Ngo Quang Truong's students lost 2-4 to Dang Phuong Nam's players.

(Baonghean.vn) - Preparing for the 2017 National U15 Football Championship Finals, the SLNA U15 team had a friendly match against the Viettel U17 team led by coach Dang Phuong Nam this afternoon, May 18. The victory went to the representative from Hanoi.

In this match, coach Ngo Quang Truong deployed a lineup that was not the strongest, in which goalkeeper Nguyen Minh Duc was the starting goalkeeper, replacing Nguyen Van Viet. The defenders were Duong Van Cuong, Pham Van Ba, Phan Ba ​​Quyen, Nguyen Duc Hoan. The midfielder quartet included Nguyen Van Bach, Dinh Xuan Tien, Ho Xuan Nguyen, Ngo Quang Thuan and two strikers Hoang Van Thong and Pham Tien Dung.

Midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien - the best player of the 2014 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament is a mainstay at U15 SLNA. Photo: Trung Kien.

In the first half, with the superior advantage in physique, thinking, and tactics, U17 Viettel had no difficulty in completely controlling the game. The proof was that when the first 45 minutes ended, U15 SLNA was quickly 3 goals behind due to the mistake of the home team's goalkeeper.

In the second half, U15 SLNA made some changes in personnel and adjustments, thereby playing better and scoring 2 goals thanks to Pham Tien and Dinh Xuan Tien. Meanwhile, U17 Viettel scored another goal.

Coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team had a useful match before the National U15 Finals against U17 Viettel. Photo: Trung Kien.

The friendly match was quite professional, ending with a score of 4-2 in favor of U17 Viettel.

Through this match, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his students learned many lessons in defensive strategies as well as team formation distance.

At this year's National U15 Finals, the typical representatives that will compete for the championship in Tay Ninh this May are Viettel, Hanoi, SLNA, Khanh Hoa, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, PVF and host U15 Tay Ninh.

In the friendly match that took place yesterday (May 17) between U17 SLNA and U17 Viettel, U17 SLNA players won 2-1 against coach Dang Phuong Nam and his team.

Trung Kien