National U13 Final: Losing to Viettel, U13 SLNA becomes former champion

(Baonghean.vn) - The U13 SLNA team had a completely dominant match against their opponent U13 Viettel. But in the unfortunate afternoon, U13 Song Lam could not defend their championship title of the 2015 National Youth Football Tournament.

Before the final, U13 SLNA had an extremely difficult match against U13 Binh Duong. Although they were behind for most of the match, thanks to the brilliance of the individuals, SLNA was able to equalize. And with the spirit of the defending champion, the yellow-shirted team defeated the team from Thu Dau Mot on penalties to enter the final.

As for U13 Viettel, the team is considered a strong candidate for the championship this year. In the U13 group stage match, Viettel had a fairly easy victory over U13 SLNA with a score of 3-1. Therefore, in this final match, Coach Nguyen Van Thinh must make reasonable adjustments to avoid being caught up in U13 Viettel's playing style, from which the yellow-shirted army can win.

The ball in the final match of U13 SLNA and Viettel

Back to the main events of the final match. Both U13 Song Lam Nghe An and U13 Viettel fielded their strongest lineups. As soon as the starting whistle blew, the coaches of both teams directed their players to attack, creating consecutive opportunities towards each other’s goal.

Viettel with small coordination in the central area then suddenly launched long shots from outside the penalty area. Meanwhile, the yellow army often had phases of developing the ball on the two wings, then suddenly crossed for the strikers to cut in front of the opposing defenders.

In the 20th minute, from a through ball from his teammate, the player wearing the number 10 jersey of Viettel escaped down to face the SLNA goalkeeper but could not beat him. Immediately after that, the Nghe An team also counterattacked on the right wing, the ball was turned in for a teammate standing alone inside but the header missed the goal by a hair. SLNA continuously pressed the field and created many opportunities towards Viettel's goal.

There were many Nghe An fans coming to cheer for the final match.

The surprise came in the final seconds of the first half. From a counterattack, Trung Dao from Viettel dribbled the ball strongly on the left wing before turning the ball over for Ngoc Phu from Viettel to shoot close to the goal to open the score.

Entering the second half, Song Lam Nghe An proactively pushed up their formation, playing fiercely right from Viettel's field in hopes of scoring an equalizer.

U13 Song Lam had many regrettable misses

Dao Viet Cuong had a good coordination with his teammate on the right wing, but this player had an unsuccessful pass, when in Viettel's penalty area there was no defender marking the SLNA striker.

In the second half, Viettel chose a defensive strategy to preserve the score, so it was difficult for SLNA's attackers to approach the opponent's goal. Song Lam's attacking arrangements were often a bit hasty in the decisive passes.

In the final minutes of the match, Viettel's goal was constantly shaken by the attacks of the Nghe An team. SLNA's strikers continuously shot the ball but were all blocked by Viettel's goalkeeper. The match ended with U13 Song Lam losing to U13 Viettel with a close score of 0-1.

Awarding silver medals to U13 SLNA players

U13 SLNA players receive awards

Awarding outstanding players

Awarding gold medal to Viettel U13 team

One unlucky afternoon, coach Nguyen Van Thinh and his team's dream of defending the championship for the third time was shattered. With the loss in the final match of the 2015 National Youth Football Tournament, the youth training center of Song Lam Nghe An did not win any championship this year./.

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