Young SLNA star shines, bringing U19 Vietnam to the final of the U19 International Tournament

Sy Hieu• March 28, 2019 15:33

(Baonghean.vn) - In the final match of the group stage of the U19 International Tournament between Vietnam and China, Tran Manh Quynh - a player from the SLNA training center, scored the only goal of the match, bringing U19 Vietnam into the final match against U19 Thailand.

After winning the bronze medal with U19 SLNA at the recently held 2019 National U19 tournament, Tran Manh Quynh (born 2001) and his teammates Tran Quoc Thanh, Dang Quang Tu and Nguyen Xuan Binh were summoned by coach Guillaume Graechen to practice and compete in this tournament.

The U19 International Tournament is an annual tournament jointly organized by VFF and Thanh Nien newspaper since 2018. This year's tournament, in addition to the participation of U19 Vietnam, also has 3 invited teams including U19 Thailand, U19 Myanmar and U19 China.

Trần Mạnh Quỳnh là một cầu thủ đến từ lò đào tạo SLNA

Tran Manh Quynh is a player from SLNA training center.

In this tournament, the teams compete in a round robin to score points, the top 2 teams after the group stage will compete in the final match. The remaining 2 teams will compete in the 3rd place match.

In the first match on March 23, U19 Vietnam defeated U19 Myanmar with a score of 2-1. The second match took place on March 25, coach Guillaume Graechen and his team had a goalless draw with U19 Thailand.

In the final match of the group stage yesterday afternoon, U19 Vietnam defeated U19 China with a minimal score thanks to a beautiful finish by Tran Manh Quynh in the 63rd minute. This victory also brought U19 Vietnam up to the top 2 positions with U19 Thailand with the same points and goal difference and hand in hand to the final match.

It has been a long time since a player from SLNA scored for a national youth team since Dinh Bao and Ho Tuan Tai made waves in domestic and regional tournaments.

This is also a consolation for hometown fans when U23 Vietnam won the right to enter the 2020 AFC U23 Championship without any contribution from SLNA.