Playing explosively, Dien Chau Children's Team convincingly defeated Yen Thanh Children's Team, winning a ticket to the semi-finals.

This second quarter-final match is considered an "early final" when the top two teams in Group B and Group C face each other. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the second quarter-final match this morning, Dien Chau Children's Team meets Yen Thanh Children's Team - These are two teams that have been highly rated since the beginning of the season. Of which, Yen Thanh is considered a candidate for this year's championship.

Having successfully passed the group stage, these two "giants" took the top spot in Group B and Group C respectively. Entering the quarter-finals, both teams were determined to win tickets to the semi-finals, but there was only one ticket to the next round, so the competition became even more fierce.

In the first minutes of the first half, the young players of Dien Chau coastal area attacked strongly, continuously attacking the goal of Nhi Dong Que Lua. Many long shots hit the crossbar, hit the post and reached the goal of Yen Thanh team, making the fans of the team of the Que Lua team many times heart-stopping. In the 5th minute of the first half, from a cross, number 6 Nguyen Viet Thai of Nhi Dong Dien Chau had a long shot with strong force, the goalkeeper of Yen Thanh touched the ball and pushed it out, the ball fell to the ground and bounced up and hit the post, the Dien Chau audience cried out in regret.

Dien Chau Children had an explosive and excellent match. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The two teams continued to have an attractive attack, the ball continuously went up and down regularly. The more they played, the more explosive it became, Nhi Dong Dien Chau was absorbed in attacking. The gaps at the goal had not yet been filled, player number 14 Ngo Van Manh, a rice-country player, took advantage of the situation and passed the ball deep to number 10 Nguyen Van Bao. Receiving the ball accurately, player number 10 had a beautiful shot but goalkeeper Cao Van Anh Do of Nhi Dong Dien Chau made an excellent save.

In the 17th minute of the match, receiving the ball from midfield, realizing the favorable advantage, without hesitation, captain Bui Thai Manh (wearing shirt number 5) of Dien Chau Children's had an accurate long-range shot, the net of the rice-farming goalkeeper had to shake. The score was opened for Dien Chau Children's. The first half ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Phu Dien team.

Phu Dien football team scored an early opening goal for the match. Photo: Thanh Cuong

After the break between the two halves, after the tactical consultation and the spirit encouragement, the young players from the rice fields seemed to play more maturely, pass the ball more coherently and attack massively. With the goal of having another goal, Nhi Dong Dien Chau also continuously counterattacked, from a foul by the opposing team's defender, number 3 Nguyen Sinh Loi - Nhi Dong Dien Chau's mainstay player was injured and forced to leave the field. Having been awarded an indirect free kick, number 6 Nguyen Viet Thai of Phu Dien team was assigned to take it but was unsuccessful.

In the 26th minute of the match, after a foul, player Dau Duy Khanh of Nhi Dong Dien Chau received a yellow card. Having been awarded an indirect free kick, Yen Thanh player failed to take advantage of the opportunity. Halfway through the second half, no more goals were scored.

Yen Thanh Children's Team also tried very hard, however, they lost to a stronger opponent, Dien Chau Children's Team. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the 28th minute, number 11, a player from Dien Chau Children's Football Club who had just received a yellow card had a long-range shot from the middle of the field straight into the net, leaving the goalkeeper of the Rice Country Children's Football Club unable to react. The score was raised to 2-0 for Dien Chau Children's Football Club.

With a score that was considered safe, Nhi Dong Dien Chau retreated to defend. Meanwhile, the young players from the rice fields rushed forward to attack.

In the 37th minute of the match, after 6 consecutive fouls by Nhi Dong Dien Chau, Nhi Dong Yen Thanh was awarded a direct free kick from 10 meters. The opportunity opened up for the player from the rice fields to shorten the score. However, the ball hit the post and bounced out. No goal was scored. It was a pity for the Yen Thanh team to miss the opportunity to score.

All quarter-final, semi-final and final matches will be broadcast live on baonghean.vn TV channel and Nghe An newspaper's digital platforms. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the end of the match, Dien Chau Children's Team won 2-0 and entered the semi-finals.

At 7:30 tomorrow morning, Dien Chau Children's School will meet Quy Hop Children's School in the first semi-final.