Quarterfinal echoes of U21 Song Lam Nghe An vs U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa: The players' marks

1. The players' marks

Visiting Thanh Hoa Stadium has never been easy for the Nghe An team. And in the recent quarter-final match, U21 Song Lam Nghe An also encountered many difficulties due to the resistance of the home team. However, the brilliant performances of the U23 Vietnam players helped the Nghe An team have a sweet victory against the home team U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa.

First of all, it is the midfielder.Dinh Xuan Tien. Although he just returned from Asiad 19, this player of the Vietnam Olympic Team had an excellent match. Dinh Xuan Tien's technical handling and tactical vision helped U21 Song Lam Nghe An's attacks always pose a potential danger to the home team's goal.

In addition, the penetration of this 20-year-old midfielder also made the defense of U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa shake. After being denied a goal by the post, Dinh Xuan Tien spoke up at the right time in the 77th minute to open the score of the match. With those performances, the midfielder wearing the number 10 shirt of the Nghe team was voted the best player of the match.

Like Dinh Xuan Tien, midfielder Tran Nam Hai is also a player who has just returned from Asiad 19. And like Dinh Xuan Tien, this 18-year-old midfielder also shone at the right time to raise the score to 2-0. Tran Nam Hai's goal in the 84th minute was one of the most beautiful goals of the tournament. When this midfielder dribbled past 3 U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa players and then coolly finished off goalkeeper Le Anh Tuan. The appearance ofTran Nam Haiand Dinh Xuan Tien are extremely valuable additions to U21 Song Lam Nghe An in the remaining stages of the tournament.

Another player who left his mark in this match was defender Ho Van Cuong. After entering the field in the second half, this defender played very aggressively on the right wing. Ho Van Cuong's attacks and defenses brought great peace of mind to Nghe An fans. And the assist for Dinh Xuan Tien to score clearly demonstrated the best qualities of this 20-year-old defender. Ho Van Cuong's speed, technique and accurate crossing ability helped eliminate the defenders of Dong A Thanh Hoa U21. Hopefully, this young defender will be in the best shape for the upcoming matches of Song Lam Nghe An U21.

Besides Ho Van Cuong, Dinh Xuan Tien and Tran Nam Hai, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet also made certain contributions in the 2-1 victory over the Thanh team. The ability to come in and out properly along with the solid handling of this U23 Vietnam player helped his teammates up front play more confidently. The goal that Nguyen Van Viet conceded was from a difficult free kick by Nguyen Van Tung. Therefore, in the upcoming matches, Nguyen Van Viet will still be a solid support for his teammates in the goal of the Nghe team.

It can be said that the presence of the players is helping U21 Song Lam Nghe An have a quality squad. And with this squad, coach Pham Bui Minh and his team are ready to compete for the 2023 National U21 Championship.

2. The silent warriors

Besides the shining of the players, we cannot ignore the performances of other players of U21 Song Lam Nghe An. It was the solidity of Vo Tien Thang and Bui Thanh Duc that paralyzed the right wing of U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa. It was the speed and good fighting ability of Nguyen Mai Hoang that contributed to neutralizing striker Le Van Cuong.

Along with that, the excellence of the duo Phan Ba ​​Quyen and Nguyen Quang Vinh helped coach Pham Bui Minh's team dominate the match against the host U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa.

In addition, names like Le Van Quy, Phan Duy Hao or Ngo Van Bac also had very good performances in this match. Obviously,U21 Song Lam Nghe Ancurrently owns a quality and deep squad. And this is the basis for Nghe An fans to hope for a happy ending in this year's tournament.