Leading the score, U19 Song Lam Nghe An still lost to U19 Hue

End of the second round of matches in Group B of the 2023 National U19 Qualifiers,U19 Song Lam Nghe Angot 4 points and is leading this group. Meanwhile, U19 Hue has only played 1 match and lost to U19 Nam Dinh with a score of 0-1. Through observing the players of the ancient capital, it can be seen that this team is not very strong. Therefore, experts assess that U19 Song Lam Nghe An will be in the upper position when the two teams compete.

Cai Van Quy (Song Lam Nghe An) missed many scoring opportunities for his team. Photo: Chung Le

That was proven by coach Nguyen Van Vinh's students in front of the audience as soon as the ball rolled on the PVF stadium. U19 Song Lam Nghe An completely dominated the game. Ball control time was completely in favor of Nghe An's strikers. U19 Song Lam Nghe An did not hide their ambition when they were determined to win all 3 points. The formation of U19 Nghe An was pushed up high and forced U19 Hue to use defensive counter-attack tactics.

In this match, midfielder Ngo Van Bac continued to play the role of a bridge, a link between the defense and the forward players. The passes of the captain of U19 Song Lam Nghe An with high tactical vision often opened up opportunities for teammates to score.

That was shown in the opening goal of U19 Song Lam Nghe An which took place in the middle of the first half. Ngo Van Bac had the ball in the home field, discovered Cai Van Quy moving reasonably, made a precise pass to this striker. The player wearing the number 18 shirt controlled the ball neatly and then used his speed and technique to go past both the defender and the goalkeeper of the opponent to score and shake the net of U19 Hue.

After the goal, U19 Song Lam Nghe An still maintained the dominant position compared to the opponent. It was thought that U19 Song Lam Nghe An would easily defeat this opponent, but the surprise happened when midfielder Tran Van Vinh passed the ball incorrectly, sending the ball to the feet of U19 Hue player. In the situation of facing goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, the striker of the team from Huong River made no mistake, kicking the ball into the net of U19 Song Lam Nghe An, bringing the match back to the starting line.

Defensive errors cost U19 Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: Chung Le

In the second half, coach Nguyen Van Vinh asked his players to push the formation higher to find a goal. However, on an unlucky day, the strikers from Nghe An all missed unfortunate opportunities. Attacking a lot but not scoring, U19 Song Lam Nghe An had to pay the price. U19 Hue scored their second goal when more than half of the second half had passed. This goal continued to be the result of mistakes from the defenders of U19 Song Lam Nghe An. Defender Mai Hoang carelessly passed the ball to the opposing striker, who used his speed to move directly to Van Binh's goal and easily defeated this goalkeeper, raising the score to 2-1 for U19 Hue.

In the final minutes of the match, U19 Song Lam Nghe An created countless opportunities in front of U19 Hue's goal, but could not convert them into goals. Notably, Cai Van Quy had at least 2 face-to-face situations with the opponent's goalkeeper but could not score against U19 Hue.

At the end of the match, U19 Song Lam Nghe An received their first loss in the 2023 National U19 Qualifiers. With this loss, U19 Song Lam Nghe An was pushed down to 2nd place in Group B.

On April 2, U19 Song Lam Nghe An continued to play the 4th match against U19 Da Nang.