Tuong Duong Children's Team clings to hope for the quarterfinals with a rain of goals against Nghia Dan Children's Team

After 2 matches, Nhi dong Nghia Dan has definitely been eliminated without any points. Meanwhile, Nhi dong Tuong Duong still has a chance if they win big against Nhi dong Nghia Dan and wait for Nhi dong Nam Dan to defeat Nhi dong Hoang Mai in the early afternoon match.

With the mindset of having to win by as much margin as possible, Nhi Dong Tuong Duong rushed to attack immediately after the opening whistle. After the unfortunate missed situation in the 4th minute, in the 7th and 9th minutes, number 11 Lu Quoc Thinh scored 2 consecutive goals from very quick movements to receive the ball and kick.

Nhi Dong Tuong Duong (blue shirt) completely dominated this match. Photo: Thanh Cuong

After Lu Quoc Thinh, another player of Nhi Dong Tuong Duong also scored 2 consecutive goals in the first half, number 7 Ho Duc Hieu, both from strong dribbling and very strong shots near the edge of the penalty area.

A goal celebration of the teachers and students of Tuong Duong Children's Team. Photo: Thanh Cuong

A few seconds before the end of the first half, Lu Quoc Thinh completed his own hat-trick, "closing" the first half score 5-0 in favor of Nhi Dong Tuong Duong.

Number 11 Lu Quoc Thinh (Tuong Duong Children's Football Club) was the most outstanding player in this match. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

The second half had only started a few minutes when three goals were scored in a row. Nhi Dong Nghia Dan was able to narrow the gap after a chaotic situation in the penalty area. But in the next kick-off, number 11 Lu Quoc Thinh shot straight towards the goal, sending the ball curling past goalkeeper Hoang Van Tuan into the net.

Apart from scoring at the beginning of the second half, Nhi Dong Nghia Dan (yellow shirt) almost did not create any opportunities towards Nhi Dong Tuong Duong's goal. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Just 1 minute later, Lu Quoc Thinh broke through and finished decisively, scoring the 7th goal for Nhi Dong Tuong Duong and the 5th goal for this young player in the match.

In the final minutes of the match, number 10 Nguyen Thanh Long Vu and number 3 Nguyen Bao Long scored 2 more goals to secure a resounding 9-1 victory for Nhi Dong Tuong Duong.

With this result, this is the match with the most goals since the beginning of the tournament in the Children's age group. And with 4 points won and a goal difference of +6, Tuong Duong Children still has a chance to be in the list of 3 excellent second-place teams to qualify for the quarter-finals if Nam Dan Children defeat Hoang Mai Children in the match early this afternoon.