Admirable achievements of U19 SLNA

The lucky draw 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 fight for the ball between U19 SLNA players (yellow shirts) and U19 Nutifood players. Photo: Minh Hieu

Not only facing difficulties in objective factors,U19 SLNAwas also 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 difficult". Right in the opening match, coach Dinh Van Dung and his team were divided points by U19 Hue with a 0-0 draw. 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 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 has not yet 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. Although they had taken the lead in the 2nd minute, in the end, U19 SLNA was still held to a draw by U19 Nutifood thanks to a goal scored in the last official minute of play.

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, the coaching staff and U19 SLNA players have overcome everything./.