Cua Lo Children's Team unexpectedly won against Do Luong Children's Team

After the first two matches, Do Luong Children's is temporarily leading Group B with 4 points (1 win, 1 draw) while Cua Lo Children's is at the bottom of the group with 1 draw, 1 loss. The situation in this group is quite tense when the remaining 2 teams, Thanh Chuong Children's and Quy Chau Children's, have 3 points and 2 points respectively.

Do Luong Children's Team (blue shirt) dominated the match from the beginning... Photo: Thanh Cuong.

Within 10 minutes after the opening whistle, number 7 To Quyen Linh, number 9 Nguyen Dac Quan and number 11 Nguyen Van Phong had the opportunity to open the score for Nhi Dong Do Luong, however, they were unable to take advantage of it successfully.

Although overwhelmed, Nhi Dong Cua Lo was the team that unexpectedly scored a goal to take the lead in the final seconds of the first half. After a counter-attack, receiving the ball without being marked, number 11 Nguyen Trong Nghia calmly kicked the ball low past goalkeeper Tran Duc Cong into the net.

...but Nhi Dong Cua Lo was the team that opened the score. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

Being behind, Nhi Dong Do Luong attacked more strongly in the second half. And in the first minute after the break, the Luong players had a chance to equalize the score but the shot of number 9 Nguyen Dac Quan could not get past goalkeeper Hoang Kien Hung of Nhi Dong Cua Lo.

The first match then took place very tensely when the Do Luong Children's players used all their strength to attack, while the Cua Lo Children's players were also ready for fast counter-attacks. In the 8th and 9th minutes, number 7 To Quyen Linh had 2 scoring opportunities for Do Luong Children's but this young player both shot the ball wide of the post.

Do Luong Children's Football players put all their effort into attacking after falling behind. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

In this match, goalkeeper Hoang Kien Hung of Cua Lo Children's Team played very well when he successfully blocked many dangerous shots from Do Luong Children's Team players. Typical examples include diving to block a dangerous low shot from number 10 Nguyen Vo Dat, or promptly reacting to push away a long shot from number 3 Tran Duc Cong, saving the team from the coastal town from obvious losses.

Cua Lo Children's players wait for opportunities in fast counter-attack situations. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

Unable to take advantage of the opportunities, Nhi Dong Do Luong had to accept a 0-1 defeat to Nhi Dong Cua Lo. With this result, both Nhi Dong Do Luong and Nhi Dong Cua Lo have 4 points and have very little chance of making it into the list of 3 second-place teams with the best results in groups A, B, C, D to be able to win tickets to the quarter-finals.