In the first match, Nhi dong Nam Dan had a fairly easy win against Nhi dong Nghia Dan while Nhi dong Tuong Duong had a draw against Nhi dong Hoang Mai.
If they win another match, Nhi Dong Nam Dan will be the only team guaranteed to enter the semi-finals in this group after 2 matches. And the players from Uncle Ho's hometown will be given more mental strength when they are cheered on by U22 National team player Dinh Xuan Tien - a fellow countryman who grew up in the Youth - Children Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup.
And Nhi dong Nam Dan opened the score in the 4th minute, after number 9 Nguyen Duc Do dribbled the ball from the middle of the field to the left wing and then crossed it inside. The cross did not reach the position of Nhi dong Nam Dan player but Nhi dong Tuong Duong's goalkeeper did not block it accurately, letting the ball bounce into the net. The score was opened for Nhi dong Nam Dan.
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Nam Dan Children's School scored 2 goals in the first 7 minutes of the match. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Three minutes later, Nhi Dong Nam Dan scored a goal to raise the score to 2-0. From a free kick on the left wing, number 10 Dang Van Thai Bao passed the ball to number 5 Tran Hoang Gia Bao who cushioned the ball close to the goal past goalkeeper Ho Viet Minh into the net.
In the following minutes, the match was very exciting when Nhi Dong Tuong Duong rushed to attack to find a goal to shorten the score. And just 2 minutes after Nhi Dong Nam Dan increased the score to 2-0, the players of the highland area of Tuong Duong got a goal, after a neat finish by number 11 Lu Quoc Thinh in the 12th minute.
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Number 11 Lu Quoc Thinh (Tuong Duong Children's) celebrates the goal that shortened the score to 1-2. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
The two teams continued to play tit for tat in the remaining minutes of the first half. Nhi Dong Tuong Duong threatened goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang Long's goal with powerful shots from afar, while Nhi Dong Nam Dan chose quick combinations in the middle to put pressure on goalkeeper Ho Viet Minh's goal.
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Nhi Dong Nam Dan (pink shirt) is the team that takes advantage of scoring opportunities better. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
And the team from Uncle Ho's hometown took advantage of the opportunity better when in the 17th minute, number 7 Ho Thanh Hai ran down and accurately shot the ball into the net of Nhi Dong Tuong Duong.
3-1 in favor of Nhi Dong Nam Dan was the score of the first half.
Entering the second half, the two teams still created a very attractive attacking game, with many opportunities created.
On the side of Nhi Dong Nam Dan, Nguyen Duc Do, Dang Van Thai Bao and Tran Thanh Hai are still the outstanding players. On the side of the highland team Tuong Duong, players Nguyen Bao Long, Ho Duc Hieu and Lu Quoc Thinh are also equally impressive.
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Tuong Duong Children (blue shirt) tried very hard but still could not score another goal in the second half. Photo: Minh Quan |
However, during the 20 minutes of this half, no more goals were scored. In the end, Nhi Dong Nam Dan defeated Nhi Dong Tuong Duong with a score of 3-1.