Losing to U15 The Cong Viettel on penalties, U15 Song Lam Nghe An stopped at the Quarterfinals

Due to the impact of storm No. 3, the tournament organizers had to postpone the match. Specifically, according to the original schedule, the Quarterfinal match between U15 Song Lam Nghe An and U15 The Cong Viettel took place at 3:00 p.m. on September 8, but after checking the quality of the field, the organizers decided to postpone the match to 1:30 p.m. on September 9.

To ensure they were present at the stadium on time, the entire U15 Song Lam Nghe An team had to leave at 12:00. This greatly affected the health of the athletes.

However, coach Nguyen Van Tien and his team are still very optimistic when entering the Quarterfinals. Because before entering this match, the Nghe An players all have quite good physical strength and high spirits, ready to enter the battle with high determination.

Meanwhile, Viettel has not been rated highly since the beginning of the tournament as they have had a rather quiet performance. In the group stage, the army team only got 6 points after 3 matches and ranked 2nd in Group B.

Because this was a knockout match, coach Nguyen Van Tien was very careful when sending players in their best form onto the field. Specifically, standing in the goal of U15 Song Lam Nghe An as usual was Hoang Van Huy; 4 defenders: Nguyen Van Duy, Tran Van Hai, Quan Thanh Cong, Nguyen Van Canh; 4 midfielders: Nguyen Minh Thuy, Tran Van Duc Uy, Ngo Anh Duc, Phan Van Tai; 2 strikers: Tran Ngoc Son and Phan Van Lam.

With a team in good form, U15 Song Lam Nghe An entered the game quite proactively. Coach Nguyen Van Tien's team deployed highly variable attacks from both flanks. That was concretized in the attack of U15 Song Lam Nghe An in the 5th minute of the match. Ngoc Son received a pass from his teammate on the right wing, then turned around to shoot the ball, but the kick of the striker wearing the number 21 shirt went wide of the post.

In the following minutes, although U15 Song Lam Nghe An took the initiative, U15 Viettel used a defensive counter-attacking style of play. Therefore, not many opportunities were created towards the goal of goalkeeper Duy Anh (Viettel). More surprisingly, in the 25th minute, Viettel opened the score of the match. The goal came from a daring dribble by Tri Dung on the left wing. The midfielder wearing the number 17 shirt fired a low shot that left goalkeeper Van Huy (SLNA) helpless.

After conceding the first goal, U15 Song Lam Nghe An still calmly deployed their attacks. And that was the key for coach Nguyen Van Tien and his team to equalize the score in the 35th minute of the match. Van Lam dribbled the ball strongly on the right wing, then passed it back inside for Minh Thuy to run in and accurately cushion the ball into the net of goalkeeper Duy Anh.

Entering the second half, coach Nguyen Van Tien asked his players to increase the speed of the match and make more surprising combinations. That request was made by the Nghe An strikers when the second half had only passed by less than 5 minutes. Quan Thanh Cong scored a goal from the penalty spot to help U15 Song Lam Nghe An take the lead with a score of 2-1. However, the first credit belongs to Minh Thuy. Because before that, the captain of U15 Song Lam Nghe An had a skillful maneuver in the penalty area forcing the opposing defender to commit a foul, very quickly the main referee of the match pointed to the penalty spot.

In the following minutes of the match, The Cong Viettel rose up strongly to try to find an equalizer. Meanwhile, U15 Song Lam Nghe An showed signs of exhaustion in the disputes, or in the transition from defense to attack. This helped The Cong Viettel score a goal in the 90th minute to bring the match to a penalty shootout full of luck.

Viettel's goal was scored after a tactical header from his teammate. Nguyen Manh Cuong quickly kicked the ball into the goal of U15 Song Lam Nghe An, leaving goalkeeper Van Huy helpless.

The score of 2-2 forced U15 Song Lam Nghe An and U15 Viettel to decide the winner on a penalty shootout. And U15 Viettel was lucky to win with a final score of 6-3.

This defeat forced U15 Song Lam Nghe An to stop at the Quarterfinals.

Duc Anh