Looking back at the 'unprecedented' achievements of SLNA youth teams in 2020
(Baonghean.vn) - Song Lam Nghe An did not compete successfully in V.League 2020, but at the youth level, Nghe An football participated in all the final rounds, won 3 championships and won all medals from the Children's to U21 National age groups.
U19 SLNA Team (Bronze Medal)
Opening the 2020 season, the U19 SLNA team won a ticket to the 2020 National U19 Finals with the best result in Group B, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 1. At the Finals, coach Nguyen Van Tien and his team won against HAGL II, drew with CAND and lost 1 match against B. Binh Duong before advancing to the semi-finals.
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| SLNA U19 team in 2020. Photo: Hai Hoang |
In the semi-finals, U19 SLNA lost 1-2 to HAGL II and accepted the bronze medal. Although they hold the national record for the number of championships (5), since the last time in 2006, it has been 14 years since the Nghe An team missed out on this title.
U11 SLNA Team (Champion)
TeamU11 SLNAThis year, coach Pham Duc Anh led the team. In the qualifying round, the SLNA junior players won tickets to the final round with an undefeated record. In the final round, U11 SLNA continued to win all the group stage before defeating Thanh Khiet Q8 1-0 in the quarter-finals and defeating Hai Duong 4-2 in the semi-finals.
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| U11 SLNA team. Photo: Duc Anh |
In the final match, U11 SLNA won 3-0 against U11 Phu Yen. This is the 6th time the SLNA Children's team has won the championship in this tournament and the 4th consecutive year. In addition to the championship, captain Bui Ngo Bao Nam (5) of U11 SLNA won the title of Best Player.
Players Tran Phuc Quyet, Nguyen Duc Tram, Bui Ngo Bao Nam are in the tournament's best team.
U13 SLNA Team (Champion)
TeamU13 SLNA 2020led by coach Phan Tien Hoai. In the qualifying round, U13 SLNA was the host but still participated and officially won the ticket to the final round with a perfect record. In this tournament, U13 SLNA was undefeated in the group stage before defeating Thua Thien - Hue and Hanoi in the semi-finals.
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| U13 SLNA Champion. Photo: Duc Anh |
In the final match, U13 SLNA showed the absolute power of the champion with a 3-0 victory. Continuing to successfully defend the championship, U13 SLNA increased the number of times it was posted to 8 with 3 consecutive championships.
At the end of the tournament, U13 SLNA striker Tran Quoc Hoa won the title of Best Player and was also the “Top Scorer” with 7 goals. Goalkeeper Bao Ngoc was the best goalkeeper. SLNA also had Vuong Van Tung, Nguyen Anh Dung, Vuong Quoc Dung in the typical lineup.
U17 SLNA Team (Champion)
TeamU17 SLNAThis year, U17 SLNA was led by Coach Le Ky Phuong and Coach Pham Van Quyen. In the qualifying round, U17 SLNA only ranked 2nd in Group B with 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. However, in the final round, U17 SLNA defeated Phu Yen and Saigon to advance to the semi-finals.
Overcoming the very strong team U17 PVF in the semi-finals after a nerve-wracking penalty shootout, U17 SLNA advanced to the final. Meeting U17 Nutifood in the championship match, Ho Van Cuong and Dinh Xuan Tien shone to help the home team win 3-2 and become the champion after 8 years of missing out.
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| U17 SLNA Champion. Photo: TK |
At the National U17 tournament, the Nghe An team increased the total number of championships to 8 (a national record). Closing the 2020 National U17 Finals, the Nghe An team also won the style award. The titles of best player and best goalkeeper both belonged to Nguyen Van Bach and Nguyen Canh Tiep of U17 SLNA.
U21 SLNA (Silver Medal)
Not highly rated in this year's tournament, U21 SLNA made a strong impression with the combination of 3 generations of players U17, U19 and U21. Without two pillars Van Lam and Ba Sang, coach Dinh Van Dung and his team still won tickets to the finals with 2 wins and 1 draw in the qualifying round.
At the finals, U21 SLNA won a ticket to the semi-finals to meet U21 Nam Dinh with the second place result in Group B (2 draws, 1 win). In the semi-final, U21 SLNA defeated their opponent 1-0 to advance to the final. Unfortunately, U21 SLNA could not make a surprise against U21 Viettel and lost 0-1, receiving the silver medal.
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| U21 SLNA runner-up team. Photo: Ba Tuan |
However, U21 SLNA is still the team that won the style award, with 4 players in the typical lineup including Le Thanh Lam, Nguyen Van Viet, Mai Sy Hoang, Tran Manh Quynh. This silver medal has a lot of meaning to help SLNA youth teams have a full set of medals in 2020.
U15 SLNA Team (Bronze Medal)
This year, the U15 SLNA team is led by coach Nguyen Van Vinh. The young team from Nghe An province won a ticket to the finals with an undefeated record and is expected to win the championship for the third consecutive time. After 2 wins against Ho Chi Minh City (3-0), Viettel (2-1) and a 1-2 loss against host B. Binh Duong, U15 SLNA advanced to the semi-finals to meet their "arch-rival" U15 PVF. The two teams had a spectacular score chase with 6 goals divided equally between the two teams in the 90 minutes of official play. Unfortunately, in the penalty shootout, U15 SLNA was not luckier and lost the penalty shootout 4-5. This is considered an unexpected result because they could not successfully defend the 2018 and 2019 championship titles. However, the bronze medal of the U15 SLNA team also recognized the efforts of the young players.
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| The U15 SLNA team was highly rated but only winning the bronze medal was a surprise in 2020. Photo: Organizing Committee |
U17 SLNA's championship journey at the 2020 National U17 Finals
(Baonghean.vn) - Before reaching the final match against U17 Nutifood Academy, U17 SLNA had gone through a journey full of difficulties and challenges. However, coach Le Ky Phuong and his team demonstrated the mettle of the team that has won the championship 7 times in this tournament.
