U19 SLNA lost to U19 Viettel in the National U19 semi-final
(Baonghean.vn) - U19 SLNA played quite well on offense, but with a reasonable strategy, U19 Viettel won convincingly in the semi-final of the 2022 National U19 Championship.
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| Starting lineup of the two teams. Photo: Hai Hoang |
U19SLNAEntering the semi-finals after a hard-fought victory over their neighbor U19 Thanh Hoa, Dinh Van Dung and his team had to rely on a series of penalty kicks full of luck to overcome their fateful opponent from Thanh Hoa.
Entering the semi-final match, U19 SLNA was considered weaker than their opponent Viettel. Because through the past matches, the army team has shown tremendous strength. They won all their opponents to advance to this round.
The starting lineup of U19 SLNA is considered a dream lineup when the Vinh home team does not miss any faces. Names such asDinh Xuan Tien, Nguyen Van Bach, Ho Van Cuong, Phan Xuan Dai all participated from the beginning.
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| The foul by the U19 SLNA defender led to a penalty for U19 Viettel. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Contrary to previous predictions, U19 SLNA entered the game with confidence. Coach Dinh Van Dung's players quickly took control of the midfield, forcing Viettel's team to push back quite deep.
U19 SLNA was the team that fired the first shot towards Viettel's goal. Dinh Xuan Tien turned around and shot the ball very quickly, but unfortunately it hit the defender of the military club, not posing any danger to Doan Huy Hoang's goal.
In the first minutes of the match, coach Dinh Van Dung's players played quite sharply. The main attack of the Nghe An team came from the right wing. Where midfielder Ho Van Cuong participated. Overlapping combinations, then suddenly passing the ball to the midfielder wearing the number 19 shirt to use his speed to penetrate the opponent's defense. This way of playing has caused Viettel's defense to be disrupted many times.
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| Ho Van Cuong and his teammates played quite well before conceding a goal. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Coach Nguyen Thanh Hai's team applied defensive counter-attack tactics in this match against Nghe An Club. Viettel used long, cross-field passes to develop their attacks. However, Trinh Hoang Canh and his teammates played with alertness to neutralize the opponent's threats.
The match became more exciting when SLNA had many clear opportunities in front of Doan Huy Hoang's goal. The most regrettable situation in the 26th minute came from Dinh Xuan Tien's pass for Ho Van Cuong to run down to face the opponent's goal. However, this striker wearing the number 19 shirt kicked the ball too easily and could not beat Doan Huy Hoang.
The highlight of SLNA comes from stars like Dinh Xuan Tien and Ho Van Cuong. The excellence of these two strikers has caused the goal of Viettel, a team with 12 unbeaten matches, to shake many times.
But the surprise came when, in the 36th minute of the match, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai's team was awarded a penalty kick. On the penalty spot, Khuat Van Khang easily defeated goalkeeper Chu Van Tan, opening the score for Viettel.
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| The Organizing Committee awarded 3rd place to U19 SLNA at the 2022 National U19 Tournament. Photo: Hai Hoang |
After conceding the goal, U19 SLNA tried to push their formation higher to find a goal. However, the army team played with full concentration and actively pressed, making it impossible for the yellow team to deploy their play as intended. It must also be said that in this half, SLNA's attack was not lucky, when Phan Xuan Dai had a "bicycle kick" but the ball hit the position that Doan Huy Hoang had chosen.
Entering the second half, the yellow team still had better ball control. SLNA's attacking plans still relied mainly on the flexibility of the two stars Xuan Tien and Ho Van Cuong. However, Viettel also saw the danger from these two strikers, so they marked them quite closely.
Despite many attacks but not scoring, U19 SLNA had to pay the price. Nguyen Van Tu had a bold breakthrough from the midfield area, then the striker wearing the number 8 shirt had a diagonal shot, defeating goalkeeper Chu Van Tan. Raising the score to 2-0 for U19 Viettel, in the 65th minute of the match.
After conceding the goal, the playing spirit of coach Dinh Van Dung's players was no longer good. Therefore, the attacks of U19 SLNA were quite monotonous and easy for the opponent to predict.
Time passed to the last minutes, Nghe An Club still could not penetrate Doan Huy Hoang's net. Therefore, U19 SLNA had to accept defeat with a score of 2-0, thereby ranking 3rd in the tournament.National U192022.