U19 SLNA - U19 Hanoi: 'Equally matched'
(Baonghean.vn) - The opponent of the team led by coach Pham Bui Minh in the quarter-finals is U19 Hanoi (first in group B). This is the match that experts and domestic football fans consider to be the most fierce and attractive in this round.
Up to now, U19 Hanoi andU19 SLNAare the two most successful teams in the U19 National Championship, with 5 championships. The last time U19 Hanoi won the championship was at the 2019 National U19 Championship, and the last time U19 SLNA had complete joy was in 2006, with the generation of Nguyen Trong Hoang, Hoang Van Binh, Au Van Hoan...
Coming to this tournament, while U19 SLNA brought a series of quality faces such as Nguyen Canh Tiep, Dinh Xuan Tien, Nguyen Van Bach, Ho Van Cuong..., the force of U19 Hanoi is also very formidable with Nguyen Duc Anh, Nguyen Gian Tan... In many aspects, U19 SLNA is "equal" - U19 Hanoi is "half a pound".
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| U19 SLNA players. Photo: Kha Hoa |
The journey to the quarter-finals of the two teams was not much different. In Group A, U19 SLNA defeated U19 HAGL in the opening match (3-0), followed by a defeat to the home team U19 B.Binh Duong (0-1) and ended with a draw with U19 PVF (0-0). With 4 points, U19 SLNA took 2nd place in Group A and won a ticket to the knockout round.
Similar to U19 SLNA, U19 Hanoi's performance in Group B was not really impressive. They had to rely on luck to get 2 draws against U19 Saigon (1-1) and U19 Quang Nam (0-0), in between was a victory against U19 An Giang (3-1). However, that was enough for U19 Hanoi to own the top position in Group B.
Based on the strength and performances of the two teams in the qualifying round, it feels like both U19 SLNA and U19 Hanoi have not shown their full potential in the past matches. It is very possible that they will be completely different in the upcoming journey. Simply put, U19 SLNA and U19 Hanoi both possess the "DNA of a champion".
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| U19 Hanoi players (yellow shirts). Photo: Organizing Committee |
In short, in many aspects, U19 SLNA and U19 Hanoi deserve to be "arch-rivals" of each other. A match worth waiting for. It is not known which "cat will bite which mouse" when the opportunity is divided equally for both. The team that can fully develop its inherent strength and receive the support of luck will win the right to continue.
The match between U19 SLNA andU19 Hanoiwill take place at Binh Duong Stadium at 6:00 p.m. today, April 9.