SLNA meets Hanoi T&T in the national U21 final

Hanoi T&T has a chance to defend its title of U.21 Thanh Nien Newspaper after easily defeating Dong Thap Rubber Group (TĐCS.Dong Thap) with a score of 3-0 in the second semi-final match on the afternoon of October 10.

In the 12th minute, Hanoi T&T took the lead thanks to a header from Pham Van Thanh. From a free kick by captain Do Van Thuan, Van Thanh moved appropriately, taking advantage of a marking error by the defender of TĐCS.Dong Thap headed accurately from the edge of the 5m50 to open the score for the capital team.

That was enough for Hanoi T&T to play the game according to their script. After the goal, Coach Pham Minh Duc's students played slowly thanks to their excellent ball control.

It was quite a pity for TĐCS.Dong Thap when at the end of the first half, captain Thanh Hien suffered a calf injury and was forced to leave the field. Without this midfield soul, the team from Thap Muoi region had a lot of difficulty in developing the ball.

In the second half, Hanoi T&T still actively played slowly and tried to interrupt the opponent's inspiration.

Facing the defense considered the most solid in the U.21 Thanh Nien Newspaper tournament, the young men of Dong Thap still diligently searched for a way to attack with coordination mainly on the right wing where Quoc Tuan came on as a substitute and played quite energetically.

However, all those efforts could not produce the desired results and just one mistake in the 83rd minute, TĐCS.Dong Thap once again conceded a goal. From the situation where a TĐCS.Dong Thap defender did not clear the ball accurately, Duy Manh from the second line rushed up very quickly and doubled the gap for Hanoi T&T with an accurate shot into the far corner.

With nothing left to lose, TĐCS.Dong Thap was forced to raise their squad to find an equalizer and conceded a third goal just 3 minutes later. Nguyen Van Dung's goal helped Hanoi T&T win 3-0 easily to reach the final of the U.21 Thanh Nien Newspaper tournament for the second consecutive time.

PigEarlier, on the afternoon of October 9,A brace from striker Ho Phuc Tinh, including a superb goal from a long-range cannonball, helped U.21 Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) win 2-1 against U.21 SHB.Da Nang in the first semi-final of the 2014 Thanh Nien Newspaper U.21 tournament.

It was an extremely classy goal, when the striker born in 1994 launched an extremely decisive kick, sending the ball straight into the top corner of SHB.Da Nang's goal, not giving the goalkeeper any chance to block it.

The early goal in the 13th minute, in a match where SLNA and SHB.Da Nang both chose a solid, lurking style of play, helped the Nghe An team become much more proactive, calmly deploying their defensive counter-attacking style of play.

In the match where conductor Phi Son was injured and had to leave the field early, the brilliance of Ho Phuc Tinh helped SLNA, which was rated lower, successfully defeat SHB. Da Nang has many talented players such as Quach Tan, Ngoc Thang, Thai Sung...

In addition to the opening goal, Phuc Tinh's aggressive playing style and ability to press and handle the ball properly made it very difficult for SHB.Da Nang's defense to block.

In the 69th minute, the player wearing the number 18 jersey once again shone with a diving header to double the gap for SLNA after a beautiful cross from the left wing by his partner Vo Ly.

This was Phuc Tinh's second consecutive double. In the previous match against Vinh Long, he also scored 2 goals in a 3-0 victory that brought SLNA into the semi-finals.

With this achievement, the striker from Quynh Luu is temporarily leading the scoring list at the 18th U.21 Thanh Nien Newspaper tournament with 4 goals.

Phuc Tinh's brilliance came at the right time when SLNA was likely to lose Phi Son in the final match. Furthermore, he promises to be a notable factor in the Thanh Nien Newspaper U.21 team for the upcoming U.21 international tournament.

SHB.Da Nang played very hard throughout the match, however, they encountered very difficult resistance from SLNA, who played with great cohesion and passion. It was a pity for SHB.Da Nang that they only scored 1 goal thanks to striker Ngoc Thang in the 73rd minute, too little to equalize the gap with their opponents.

Thus, SHB.Da Nang won the third prize (tied) with a prize of 60 million VND from the tournament organizers. Meanwhile, SLNA will meet Ha Noi T&T in the final match.

According to Thanhnien