Nghe An won the Gold Medal in Men's Football at the National Sports Festival
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An men's football team, consisting of U21 Song Lam Nghe An players, defeated Hanoi in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.
On the afternoon of December 10, at Cam Pha Stadium, the final match of men's football of the 9th National Sports Festival in 2022 took place between Nghe An team and Hanoi team.
The two strongest teams in the tournament created an attractive attacking game. However, no goals were scored in 120 minutes of play (including 2 regular halves and 2 extra halves).
The two teams had to take penalty kicks to decide the winner. In this nerve-wracking shootout, Nghe An players defeated Hanoi with a score of 4-2 to win the Gold medal in men's football.
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The joy of the Board of Directors, coaching staff and players of Nghe An after winning the Gold medal in men's football at the 9th National Sports Festival in 2022. Photo: CSCC. |
With this result, Nghe An players have reclaimed the "debt" from 4 years ago at the 8th National Sports Festival in 2018 against their opponent Hanoi. At that Festival, Hanoi defeated Nghe An with a score of 2-0 in the final match of men's football.