7 Hoang Van Nam.

Do Luong players often pass the ball to the top corner of Vinh City Children's goal. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Less than 2 minutes later, Do Luong children continued to double the gap when player number 2 Ha Anh Dat had an uncomfortable side kick that caused the home team's goalkeeper to fumble and push the ball into the net.

Conceding two goals so quickly, the Red City team's coaching staff immediately had to stop the meeting to cheer up the young players.

In the 18th minute, the home team was awarded an indirect free kick outside the opponent's penalty area. Player number 6 Tran Quoc Viet (Vinh City Children's Club) skillfully passed the ball to captain Tran Duy Minh, number 5, who took a low shot that hit the foot of a player from Do Luong Children's Club and flew into the net, reducing the score to 1-2 for Vinh City Children's Club.

The home team players celebrate the goal that shortened the score. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Excited after conceding the goal, along with the encouragement of the home crowd, the Vinh City players played with even more determination. Just one minute later, captain Tran Duy Minh continued to score an equalizer for Vinh City Children, with a thunderous long-range shot, bringing the match back to the starting line. The score of 2-2 was temporarily maintained until the end of the first half.

Entering the second half, the tug of war continued until the 26th minute, from a counter-attack, player Hoang Van Nam (Do Luong Children's) scored his second goal, breaking the balance, raising the score to 3-2 for Do Luong Children's.

Scoring two goals in the second half, Do Luong players officially turned Vinh City Children into "audiences". Photo: Thanh Cuong

As if relieved of the psychological pressure, the young players of Do Luong continued to attack. In the 28th minute, from a sideline kick in the home field, the ball was passed straight towards the Vinh City goal, and player wearing the number 4 shirt, Nguyen Sy Nam, had a delicate touch, raising the score to 4-2 for the young players of Do Luong.

In the final minutes, Vinh City pushed up their formation in search of an equalizer, but against a solid Do Luong, the home team could do nothing more and had to watch their opponents enter the semi-finals.