Admirable achievements of U19 SLNA

The draw of luck has put U19 SLNA in the same group - Group B, with U19 Nutifood, U19 Nam Dinh and U19 Hue. While U19 Nutifood is highly appreciated thanks to the squad of players who just won the championship at the 2021 National U21 Championship, U19 Nam Dinh and U19 Hue come from 2 leading youth training centers of Vietnamese football.

A ball fight between U19 SLNA players (yellow shirts) and U19 Nutifood players. Photo: Minh Hieu

Not only facing difficulties in objective factors,U19 SLNAalso heavily affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, with a series of positive cases. Not to mention, in the squad participating in the 2022 National U19 Qualifiers, U19 SLNA also did not have the services of 4 important pillars: Ho Van Cuong, Nguyen Van Bach, Dinh Xuan Tien and Phan Xuan Dai (wearing the SLNA first team jersey).

There is a saying: "All beginnings are hard". Right in the opening match, coach Dinh Van Dung and his team were tied 0-0 by U19 Hue. Objectively speaking, U19 SLNA were the ones who played better when they completely dominated the game and created a series of delicious opportunities in front of the opponent's goal. This was a draw that was like a loss for Phan Duy Hao and his teammates.

The joy of SLNA U19 members after passing the qualifying round of the 2022 National U19 Championship. Photo: Minh Hieu

Bad luck still hasn't let go of coach Dinh Van Dung's team. In the second match of Group B, against the fateful opponent U19 Nutifood, U19 SLNA continued to lose points. Despite taking the lead in the 2nd minute, U19 SLNA was still held to a draw by U19 Nutifood thanks to a goal scored in the last minute of regulation time.

Since the 1-1 draw against U19 Nutifood, U19 SLNA has completely "transformed" with 4 consecutive victories. Specifically, they defeated U19 Nam Dinh (1-0 and 2-0), U19 Nutifood (1-0) and U19 Hue (4-1). Especially thanks to the 1-0 victory against U19 Nutifood, which took place on March 13, U19 SLNA went straight to the finals as the top team of Group B, 1 match early.

This achievement of coach Dinh Van Dung and his team has made experts and football fans of Nghe An feel surprised and admired. Simply put, during the process of participating in the qualifying round of the 2022 National U19 Championship, U19 SLNA encountered many difficulties and challenges. It is wonderful that the coaching staff and players of U19 SLNA have overcome everything./.