Thanh Vinh Children's Team from Cua Lo excels and advances to the finals.
On the morning of June 13th, the Children's Stadium truly erupted with two dramatic semi-final matches of the Nghe An Newspaper and High School Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament. After breathtaking and emotional matches, Thanh Vinh Children's and Cua Lo Children's teams brilliantly secured their tickets to the final.

Thanh Vinh Children's team secured the first ticket to the finals.
In the quarter-finals, Thanh Vinh Children's team drew 1-1 with Van An Children's team in regular time and won 5-4 in the penalty shootout. Nghia Dan Children's team also drew 1-1 with Hoang Mai Children's team and won 4-3 in the penalty shootout. Therefore, this semi-final match is considered a meeting of two fierce rivals.
Immediately after the opening whistle, Thanh Vinh Children's team launched an attack, passing the ball to the right wing and then crossing it into the center, but unfortunately, their first shots missed the target. In the 8th minute, number 10 Duc Phat scored with a close-range tap-in, opening the scoring for Thanh Vinh.

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In the second half, Nghia Dan Children's team took the initiative to attack from the start and scored an equalizer in the 21st minute through number 2 Bao Long. The game was back to square one, with both teams increasing their attacking tempo and creating several dangerous opportunities. A few minutes later, Bao Long successfully converted a free kick, putting Nghia Dan ahead 2-1. However, immediately afterwards, number 7 Gia Khiem scored for Thanh Vinh Children's team, bringing the score back to level.

Both teams continued their attacking momentum, and the match entered a fierce back-and-forth battle. The coaching staff on both sides wanted to finish the game within the two regular halves, not wanting to decide the winner in a risky penalty shootout..
In the first minute of added time, Duc Phat scored a brace, raising the score to 3-2 for Thanh Vinh Children's Team. This was also the final result of the match.
Having won the first semi-final match, Thanh Vinh Children's Team secured a place in the final. Nghia Dan Children's Team shared third place..
Winning on penalties, Cua Lo Children's team advances to the final.
The second semi-final match was a showdown between Cua Lo Children's Team and An Chau Children's Team. In the quarter-finals, Cua Lo Children's Team drew with Vinh Phu Children's Team 1-1 in regular time and won 9-8 in the penalty shootout. Meanwhile, An Chau Children's Team defeated Hung Nguyen Children's Team 4-3.

Both teams started cautiously, with players cautiously probing each other in the early minutes of the first half. Suddenly, the An Châu players accelerated, launching a quick attack. The ball reached Tấn Tài, and the number 6 player scored the opening goal. This goal boosted the morale of the blue-shirted players, who launched a series of attacks through the midfield.


On the opposite side, Cua Lo's youth team favored a technical style of play, with fluid passing and one-two combinations. However, against An Chau's physically strong and fast team, most of the passes from the coastal city players were intercepted. The coastal city players intensified their attacks down the left wing, crossing the ball into the center or taking shots from the flanks to create scoring opportunities.
And the opportunity arose in the final minute of the first half, when number 6 Gia Huy scored to equalize the score at 1-1. This was also the score at halftime.
A few minutes into the second half, Cua Lo Children's team launched an attack, the ball reached Minh Hoang, and the number 7 player unleashed a shot that found the back of the net, raising the score to 2-1.
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Trailing by a goal, An Châu regrouped and launched a series of attacks, besieging the opponent's goal, but the Cửa Lò goalkeeper made several excellent saves. In the 30th minute, Quang Anh received a pass from a teammate and headed the ball into the net from close range, leveling the score.
Both teams continued to attack, striving for victory in the final minutes of the match, providing the audience with many spectacular moments. The technical play of the Cua Lo Children's team proved effective, while the An Chau players began to tire, no longer pressing as closely when contesting for the ball.
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The second half ended with a 2-2 score. The two teams had to decide the winner through a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Cua Lo Children's team won 4-2, advancing to the final against Thanh Vinh Children's team. An Chau Children's team shared third place with Nghia Dan Children's team..


