U21 International Football Tournament – Thanh Nien Newspaper 6th-2012: Host easily enters semi-finals
On the evening of October 17, more than 10,000 spectators from the Mountain City were present at the Pleiku Stadium to watch the final group stage match between the home team U21 Thanh Nien Vietnam and U21 Thailand, and they were not disappointed.
Dinh Bao (12), the player who scored the opening goal for the U21 Thanh Nien Vietnam team. Photo: Anh Tai.
The overwhelming 6-1 victory over Singapore on the opening day made the home team's spirit very comfortable, and they entered the match against U21 Thailand with full confidence. Therefore, coach Dinh Van Dung's students almost controlled the match throughout the first half and had many dangerous attacks on the opponent's goal. However, it was not until the end of the first half that Dinh Bao had a close-range shot to open the score 1-0 for the home team in the 45th minute.
In the 65th minute, a Thai player handled the ball in the 16m50 box, Korean referee Ko Hyung Jin immediately awarded the home team a penalty, and captain Hoang Thinh raised the score to 2-0 for U21 Thanh Nien Vietnam.
Riding on the momentum, Thanh Nien Vietnam players continuously overwhelmed goalkeeper Sudprasert's goal. Unfortunately, their shots were either inaccurate or not dangerous, so 2-0 was the final result of the match.
Before that, there was a match between U21 Malaysia and Sydney FC with the result that U21 Malaysia won 4-2, topping Group B. Sydney FC ranked second.
Thus, the semi-final round will take place on the afternoon of October 19, the U21 Thanh Nien Vietnam team will meet Sydney FC (at 6pm), before that will be the confrontation between U21 Malaysia - U21 Thailand
According to Bongdaplus - DT
