The U21 team failed to qualify, SLNA lost in youth tournaments
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite winning the opening match of the 2016 National U21 qualifying round, two consecutive defeats against Hanoi T&T and Viettel forced coach Nguyen Van Thinh and his team to stop.
Before meeting U21 Viettel in the third round of the qualifying round this afternoon, October 13, U21 SLNA won 1, lost 1 and only got 3 points. Therefore, the Nghe team must win against this tough opponent if they do not want to be eliminated.
Without the services of main striker Ho Tuan Tai due to injury, U21 SLNA were soon dominated by U21 Viettel right from the start of the match. And it was no surprise that U21 Viettel were the ones to take the lead in the 23rd minute.
At this time, the U21 SLNA coaching staff immediately sent in young midfielder Dang Van Lam to replace striker Tran Phi Ha to strengthen the midfield. After tireless efforts, the Nghe team took advantage of the opportunity to equalize the score when Pham Xuan Manh successfully executed a penalty kick in the 35th minute.
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| U21 SLNA (yellow) played well and led 2-1 after the end of the first half. |
The joy continued to double for coach Nguyen Van Thinh and his students when striker Nguyen Viet Nguyen raised the score to 2-1 exactly 5 minutes later.
However, in the second half, facing the opponent's continuous attacks, goalkeeper Ho Van Tu had to continuously pick the ball out of the net in the 58th and 63rd minutes. Impatient when falling behind 3-2, and unable to control the midfield, U21 SLNA received another goal in extra time and had to accept the second defeat in the qualifying round with a score of 2-4.
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| However, in the second half, coach Nguyen Van Thinh's students lost control of the game and conceded 3 more goals. |
This result forced coach Nguyen Van Thinh and his team to stop early when they only got 3 points after 3 matches, while Hanoi T&T and Viettel won tickets to the Final Round with 7 and 4 points respectively.
This is the second consecutive time that U21 SLNA has not been able to participate in the National U21 Finals - a tournament in which the Nghe An team holds the record of winning 5 times. This defeat also ends the hope of winning a championship for Nghe An youth football this year./.
Trung Kien
