Drawing with U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa, U21 Song Lam Nghe An has a good chance to enter the final round of the National U21 Tournament

In the qualifying round of the 2025 National U21 Tournament,U21 Song Lam Nghe Anis in group B, with the participation of opponents including host U21 PVF, U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa, U21 Dao Ha and U21 Cong An Hanoi.

In the opening match, coach Pham Anh Tuan and his team had an impressive start when they defeated U21 Cong An Ha Noi with a score of 4-0. In the second match, U21 Song Lam Nghe An continued to win against U21 Dao Ha with a score of 7-0.

With this result, Song Lam Nghe An is temporarily leading Group B with 6 points.

In the third match, U21 Song Lam Nghe An faced U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa. Coach Pham Anh Tuan deployed the strongest lineup that U21 Song Lam Nghe An currently possesses. In which, U21 Song Lam Nghe An continued to use the 4-4-2 formation to ensure the balance between attack and defense.

Specifically, the goalkeeper Nguyen Huu Hau is guarding the goal. The defense consists of Nguyen Mai Hoang, Le Nguyen Hoang, Vo Tien Thang and Nguyen Tan Minh. The midfield consists of Tran Nam Hai, Nguyen Trong Tuan, Le Van Quy and Nguyen Trong Son. On the attack line are the striker duo Phan Duy Hao and Phung Van Nam.

Determined to win and qualify for the qualifying round, U21 Song Lam Nghe An quickly dominated the game and took control of the ball as soon as the ball started rolling. Coach Pham Anh Tuan's team chose to attack the ball on both wings as their main style of play.

That helped U21 Song Lam Nghe An soon have a dangerous opportunity towards the opponent's goal not long after the opening whistle of the match. Starting from a situation of attacking the ball on the right wing, Phan Duy Hao made a cross, sending the ball hitting the crossbar, missing the opportunity to open the score for U21 Song Lam Nghe An.

In the following minutes, U21 Song Lam Nghe An continued to put pressure on the goal of U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa, but coach Pham Anh Tuan's students lacked sharpness in the final situations.

After initially being somewhat overwhelmed by the way U21 Song Lam Nghe An attacked, U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa gradually regained control of the game and organized quite sharp attacks. In the 30th minute, midfielder Ha Minh Duc of Dong A Thanh Hoa attacked the ball diagonally on the right wing, faced the goalkeeper of Song Lam Nghe An and then launched a dangerous shot, but unfortunately it went just wide of the post.

In the final minutes of the first half, U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa caused many difficulties for Huu Hau's (SLNA) goal, but could not find the net of U21 Song Lam Nghe An.

With the game being somewhat underdogs, coach Pham Anh Tuan decided to send midfielders Quang Vinh, Long Vu (from Song Lam Nghe An team 1) and Tan Dung onto the field to replace Trong Tuan, Trong Son and Phung Van Nam. However, the first half ended without either side scoring a goal.

In the second half, U21 Song Lam Nghe An played better and created a lot of pressure on the opponent's goal. In particular, coach Pham Anh Tuan directed his students to coordinate more flexibly to find gaps in U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa to exploit.

However, on a day when Song Lam Nghe An players lacked a bit of sharpness in finishing, they were unable to penetrate the net of U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa. The match ended with a score of 0-0.
With 1 point won in this match, U21 Song Lam Nghe An has gained a big advantage for the ticket to the final round of the 2025 National U21 Tournament./.