Winning PVF, SLNA increases its record of winning the National U13 Championship

After defeating a very strong opponent, U13 Hai Duong, in the semi-final, U13 SLNA faced PVF, the best training academy in Vietnamese football today, in the final match of the National Youth Football Tournament.

Nghe An fans in the North came to PVF Center to cheer for coach Hoang Dang Hong and his team.

The core of the U13 SLNA team that won the championship this year is the U11 SLNA team led by coach Nguyen Huy Hoang in 2016 and the defending champion of the 2017 National Children's Football Championship led by coach Phan Nhu Thuat. Among them, faces like Le Nguyen Hoang and Truong Van Tuyen are very prominent players.

In addition to the championship, U13 SLNA also won the Best Goalkeeper award for player Manh Tuan.

The rain at PVF Stadium did not make the final match less intense and dramatic because of the strength of the two famous training centers. And it was striker Truong Van Tuyen who took advantage of the mistake of PVF's defense, scoring the opening goal in the 24th minute.

SLNA U13 team continues to regain the glory for SLNA academy. Photo: Ngoc Anh

After the break, both U13 SLNA and U13 PVF showed their determination with their aggressive play and were not afraid of collisions. Many fierce situations of the players of both teams were carded by the referee.

While U13 SLNA was still tirelessly attacking, looking for more goals, the defense unexpectedly conceded a goal from PVF captain Nguyen Gia Bao in the 39th minute. The U13 SLNA defender slipped on the wet field and could not keep up with the opponent's striker.

Truong Van Tuyen scored the decisive goal, raising the score to 2-1 for U13 SLNA.

However, the spirit of the team that just won the U11 championship last year spoke up. From a set-piece situation, the SLNA young players coordinated to create a wall, creating an opportunity for Truong Van Tuyen to once again penetrate the PVF goalkeeper's net, raising the score to 2-1 with only 7 minutes left in the match.

For the rest of the match, U13 SLNA still played resiliently and maintained the result. In the end, U13 SLNA defeated U13 PVF and convincingly won the championship of the tournament. This is the 6th championship of the Nghe An team and continues to increase the record that SLNA is holding.

The moment U13 SLNA lifted the 6th Championship Cup in this youth tournament.

Previously, U13 SLNA won the championship in 1997; 1998; 2003; 2013 and 2014.

Thus, up to now, SLNA has had 1 bronze medal of U19, 1 runner-up title of U17 team and 1 championship of U13 SLNA team led by coach Hoang Dang Hong.

At the end of the first leg of the qualifying round of Group B of the National U15 Championship, the U15 SLNA team topped Group B with 12 absolute points, scoring 8 goals and conceding no goals. The return matches will take place from July 16 at Quang Xuong Stadium, Thanh Hoa.