Beating Dong Thap, U17 Song Lam Nghe An enters the quarterfinals of the National U17 tournament

On the afternoon of July 15, at Long Tam Stadium (Ba Ria - Vung Tau), the U17 Song Lam Nghe An team had the second match against U17 Dong Thap at the 2024 National U17 Finals.

After losing to U17 PVF in the opening match, U17 Song Lam Nghe An no longer has the right to decide their ticket to the next round. Meanwhile, with this victory, U17 PVF leads Group A with 2 wins and wins the first ticket to the quarter-finals.

On the other side of the front line, U17 Dong Thap also surprisingly won against the home team U17 Ba Ria - Vung Tau in the opening match. That shows that they are not an easy team to play against, so the U17 Song Lam Nghe An players entered this match with great determination.

In the first minutes of the match, coach Phan Tien Hoai's students dominated the game and continuously created dangerous opportunities. In the 13th minute, in a cross situation by player number 24 Phan Van Tai, the ball bounced off the crossbar, player Ho Huu Nhat Sang seized the opportunity to open the score for the match.

After scoring, the Nghe team had a comfortable spirit and continuously put pressure on U17 Dong Thap, the red team almost had no dangerous opportunities.

In the 19th minute, after a breakaway situation by Nhat Sang, he kicked the ball but it went over the crossbar in regret. But in the following minutes, the U17 Song Lam Nghe An players continuously created other dangerous opportunities, but the yellow-shirted strikers could not convert them into goals.

After the efforts of the yellow team, in the 28th minute from a cross from the left wing by Tran Phuc Ta, player Ha Duc Nguyen jumped high and headed the ball into the far corner, raising the score to 2-0.

In the following minutes, Nhat Sang continued to play outstandingly, when he dribbled from outside the penalty area, then charged straight into the middle and fired a shot, unfortunately the ball missed the post by a hair's breadth.

In the 39th minute, from a cross from the right wing, the U17 Dong Thap defense was confused, the ball came to the feet of number 8 Nguyen Minh Thuy, this player seized the opportunity to increase the score to 3-0. This was also the score in the first half.

Entering the second half, the U17 Song Lam players continued to create great pressure. Right from the first minutes, after a break down the left wing by Nhat Sang, he then crossed the ball inside, the ball reached Hoang Dat's position, this player cushioned the ball close to the goal and raised the score to 4-0.

However, just a few minutes later, from a quick counter-attack by U17 Dong Thap, U17 Song Lam Nghe An players committed a foul in the penalty area, the referee immediately pointed to the 11m mark, player Nguyen Vo Phu Cuong shortened the score for U17 Dong Thap.

But that is what the U17 Dong Thap players did. In the remaining minutes, the U17 Song Lam Nghe An players still controlled the game well, and created more opportunities.

In the 61st minute, from a smooth coordination situation, the ball was transferred to the right wing and then crossed into the penalty area. Hoang Dat jumped high to head the ball, the ball went through the legs of Dong Thap's goalkeeper, raising the score to 5-1 for U17 Song Lam Nghe An.

Not stopping there, in the 65th minute, after a player of U17 Dong Thap tripped the ball, Hoang Dat of U17 Song Lam Nghe An seized the opportunity to increase the score to 6-1.

In the remaining minutes, coach Phan Tien Hoai's students continued to pressure U17 Dong Thap, but no goals were scored.

With this result, U17 Song Lam Nghe An got 3 points, won second place in the table thanks to goal difference, thereby entering the quarter-finals of the 2024 National U17 tournament./.