Winning both matches, Vinh City Youth Union and Nghia Dan have the advantage of entering the quarter-finals.
(Baonghean.vn) - In the nerve-wracking penalty shootout, Vinh City Youth Team bravely won against Do Luong Youth Team. Playing closely, Nghia Dan Youth Team won against Hung Nguyen Youth Team. By winning the match, the two teams created a big advantage in the race for tickets to the quarterfinals of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament.
Vinh City Youth Team - Do Luong Youth Team: 1-0
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| In a tight match, the number of dangerous opportunities created by Vinh City Youth Team (light blue shirt) and Do Luong Youth Team was not much. Photo: Duc Anh |
In the first match of Group B of the youth age group (the “death group” of the tournament), Vinh City Youth Team met Do Luong Youth Team. These are the two strongest teams with the most achievements throughout the 22-year history of the tournament.
Entering the match, Vinh City Youth Union and Do Luong Youth Union proved to be worthy opponents and understood each other very well. Both teams deployed a very tight game plan, quickly breaking the opponent's attack. There were no surprises, ending the two halves with a score of 0-0.
| A nerve-wracking penalty shootout between Vinh City Youth Team and Do Luong Youth Team. Clip: Lam Tung - Sy Hung |
Because the group had 3 teams, the two teams Vinh City Youth and Do Luong Youth were forced to enter a penalty shootout to determine the winner. In this nerve-wracking match, "Cong Phuong's juniors" lost to the "host" Vinh City Youth with a score of 3-4. According to the tournament's regulations, the match result was counted as Vinh City Youth beating Do Luong Youth with a score of 1-0.
In the second round of Group B, TN Do Luong will compete with TN Tan Ky. To get a ticket to the Quarterfinals, TN Do Luong must win.
Nghia Dan Youth Team - Hung Nguyen Youth Team: 3-1
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| Nghia Dan Youth Team (yellow shirts) implemented a multi-layered defense, making it difficult for Hung Nguyen Youth Team to enter the penalty area. Photo: Duc Anh |
The first round of Group C was a competition between TN Hung Nguyen (third place in 2018) and the “unknown” TN Nghia Dan. Entering the match, TN Hung Nguyen’s desire to change the medal color was quickly “splashed” when the opposing team’s number 2 striker Le Anh Tu seized the opportunity to score the opening goal.
With the goal, Nghia Dan Youth Team played tightly and defended on many levels. Hung Nguyen Youth Team tried hard and dominated the game, but there were not many scoring opportunities created.
| Highlight of the match between TN Nghia Dan and TN Hung Nguyen. Clip: Lam Tung - Sy Hung |
In the last minute of the first half and the first minute of the second half, Nghia Dan Youth Team took advantage of the opponent's weakness to score 2 goals in a row, raising the score to 3-0. The scorers were Dang Tuan Minh and Vo Quang Huy. In the final minutes of the match, Hung Nguyen Youth Team continuously attacked, pressuring the opponent and narrowing the score to 1-3 thanks to Hoang Anh Tuan. Hung Nguyen Youth Team was awarded a penalty kick but the striker of this team kicked it wide.
1-3 was the final score of the match. With this victory, the Nghia Dan Youth Team has created a big advantage in winning 2 tickets to the quarterfinals of the group. In the second match, the Hung Nguyen Youth Team will meet the Thanh Chuong Youth Team.
