On the sidelines of the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament: Win to avoid being scolded!
(Baonghean.vn) - Sadly saying goodbye to the tournament, there were tears shed; there were teams that, despite their outstanding performance, did not achieve the expected results... but above all, the players had fair-play matches and beautiful memories during their journey to participate in the Bao Cup.
Win to avoid scolding!
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| Hung Nguyen Children's School had an excellent match against Con Cuong Children's School. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
After 3 matches in the group stage, Hung Nguyen Youth football team won Group A, winning a ticket to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, after 2 consecutive losses, Hung Nguyen Children entered the final match of the group stage with the mentality of a loser because for them, in this final match, even if they beat their opponent, they still have no chance to enter the next round.
However, although it was just a formality, the Hung Nguyen Children's team played extremely well when they took the lead by 3 goals and in the second half, they continued to score 3 more goals. At the end of the match, the Hung Nguyen children's players had a resounding victory over Con Cuong Children's team.
When asked “Where does the strength come from, where is the motivation when you have such an explosive and brilliant match?”, a player of Hung Nguyen Children’s Team shyly replied “At least we have to win to avoid trouble! And also not to let our seniors (Hung Nguyen Youth Team) “lose face”.
Surprised by the excellence of "team 2"
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The reserve players of the "second team" were able to shine when given the chance. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
If the previous rounds were competitive and highly contested to determine the winner and win tickets to the next round, all teams fielded their strongest lineups with individuals considered the best. Therefore, some teams registered up to 15 players to compete, but 10 players in the first two group stage matches were just "sitting on the bench". Only in the final round of the group stage with matches that were just formalities did these players take turns entering the field in the sense that "every child gets to play, gets to touch the ball".
However, surprisingly, these “second team” players played explosively and brilliantly with extremely steady plays and created unexpected victories. For example, the “second team” of Cua Lo Children’s School won 6-3 against Nghia Dan Children’s School or the “all-reserve team” of Hung Nguyen Children’s School had a resounding victory against Con Cuong Children’s School…