Defeating HAGL, U15 SLNA soon won a ticket to the semi-finals

(Baonghean.vn) – With 6 goals scored, U15 SLNA and U15 HAGL delivered an eye-catching match in the second round of the group stage of the National U15 Finals this afternoon (August 4).

Contrary to expectations, U15 SLNA were the ones who dominated the game and showed superiority in physical strength, technique and tactics right from the opening whistle. And under the pressure created by U15 SLNA, it was inevitable that U15 HAGL would concede a goal.

However, it was not until the 20th minute that, from a sideline attack, the ball was hung into the penalty area and the one who had a favorable position to score was Pham Tien Dung. The opening goal made U15 SLNA play extremely excitedly and created many beautiful combinations that made the U15 HAGL defenders continuously make mistakes.

Midfielder Ngo Quang Thuan (No. 11) becomes a strong candidate for the title of top scorer - Photo: Hoai Hoan

Just 3 minutes later, substitute midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien left his mark when he had a solo performance, dribbling past a series of U15 HAGL defenders before scoring the goal to raise the score to 2-0. Still not fully recovered from the 2 quick goals, U15 HAGL also had to receive a penalty kick when there were less than 2 minutes left in the first half. On the penalty spot, captain Phan Ba ​​Quyen made no mistake to raise the score to 3-0 for U15 SLNA. At the same time, the first half ended with a difference in score.

In the second half, the young HAGL players pressed forward to attack in search of a goal and after their efforts, they got results. In the 48th minute, a chaotic situation in front of goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet's goal created an opportunity for the young HAGL players to score a goal, narrowing the score to 1-3.

SLNA is a strong candidate for the championship. Photo: Trung Kien.

However, in an open game, U15 SLNA continued to score the 4th goal quite easily. In the 52nd minute, U15 SLNA was awarded a penalty after a foul by a HAGL defender. On the penalty spot, Ngo Quang Thuan scored to raise the score to 4-1 for U15 SLNA. This was the 4th goal of the U15 Vietnam team after 2 matches at the National U15 Finals.

With a score difference of 4-1, U15 SLNA started to play sluggishly and U15 HAGL scored another goal to shorten the score to 2-4 in the 72nd minute. If it weren't for the excellence and high concentration of goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet in the previous 2 defensive situations, the number of goals that U15 SLNA would have conceded would not have stopped at 2. When there was not much time left in the match, U15 SLNA deployed a tight defense, quick counterattacks and 4-2 was also the final score of the match.

With this victory, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team have 6 absolute points and are leading Group A after 2 rounds. Thereby, they have officially won the ticket to the semi-finals 1 round early. In the next match in the group stage, U15 SLNA will meet the home team Tay Ninh at 3:00 p.m. on August 6. The semi-finals will take place on August 9 and 10, 2017 at Tay Ninh Stadium.

Trung Kien