Coach of U19 Hanoi: U19 SLNA is a candidate for the championship

U19 SLNA and U19 Hanoi are considered the two strongest teams in Group B - National U19 Finals 2019. In the first match, U19 Hanoi won U19 Phu Yen 1-0, U19 SLNA won B. Binh Duong 2-1. In the second match, U19 SLNA and U19 Hanoi drew 1-1.

In this tournament, U19 SLNA is the best prepared team with 10 players born in 2001 and also the generation of players who won the National U13 Championship in 2013, who were once representatives of Vietnamese youth football training in Japan such as Ho Khac Luong, Pham Van Ba, Tran Manh Quynh, Tran Quoc Thanh. Among them are young players Nguyen Van Bach and Dinh Xuan Tien (born in 2003), who have just competed in the National U15 and U17 tournaments in 2018.

Midfielder Nguyen Van Bach is a prominent face at the National U19 Finals despite being only 16 years old. Photo: Quoc Viet

Evaluating SLNA and HAGL, coach Vu Hong Viet said: "In this tournament, I rate U19 SLNA the highest because they have players with the ability to make great changes in speed and physical strength.

As for HAGL, I think they can reach the semi-finals and achieve their goal of being in the Top 4 strongest teams. As for reaching the final match, I don’t rate HAGL highly.”

In Group B, the situation is almost decided when U19 SLNA is temporarily leading the group with 4 points after 2 matches, ranked above Hanoi due to better goal difference. And in the final match on March 13, U19 SLNA only has to face Phu Yen, the weakest team in the group and has been officially eliminated. Meanwhile, Hanoi will face B. Binh Duong.

The semi-finals and finals of this year's National U19 Championship will take place on March 15 and March 17. In the history of the tournament, SLNA still holds the record with 5 championships in 1999; 2001; 2004; 2005; 2006. The last time SLNA U19 had a good result was the bronze medal in 2018.

U19 SLNA had a smooth start at the 2019 National U19 Finals

(Baonghean.vn) - The excellence of central midfielders such as Tran Manh Quynh and Tran Quoc Thanh helped U19 SLNA win their first victory against U19 B. Binh Duong on the opening day of the 2019 National U19 Finals.