Tan Ky Children's Football Club won the Youth Football Championship - Nghe An Newspaper Cup for the 6th time

Tan Ky (red shirt) and Dien Chau (white shirt) check in to enter the field. Photo: Duc Anh

IfTan Ky Children'sHaving won the championship 5 times, been runner-up 6 times and finished third 4 times, this is the first time Dien Chau Children's Football has entered a final match. They are eager to win this prestigious cup to satisfy the expectations of their hometown people.

The players were energized by enthusiastic fans so they played very enthusiastically. Photo: Duc Anh

True to the nature of the Final, both teams showed that they deserved to go to this final match with a well-balanced lineup, technical play, and strict adherence to tactics. In the stands, the fans continuously chanted the names of both teams. The sound of drums and trumpets made the atmosphere almost explode.

After the opening whistle blew, the match was extremely intense. In the first minute, player wearing number 7 on Tan Ky's side, Pham Van Anh, had a long-range shot that tested goalkeeper Cao Van Anh Do on Nhi Dong Dien Chau's side.

The two teams had a very exciting match. Photo: Duc Anh

With the support of a large number of fans, the players on the field contributed to attractive attacks. In the 8th minute, from a sideline kick, the ball flew into Tan Ky's net once, but the goal was not recognized because it did not touch any player.

In the first 10 minutes, the game was quite balanced for both teams. Because they had carefully explored each other, both teams did not hesitate to play an open game. On Dien Chau's side, every time they had the ball, the players still followed the tactics set by the coaching staff, they actively held the ball, passed it from their own half before passing it to the front line.

The match was livestreamed live on Nghe An Newspaper's Facebook and YouTube platforms and the On Sport sports program with professional commentators. Photo: Duc Anh

The Tan Ky young players also clearly understood the danger of the small player wearing the number 3 shirt, Nguyen Sinh Loi, from Dien Chau Children's Club, who had scored 10 goals before the Final match, so they followed him very closely, not giving this striker any space to move.

The young players played with great determination. Photo: Duc Anh

The match was very balanced, in the 17th minute the Dien Chau coaching board asked for the first time to stop for consultation. In the last minute of the first half, from the unsuccessful dribble of player number 2 Hoang Gia Bao on the opposing side, Tan Ky players stole the ball and organized a counter-attack, fortunately for Nhi Dong Dien Chau the last shot hit the post and bounced out. The first half ended with a 0-0 draw.

Both teams have shown why they reached the Final with their sharp attacking style of play. Photo: Duc Anh

Entering the second half, the game continued to be balanced. While Dien Chau players only arranged one striker Nguyen Sinh Loi up front, Tan Ky players attacked quite evenly. Every time they stole the ball, both Tan Ky attackers rushed forward, stretching Dien Chau's formation to the two wings, creating an opportunity for player number 3 Nguyen Van Dung to run up from the second line to shoot from afar.

In the 23rd minute, Tan Ky players were awarded a direct free kick on the left side of Nhi Dong Dien Chau's goal. Player Nguyen Van Dung had a very technical shot towards the top corner of Dien Chau's goal. Fortunately, goalkeeper Cao Van Anh Do played calmly, punched the ball out, accepting the corner kick.

Tan Ky players showed more dominance in the final minutes of the second half. Photo: Duc Anh

The match was very dramatic throughout the second half. It was thought that the match would go to a series of lucky penalties, but in the 33rd minute, from a sideline kick by Tan Ky players, Dien Chau goalkeeper rushed out to punch the ball but failed, causing it to fly back into the net. The score was 1-0 for Nhi Dong Tan Ky.

Conceding a goal, the Dien Chau players' morale went down. Meanwhile, Tan Ky's side, after getting a lucky goal, played even more excitedly. They rushed forward to pressure the opponent. Just one minute later, the score was raised to 2-0 for Tan Ky thanks to the goal of player number 7 Pham Van Anh.

Tan Ky Children's players celebrate after the final whistle. Photo: Duc Anh

In the remaining minutes of the match, Dien Chau had nothing to lose, so they had to push their formation up high to attack in search of an equalizer. However, Nguyen Sinh Loi alone up front looked quite lost. All the attacks of Dien Chau players were blocked by Tan Ky defenders.

The referee blew the final whistle, Tan Ky Children's Team had excellently defeated Dien Chau Children's Team with a score of 2-0 to be worthy champions.

Fans rushed onto the field to celebrate with the young players. Photo: Duc Anh

After this match, player number 3 Nguyen Sinh Loi became the top scorer of the tournament with 10 goals. Goalkeeper Pham Gia Bao of Nhi Dong Tan Ky also won the golden glove when he only conceded 1 goal.