Beating Long An 5-1, U21 Song Lam Nghe An hopes to enter the semi-finals

Before meeting U21 Long An, U21 SLNA had only 1 point from the draw with Pho Hien and this was an opportunity for the Nghe team to take second place. With the nature of a decisive match and also being rated higher, U21 SLNA entered the game proactively, creating many clear opportunities on the goalkeeper's goal.

Players Ngoc Anh, Van Viet, Van Luong and Manh Quynh all had dangerous shots, the ball hit the post once but the match was still "dry of goals". It was not until the 42nd minute whenU21 SLNAReceiving a direct free kick about 20 meters away, young midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien made a beautiful shot, opening the score of the match.

U21 Long An could not withstand the attack of U21 SLNA. Photo: Organizing Committee

In the first half, U21 Long An, despite playing low defense, still had some sharp counterattacks. Fortunately, goalkeeper Thanh Huy and the U21 SLNA defense still played quite focused and preserved the score before entering the break.

In the second half, the difference in class was clearly revealed when U21 SLNA scored the third goal. In the 60th minute, from a corner kick on the left wing, center back Le Thanh Lam sent the ball inside, creating an opportunity for Tran Ngoc Anh to head the ball in from close range to double the gap for the yellow team.

Missed many opportunities but U21 SLNA still had a "rain of goals". Photo: Organizing Committee

After conceding a goal, U21 Long An rose up and caused a lot of trouble for the U21 SLNA defense. However, they had to concede another goal.

In the 76th minute, Van Viet had a spectacular sprint to face Long An's goalkeeper and launched a delicate shot, raising the score to 3-0 for SLNA.

It was not until the 79th minute that U21 Long An was able to narrow the score. The players in red shirts had an extremely good one-touch coordination before Quoc Loc crossed for Phan Nhat Thanh Long to score, narrowing the score to 1-3 U21 Long An.

Players like Nguyen Van Viet bring their experience as a player playing in the V.League. Photo: BTC

In the 83rd minute, SLNA scored their fourth goal, this time it was another masterpiece from substitute Thai Bao Trung. From a great distance, player number 99 received the ball and suddenly unleashed an incredible left-footed shot that tore through the roof of the net, raising the score to 4-1.

With 4 goals, U21 SLNA still did not want to stop. In the 89th minute, after a sharp counter-attack, Ho Van Cuong accurately cushioned the ball, forcing Long An's goalkeeper to pick the ball out of the net for the 5th time.

With this victory, U21 SLNA is in a comfortable mood before meeting U21 Viettel - the team that has already secured a ticket to the semi-finals. Photo: Organizing Committee

Win this battle,U21 SLNAWith 4 points and only needing a draw against U21 Viettel (6 points) in the match on December 15, the Nghe An team will win a ticket to the semi-finals. Losing this match, U.21 Long An has no hope of continuing in this year's tournament.

STARTING LINE-UP:

U21 SLNA:TM Thanh Huy, Van Son, Thanh Lam, Khac Luong, Ngoc Anh, Xuan Tien, Xuan Binh, Van Viet, Manh Quynh, Van Luong.

U21 Long An: TM Nhat Ha, Thanh Long, Vinh Nguyen, Duy Tam, Quoc Hoang, Nam Cung, Hoang Anh, Binh An, Nguyen Khanh, Thanh Dat, Duy Khang.

U21 Song Lam Nghe An and U21 Pho Hien draw

(Baonghean.vn) - In Group B of the 2020 National U21 Finals, U21 Song Lam Nghe An faced U21 Pho Hien in the opening match and as expected, the products of PVF made the young team from Nghe An have a very difficult match.