Dramatic draw between Quy Chau Children's and Thanh Chuong Children's teams won tickets to the quarter-finals

After 2 matches, Thanh Chuong Children's Team has 3 points (1 win, 1 loss) with a goal difference of +2, while Quy Chau Children's Team has 2 points after 2 draws.

Therefore, to take the top spot and enter the quarter-finals, Thanh Chuong Children only need a draw, while Quy Chau Children must win this match.

The first chance of the match belonged to Thanh Chuong Children's Football Club in the 3rd minute, but number 11 Vo Nguyen Thai Bao failed to capitalize on it in a face-off with Quy Chau Children's Football Club goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh.

Thanh Chuong Children's Team dominated the first minutes of the match. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

After this situation, the Thanh Chuong Children's players dominated the game. 5 minutes later, number 10 Dinh La Thang fired a powerful shot right at the edge of the penalty area, goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh stood rooted to the spot but the ball missed the post by a hair.

Unable to take advantage of scoring opportunities, the Thanh Chuong Children's players paid the price. In the 12th minute, in a counter-attack, the smallest player on the field, number 6 Hoang Quoc Huy, calmly defeated goalkeeper Vo Tran Gia Bao in a one-on-one situation. The score was 1-0 for Quy Chau Children's.

Number 6 Hoang Quoc Huy (right) scored the opening goal for Quy Chau Children's School. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The match became more exciting when just 2 minutes later, in a straight attack down the middle, number 10 Dinh La Thang unleashed a powerful low shot into the middle of the goal, defeating goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh, bringing the match back to the starting line.

The atmosphere at Nghe An Provincial Sports Stadium became lively after this goal, when fans of both teams cheered and encouraged their players. On the field, the two teams played tit for tat with clear scoring opportunities created; however, no more goals were scored before the break.

The match was very exciting from the end of the first half and most of the second half. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Entering the second half, the two teams continued to maintain an attractive attacking game. However, from the middle of the second half, Quy Chau Children's Team had more clear scoring opportunities. In the 30th minute, number 8 Hoang Tuan Phong had two consecutive one-on-one situations with goalkeeper Vo Tran Gia Bao but was unable to put the ball in the net, causing Quy Chau fans to hold their heads in regret.

However, just over 1 minute later, in the third time facing Vo Tran Gia Bao in the second half, Hoang Tuan Phong did not miss, raising the score to 2-1 for Quy Chau Children.

Facing the risk of being eliminated after the group stage, the Thanh Chuong Children's players rushed forward to attack in search of an equalizer. And the efforts of the team from the land of the urchins were rewarded when in the 37th minute, the ball was returned to the middle of the field for number 5 Ho Quoc Khanh to rush up and shoot a very strong long-range shot into the middle of the goal of the Quy Chau Children's goalkeeper, leaving goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh helpless.

In the remaining minutes, no more goals were scored. With 1 more point in this match, Thanh Chuong Children's School has 4 points after 3 matches like Do Luong Children's School and Cua Lo Children's School but won the first place in Group B thanks to a higher goal difference (+2 compared to 0 of Do Luong Children's School and -2 of Cua Lo Children's School). Meanwhile, Quy Chau Children's School only has 3 points, definitely stopping.