Nghi Loc Children Determined to Play in the Finals of the Youth-Children Football Tournament Nghe An Newspaper Cup

While many teams have not yet gathered enough players to practice and prepare for theYouth Football Tournament Nghe An Newspaper Cup 2019Starting from June 11, Nghi Loc Football Team is entering the most active training phase.

This year, Nghi Loc does not have a Youth team participating in the tournament, so all resources and attention of fans are placed on the Children's team. Remember in 2018, Nghi Loc ND overcame strong opponents such as Tuong Duong, Nghia Dan and Hoang Mai ND in the quarterfinals to participate in the semi-finals against Do Luong ND.

Teachers and students of Nghi Loc Youth Football Team are actively preparing for the 2019 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament with high determination. Photo: Sy Hieu

2018 was the season in which ND Nghi Loc became a phenomenon of the tournament. In the knockout match considered the most dramatic of the past season, ND Nghi Loc took the lead against ND Do Luong 2-0 but had to accept a 3-4 loss, missing the opportunity to enter the final match to compete for the championship.

In the first years of participating in the tournament, Nghi Loc was just a "paving" team for its opponents, but the achievements of Nghi Loc Youth Football Team in the past 4 years are very impressive. In 2015, Nghi Loc Youth Football Team won the championship once, that boost helped Nghi Loc's juniors win bronze medals from then until now. Notably, in 2018, Nghi Loc had 2 representatives along with U11 and U13 SLNA participating in the National Youth Football Tournament.

That shows that Nghi Loc youth football has made a big step forward and is capable of changing the history of the tournament, although the number of Nghi Loc youth players who have trained professionally at SLNA is not much. What Nghi Loc has lacked in recent years is luck and physical strength.

Therefore, this year, Nghi Loc FC has gathered and prepared for the tournament very early. Since the beginning of the year, the amateur football classes of SLNA opened in Nghi Loc have been busy recruiting and in early May, Coach Le Trung Hieu has quickly selected a squad of 11 best players.

The innocent and eager faces of Nghi Loc Youth Football Club before an exciting summer with the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament. Photo: Trung Kien

Nghi Loc FC players have up to 10 young faces born in 2008 and many of them have been familiar with the atmosphere of the tournament. The most prominent of these are goalkeeper Ngo Duc Hoang and striker Nguyen Quoc Khanh. Not only that, Nghi Loc FC also has 2 players born in 2009 and 2010, Le Anh Dat and Nguyen Duc Manh, who are competing for the starting position with their seniors.

Quan Hanh Town of Nghi Loc District currently has 2 artificial turf fields, so Nghi Loc Football Team is given maximum conditions by the district leaders and the district Sports Center leaders to practice and prepare for the tournament.

For Nghi Loc youth football to realize its determination to change the color of the medals, the role of managers is indispensable. Mr. Phung Thanh Phuong - Director of Nghi Loc District Sports Center said: "This year's Children's Team received special attention and expectations from the district leaders and parents. Nghi Loc is also the place where SLNA Club created conditions to open 2 grassroots amateur classes.

In addition to the national tournament, Nghi Loc Football Team also continuously tested their skills at the grassroots tournament organized by SLNA Club. Therefore, we aim for a breakthrough in this year's tournament."

Parents of Nghi Loc district attentively watch their children practice. Photo: Sy Hieu

At this time, coming to the artificial turf field of Quan Hanh town on weekends, parents and spectators of Nghi Loc can see the enthusiastic, joyful but no less disciplined training atmosphere. An amateur football class in Nghi Loc has nearly 50 members but the self-awareness of the players participating in the tournament or being on the reserve is very high.

The seriousness of Nghi Loc FC in preparing for the tournament was also clearly shown when coach Le Trung Hieu invited Vinh FC to play a friendly match. Although the 3-5 loss to Vinh FC did not satisfy Nghi Loc FC's coaching board, the young players performed very well after a period of hard training. In the near future, Nghi Loc FC will continue to play friendly matches with Cua Lo FC and Quy Hop FC to complete the final steps.

Regarding coach Le Trung Hieu, he shared: “In general, the Nghi Loc Youth Football Team does not have any breakthrough factors like last year and the quality of the players is quite even. In 2018, the team reached the semi-finals and this year, we set a goal of having a place in the final. That is the goal, but the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament has increasingly high professional quality and competition, we will try our best not to disappoint the fans."

In the achievement of reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 football season, Nghi Loc Football Team also introduced faces with improvisational and technical playing styles. Among them, Nguyen Cong Dat was the factor discovered and attracted by SLNA Club after his impressive performance in the district's Football Team shirt. This year, fans of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth-Women Football Tournament will certainly see a more solid and courageous Nghi Loc Football Team./.

Nghi Loc FC lost to Do Luong FC in the second semi-final.

(Baonghean.vn) – The second semi-final match between ND Do Luong and ND Nghi Loc was no less exciting than the first semi-final match. ND Nghi Loc had a 2-goal lead but still regrettably lost.

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