Fast attack and solid defense, Tan Ky Children's Team overcomes Nam Dan Children's Team to enter the semi-finals

• Tan Ky Children (red shirt) played excellently from the first minutes of the match. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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Having won the children's age group championship for many years (2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010) and in the most recent season, 2019, Tan Ky Children won the runner-up position. With a long history of achievements, entering the 24th season, the young players of Tan Ky Children play with the mentality of a "big guy".

However, in the group that is not highly rated including the teams: Tuong Duong, Con Cuong, Hung Nguyen, Tan Ky children also had to make a lot of effort to rise to the top position in group D and win the right to enter the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Nam Dan children's football team was also quite lucky to win second place in groups A, B, C to be present in the third quarter-final match.

Tan Ky Children's Team celebrated early with two consecutive goals in the 2nd and 3rd minutes of the first half. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Comparing the correlation between the two teams, Nhi Dong Tan Ky is superior in terms of physical strength, technique and tactical thinking. With the ambition to win a ticket to the next round, continuing to affirm the position of "big guy" of children's football, right from the start of the match, the players from the land of honey attacked massively. In the second minute of the first half, number 3 Nguyen Van Dung had a close-range shot that broke the opponent's net, opening the score for Nhi Dong Tan Ky.

Before he could recover from the instant loss, the goalkeeper's net shook again when in the 3rd minute, player number 7 Pham Van Anh of Tan Ky Children's Football Club skillfully hooked the ball into the net. 2-0 for Tan Ky team.

Trying their best in every move, at the end of the first half, Nhi Dong Nam Dan scored a goal to shorten the score. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With two consecutive goals, Nhi Dong Tan Ky played more excitedly, continuously attacking the goal of the team from Uncle Ho's hometown. The defenders as well as the goalkeeper of Nhi Dong Nam Dan had to work very hard to resist in order to not concede any more goals. At this time, Nhi Dong Nam Dan's coaching board asked for a consultation.

After discussing and coming up with a more effective tactical formation, the Nhi Dong Nam Dan players caught up with the game faster and started to counterattack actively. From a free kick, number 10, Nguyen Gia Bao, the leader of the team from Uncle Ho's hometown, scored a goal to reduce the score to 2-1.

Entering the second half, Nhi Dong Nam Dan adjusted their formation and started to counterattack fiercely. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Entering the second half of the match, when the goal gap had been shortened, the Nam Dan children's team launched a strong attack with the hope of equalizing. Immediately, the players from the land of honey also responded with fierce counterattacks. On the field at this time, there were attractive and dramatic double attacks. In the 24th minute of the match, from a cross from the left wing, receiving and controlling the ball accurately, number 7 Pham Van Anh successfully finished, raising the score to 3-1 for Tan Ky Children.

In the 32nd minute of the match, from an indirect free kick, Nhi dong que Bac had a chance to shorten the score gap. However, player number 10 of Nhi dong Nam Dan kicked the ball and hit the foot of Nhi dong Tan Ky defender, the ball bounced away, no goal was scored.

With a 3-1 victory over Nhi Dong Que Bac, Tan Ky team won the right to enter the semi-finals. Photo: Thanh Cuong

There were many more clear opportunities but the young players of Nhi Dong Que Bac failed to take advantage of them to create goals. Meanwhile, with a 2-goal gap, Nhi Dong Tan Ky was getting closer to victory to get a ticket to the semi-finals. Therefore, they both attacked and deployed a solid defense, preserving the score for the home team. The final minutes of the match passed, and no more goals were scored.

With a convincing victory over Nhi dong Nam Dan, Nhi dong Tan Ky players won tickets to the semi-finals. Tomorrow morning, at 8:30, Nhi dong Tan Ky will meet the winner of the fourth quarter-final match between Nhi dong Do Luong and Nhi dong Thanh Pho Vinh taking place this afternoon.