Quy Chau Children's Team surprised everyone when they held Do Luong Children's Team to a draw.

After the opening whistle, although the team was considered to be the weaker team, Nhi Dong Quy Chau surprised everyone by attacking strongly and creating 2 consecutive opportunities in the first 5 minutes of the match. However, the attacking players of the highland team could not defeat goalkeeper Nguyen Vo Dat in face-to-face situations.

The referee lets the two teams choose the field and serve the ball before the match. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

NĐ Do Luong quickly responded in the 6th minute, when number 9 Nguyen Dac Quan had a chance to shoot close to the goal. However, this player's powerful shot could not get past the hands of goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh of Nhi Dong Quy Chau.

As a team with a rich tradition in the tournament, Nhi dong Do Luong gradually gained the upper hand and created more shots towards Nhi dong Quy Chau's goal. However, Nhi dong Quy Chau was not inferior when organizing some sharp attacks in counter-attack situations.

Defender of Nhi Dong Quy Chau cleared the ball from the pressure of a player of Nhi Dong Do Luong. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

In the 13th minute, from a foul by goalkeeper Nhi Dong Do Luong, Nhi Dong Quy Chau was awarded a free kick right outside the penalty area. However, the opportunity for the highland team passed with a shot that went over the bar.

In the last 5 minutes of the first half, the match was quite balanced. Players from both teams were very active in launching long shots with quite a lot of force, but most of them did not reach the goal.

Players of both teams actively took long-range shots. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

The most regrettable situation of the first half came in the last minute, when number 8 Hoang Tuan Phong had the ball and faced goalkeeper Nguyen Vo Dat in an unmarked position. However, this player's shot hit the opposing goalkeeper's hand and went over the bar.

The two teams left the field at halftime without any goals scored.

In the first minutes of the second half, the match was still balanced. Do Luong Children's Club was the team that created the first scoring opportunities of this half. However, like the first half, the shots from the team from Luong were not sharp enough to defeat goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh of Quy Chau Children's Club.

Players from both teams actively compete for the ball in the midfield area. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

The turning point of the match came in the 27th minute. In a situation where he was blocking a not-so-strong shot, goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh of Quy Chau Children's Football Club did not handle it well, allowing the ball to bounce right into the path of number 11 Nguyen Van Phong of Do Luong Children's Football Club. And this young player did not miss the opportunity when he headed the ball into the net, opening the score of the match.

Coach Tran Van Son and Do Luong Children's players celebrate the opening goal. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

However, just 3 minutes later, the score was leveled. In a chaotic situation in front of Nhi Dong Do Luong's goal, the ball touched the hand of a defender of the Luong team and the referee awarded Nhi Dong Quy Chau a penalty. From a distance of 4m, number 10 Lu Anh Khoi did not miss the opportunity to score to bring the match back to the starting line.

Number 10 Lu Anh Khoi after scoring the equalizer from the penalty spot. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

In the remaining minutes of the match, coaches Tran Van Son of Do Luong Children's School and Le Viet Khoa of Quy Chau Children's School both directed their players to attack.

In the 35th minute, 3 players of Nhi Dong Do Luong faced goalkeeper Nguyen Truong Thinh but number 6 Nguyen Van Hai's shot missed the post in a very favorable position, causing Do Luong fans to exclaim in regret. That was also the last notable situation of the match.

In the end, Do Luong Children's Hospital tied with Quy Chau Children's Hospital with a score of 1-1. With this result, the two teams temporarily ranked second and third in group B, below Thanh Chuong Children's Hospital and above Cua Lo Children's Hospital.