Dien Chau Children's Team entered the Quarterfinals, Con Cuong Children's Team left the tournament with their heads held high.

With 2 consecutive victories against Thai Hoa and Hung Nguyen, Nhi DongDien ChauEntering the third round as the top team in Group A, in complete contrast to Dien Chau, Nhi Dong Con Cuong, despite their best efforts, lost two matches and their ticket to the next round was closed. Therefore, Nhi Dong Con Cuong is determined to win against the top team in the group to thank the fans for their love and leave the tournament with their heads held high.

Con Cuong Children's Team (pink shirt) and Dien Chau Children's Team (red shirt) gave an emotional match. Photo: Thanh Cuong

And that was realized right after the opening whistle. Despite being underestimated, Nhi Dong Con Cuong did not show any fear against Phu Dien team. They were ready to push up, put pressure on Dien Chau's goal and if they had been more careful in finishing, Nhi Dong Con Cuong could have scored the opening goal.

After the first few minutes were controlled by Con Cuong, the Phu Dien children regained their position as the top team. Although they had fewer chances in the first few minutes, they took advantage of them better. In the 10th minute, number 4 Cao Duc Thinh of Dien Chau Children had a beautiful finish, opening the score for the match.

Dien Chau Children's Team scored the first goal. Photo: Thanh Cuong

However, Con Cuong did not let the loss shake their will, they continued to rise up to find an equalizer. Con Cuong's efforts were rewarded in the final minutes of the first half, from the situation where Dien Chau goalkeeper lost his momentum after rushing out to block, number 8 Nguyen Sy Quan had an accurate kick to equalize the score 1 - 1 for Con Cuong, bringing the match back to the starting line. This was also the result that ended the first half.

Entering the second half, both teams continued to play an attacking and dedicated style. In the first minute of the second half, Dien Chau was awarded a free kick from a long distance, number 9 Mai Duc Lam kicked with great force, but could not defeat goalkeeper Ho Huu Huy of Con Cuong.

Immediately, Nhi Dong Con Cuong emotionally equalized. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the following minutes, the Con Cuong young players had many dangerous attacks, forcing Dien Chau to retreat to defend, however, many delicious opportunities were missed, leaving the audience regretful. The tit-for-tat game continued until the end of the match, however, neither team could take advantage of the opportunity and the 1-1 draw ended the fiery, dramatic match.

The two teams fought until the last minute. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With this result, Nhi Dong Dien Chau officially won the first place in Group A with 2 wins and 1 draw, having 7 points and moving on to the Quarterfinals. For Nhi Dong Con Cuong, they had a brave farewell match, causing countless difficulties for the top team Dien Chau. They left the tournament with their heads held high when they were considered weaker but excellently held the current runner-up team of the tournament to a draw.

The fans cheered with all their might because the match was so emotional. Photo: Thanh Cuong