Convincing victory over Do Luong Youth, Quy Hop Youth enters the semi-finals to meet Quynh Luu Youth
Defending tightly and taking advantage of the opportunities created, Quy Hop Youth defeated Do Luong Youth with a score of 3-1, winning the 3rd ticket to the semi-finals.
Starting lineup:
Quy Hop:Thai Van Tuan Duy, Luong Dinh Viet, Phan Thanh Phong, Le Dinh Viet, Nguyen Danh Tri, Ho Mau Manh Quan, Pham Thanh Bao Hoang.
Do Luong:Nguyen Ba Sang, Nguyen Dac Quan, Nguyen Van Nguyen, Cao Tien Hoang, Nguyen Van Manh Dat, Thai Doan Gia Bao, Nguyen Vo Dai.
The third quarter-final match at the Youth Stadium was between Quy Hop Youth (first place in Group C) and Do Luong Youth (second place in Group D). In the group stage, Quy Hop Youth won both matches, scoring 10 goals and conceding 3, while Do Luong Youth won big against Ky Son Youth and lost to Thanh Chuong Youth in the penalty shootout, scoring 9 goals and conceding 3 (not counting the penalty shootout).
With what they showed in the group stage, the two teams were considered evenly matched and created a balanced game in the first 10 minutes of the match. However, Thieu Nien Quy Hop was the team that created some more obvious scoring situations from long-range shots, most notably a shot from the edge of the center circle that hit the crossbar by number 5 Nguyen Danh Tri.
Long shots continued to be the “weapon” chosen by Thieu Nien Quy Hop in their attacks and the effectiveness came in the 13th minute, from a set piece situation. From a sideline kick in the home field, captain number 3 Luong Dinh Viet fired a very tense shot towards Thieu Nien Do Luong’s goal, the ball lightly touched the goalkeeper and flew into the net. The score was opened for Thieu Nien Quy Hop.
In the 20th minute, from a corner kick situation, taking advantage of the lack of coordination between the defenders of Thieu Nien Do Luong, number 5 Nguyen Danh Tri of Thieu Nien Quy Hop quickly kicked the ball low beyond the reach of goalkeeper Nguyen Ba Sang, raising the score to 2-0.
But right after this goal, in the situation of kicking the ball from the middle of the field, number 4 Nguyen Van Nguyen of Thieu Nien Do Luong kicked straight towards Thieu Nien Quy Hop's goal, defeating goalkeeper Thai Van Tuan Duy, shortening the score to 1-2. This was also the score after the end of the first half.
In the second half, the match was still quite balanced. In the losing position, Thieu Nien Do Luong tried to increase the speed of attack.
However, when the Luong players could not get an equalizer, they had to accept the third goal. In a counter-attack situation in the 33rd minute, number 9 Lo Minh Vu quickly escaped down the right wing, received the ball and calmly made a low, tricky shot, defeating goalkeeper Nguyen Ba Sang, raising the match score to 3-1.
Despite being down by 2 goals, the Do Luong Youth players did not lose their spirit and tried to attack to find an equalizer. However, the final shots of the Luong youth players were not sharp enough to defeat goalkeeper Thai Van Tuan Duy of Quy Hop Youth. The most regrettable situation was in the 38th minute when number 9 Cao Tien Hoang turned around and shot decisively, but the ball hit the post and bounced out.
In the remaining 10 minutes of the match, no more dangerous situations were created towards the goals of the two teams. After defeating Do Luong Youth with a score of 3-1, Quy Hop Youth will enter the semi-final match against Quynh Luu Youth tomorrow afternoon (June 12).