Hoang Mai Children's College took the top spot in Group C from Nam Dan Children's College, convincingly entering the quarterfinals.

In group C, with Tuong Duong children's team having a big win against Nghia Dan children's team to compete for second place in the group, therefore, the children's team is forced toHoang Maimust not lose to Nam Dan children's team to have a chance to continue.

Hoang Mai children's team (white shirt) played better than the top team Nam Dan (blue shirt). Photo: Thanh Cuong

Therefore, the Hoang Mai children's team players were determined to have a solid defensive mentality right from the first minutes. They continuously covered and neutralized the attacks of the team from Uncle Ho's hometown.

However, in a moment of inspiration, number 7 Nguyen Van Nhat Long of Nam Dan children's team had a beautiful long-range shot with his right foot, the ball hit the dead corner, raising the score to 1 - 0 for Nam Dan children's team.

Fierce ball situations between the two teams. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Knowing that with this score, the team would be eliminated, Hoang Mai children's team was forced to switch from defense to attack. The players from Nghe An started to make quick passes to bring the ball closer to the goal of Nam Dan children's team. After many efforts, the players of Hoang Mai children's team finally had a chance to celebrate when Captain Phan Van Bao Quoc made a tricky shot, equalizing 1 - 1 for Hoang Mai children's team.

With a relaxed mentality, the Hoang Mai children's team decided not to huddle together to defend to preserve the score but continued to push forward. Number 10 Phan Van Bao Quoc continued to prove himself as the "soul" of the team. From a free kick, Bao Quoc had a tight shot, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang Long of the Nam Dan children's team could not catch the ball and let it roll over the goal line, raising the score to 2 - 1 for the Hoang Mai children's team players. This was also the final result that ended the emotional first half.

Although Nam Dan children's team took the lead, Hoang Mai children's team was the team that completely controlled the game. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Starting the second half, with the available advantage, Hoang Mai children's team continued to maintain their attacking position. Right in the first minutes, number 8 Nguyen Dinh Anh jumped high to head the ball like CR7 after a cross to raise the score to 3 - 1 for the Hoang Mai children's team players.

Nam Dan children's team could not maintain their position and playing style as the top team, the game was completely dominated by Hoang Mai children's team in the second half. In the final minutes, Hoang Mai children's team was awarded a free kick, number 3 Kieu Trung Hai decided to kick straight and the ball went straight into the net, sealing a 4-1 victory for the team from Nghe An.

Even though they only needed a draw to advance, Hoang Mai children's team still won a resounding victory, taking the top spot from Nam Dan children's team. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With this result, the situation in group C has been decided when Tuong Duong children's team and Nghia Dan children's team are the two teams leaving the tournament, Nam Dan children's team from the first position in the group was pushed down to second place and will face difficulties in the quarter-finals. As for Hoang Mai children's team, the brave match against Nam Dan children's team helped them have a satisfactory result with the first position in group C. They will face the first team of group D in the quarter-finals.