Nghe An Newspaper Cup players shine at the 2017 National Children's Tournament

(Baonghean) -U11 SLNA has just won a ticket to the quarter-finals of the National Children's Tournament with a perfect record after the first two rounds. In the team coached by Phan Nhu Thuat, it is easy to recognize the young players who just shone at the Youth-Children Football Tournament Cup Nghe An Newspaper.

Before that, to be present in the final round, in the qualifying round, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team played excellently, surpassing Thanh Hoa, FC Phu Dong, SHB Da Nang and Thai Binh with the achievement of first place in the group. In the list of 14 U11 players, the first to mention is goalkeeper Bui Thanh Long.

This goalkeeper played extremely impressively for Yen Thanh Youth Football Team and left an impression on the audience at the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament 2017. Possessing an ideal physique and figure (1m52 tall), Thanh Long also showed a professional style of a goalkeeper in choosing a position and commanding the defense. After 2 matches in the final round of the National Children's Tournament, U11 SLNA has only conceded 1 goal, which is an impressive achievement for Thanh Long.

Player Nguyen Ngoc Trung played impressively for U11 Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: Hoai Hoan

The second face is striker Phung Van Nam, a familiar name in the scoring list of ND Hoang Mai at the 2017 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth-Number Football Tournament. With this support on the attack, ND Hoang Mai participated in the final match and won the championship when defeating ND Tan Ky.

Striker Phung Van Nam alone has scored 10 goals for his team on their journey to the championship. Despite his small stature, his technique and ability to handle the ball in a small area along with his goal-scoring instinct as a striker have helped Phung Van Nam become a phenomenon. After 2 matches against ND Hung Yen and ND Quang Ngai in this tournament, Phung Van Nam has scored 2 goals/match. He has contributed greatly to the overall achievements of the U11 SLNA team.

The third player who left an impression on the fans of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament was defender Nguyen Ngoc Trung from Thai Hoa Football Club. Tall, slim and agile, this player's playing style is extremely effective, moving forward and back in sync. Despite being a defender, Ngoc Trung proved to be extremely dangerous in the high attack phases.

In the Thai Hoa FC jersey, Ngoc Trung is the team's top scorer. His cunning in defending and competing, along with his powerful shots, helped Ngoc Trung catch the eye of SLNA scouts. In the 6-1 win over Quang Ngai FC, Ngoc Trung and Van Nam were the two players who scored a double in the first half.

The fourth face is defender Dinh Van Bac. This player is considered to have the advantage of physique and height at the 2017 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament. In the Hung Nguyen Youth Football Team shirt, Dinh Van Bac plays in the defender position, but his free kicks and long shots are both dangerous. At least twice in the Hung Nguyen Youth Football Team shirt, Dinh Van Bac has succeeded with such daring shots. Of course, with good height, Dinh Van Bac also shows good ability to defend high balls and most importantly, the composure of a leader in the defense.

The remaining player that many people will continue to mention is Nguyen Tran Duy Khanh, a player who tends to play in the defender position in the Tan Ky FC shirt. In the championship of Tan Ky FC, Duy Khanh contributed greatly to the team's overall achievements with his ability to attack and defend smoothly. With his ability to stick to the ball and play without fear of collision, Duy Khanh is an important stopper in the Tan Ky FC defense system led by coach Mai Thai Uy.

ND Tan Ky players (black shirts) played impressively at the Nghe An Newspaper Cup 2017

Each player selected from the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament has certain strengths. And under the guidance of Coach Phan Nhu Thuat, they have become much more confident when reaching out to the tournament on a national scale. Besides the faces mentioned above, there are also other very promising young players such as Nguyen Trong Tuan (Do Luong Youth Football Club), goalkeeper Truong Gia Huy (Quy Hop Youth Football Club)...

To be present at the SLNA training center, the students had to undergo basic training at amateur training classes organized by the SLNA Club at 28 locations in districts and towns of Nghe An. After that, the Youth Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup was a useful playground for the students to show their passion and true qualities before being selected by the coaches at SLNA.

Currently, the U11 SLNA team has secured a ticket to the quarter-finals. And if they play as well as they did in the last two matches, based on the players who showed their level at the 21st Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament, Nghe An fans expect coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team to go further in this year's national tournament for young players.

Trung Kien