Tan Ky entered the Semi-finals, Thai Hoa won the ticket to continue after a nerve-wracking penalty shootout
(Baonghean.vn) - While Tan Ky FC still showed their absolute strength when they "destroyed" Nam Dan players, Hoang Mai FC and Thai Hoa FC gave a nerve-wracking match until the last minute.
Hoang Mai FC 0 - 0 Thai Hoa FC (Penalty 1 - 2)
Before this match, NĐ Hoàng Mai was considered to be the team with much higher ratings. They topped Group E with 3 absolute victories, scored 15 goals and only conceded 2 goals. Meanwhile, NĐ Thái Hòa was only ranked 2nd in Group A. Therefore, many people thought of an easy match for NĐ Hoàng Mai.
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| NĐ Hoang Mai and NĐ Thai Hoa showed a fierce playing style. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
However, the situation on the field was completely opposite. With tactical calculations, both teams played a solid and calm style. The first half ended with many fierce battles, but lacked goals.
In the second half, ND Hoang Mai pushed up their formation to seek an advantage, however, against the solid defense of ND Thai Hoa, Hoang Mai's strikers were completely helpless. The 0-0 draw also ended a tense match.
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| Hoang Mai players left the tournament in tears after losing the fateful penalty shootout. Photo: Quang An |
Both teams had to decide the winner in a penalty shootout full of luck. The tension caused both sides to miss the first kicks, much to the regret of many fans.
In the second round of kicks, both sides performed very well. However, the surprise happened in the last round of kicks. While Thai Hoa confidently executed their kicks, Hoang Mai could not beat the Thai Hoa goalkeeper.
| A nerve-wracking penalty shootout between the two teams. Clip: Trung Kien |
The match ended with Thai Hoa FC advancing and Hoang Mai FC shedding tears of regret as they were the best players this season and only lost on the fateful penalty spot.
Tan Ky 9 - 0 Nam Dan ND
The "Tan Ky tornado" has not shown any signs of stopping after the spectacular bombing performances in the group stage. They finished the group stage in first place in Group D, scoring 16 goals and only conceding 1 goal. Therefore, right after the opening whistle, ND Nam Dan had to lower their formation to defend against an opponent with a very strong attack.
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| Nam Dan FC had to struggle to fend off Tan Ky FC's attacks. Photo: Ho Phuong |
However, the concrete formation of ND Nam Dan could not hold out for too long. Right from the 3rd minute of the match, ND Tan Ky had the opening goal by number 10 Nguyen Van Luc. During the first half, they had 2 more goals in the 8th and 16th minutes, raising the score to 3 - 0, bringing a big advantage before the halftime break.
In the second half, the match was still one-sided in favor of ND Tan Ky. In an explosive day of competition, 3 players Nguyen Van Luc, Ho Huu Nhat Sang and Phan Xuan Tien each had a hat-trick to close the devastating 9-0 victory over the young players from Uncle Ho's hometown.
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| ND Tan Ky entered the semi-finals with an absolute victory. Photo: Ho Phuong |
With this result, NĐ Tan Ky confidently entered the Semi-finals with a great record (scoring 25 goals, conceding 1 goal). They will meet NĐ Thai Hoa in the Semi-finals.
