U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper faces U19 HA.GL – Arsenal JMG in the semi-finals
Drawing 1-1 against U21 Thailand in the second match on the afternoon of October 23, U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper ended the group stage with the first position in group A. This position brought Mr. Phan Cong Thin's team to meet U19 HA.GL - Arsenal JMG in the first semi-final.
U21 Thailand will qualify for the semi-finals if they do not lose heavily to U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper. However, the young team from the Golden Temple country started very well when Sruamprakum scored a goal from close range in the 10th minute.
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U21 Vietnam shows no signs of giving up even though they have officially won a ticket to the semi-finals. Photo: Nguyen Dang. |
The unexpected early loss forced Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 to increase the pressure. Coach Phan Cong Thin's students created a good game against Thailand U21. In the 41st minute, Van Dai converted one of the scoring opportunities into a goal after a shot from outside the 16m50 box.
In the second half, the two teams played quite harmoniously and the 1-1 result was maintained until the end of the match. Thus, U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper finished the group stage with 4 points, ranked first while U21 Thailand ranked second with 2 points after 2 opening matches. In the semi-finals, U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper will meet U21 HA.GL – Arsenal JMG while U21 Thailand will face U21 Malaysia.
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U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper: Van Cong, Ngoc Hao, Manh Hung, Van Dung (Van Manh, 27'), Nam Anh, Duc Huy (Phi Son, 46'), Khac Ngoc (Minh Hai, 88'), Van Thuan, Quach Tan, Tuan Tai, Van Dai.
U21 Thailand: Khunpiam, Patipan, Thongsong, Kingkaew, Sooksen (Montree, 46'), Jansawang, Boonpluem, Sruamprakum, Unsapcharuen, Marom (Nirut, 73'), Thonjorn.
LTD 5th place match 15:30 October 25: U21 Sydney – U21 Singapore SEMI-FINAL 1 18:00 October 25: U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper – U19 HA.GL – Arsenal JMG SEMI-FINAL 2 15:30 October 26: U21 Malaysia – U21 Thailand |
According to Bongdaplus