Hoang Mai teenager made a dramatic comeback to win Hung Nguyen teenager

Right after the Opening Ceremony, the match between Thieu Nien Hoang Mai and Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen took place at Vinh Stadium. These are two fateful opponents as they also faced each other in the opening match last season.

Entering this year's season, the Hoang Mai Youth Team is highly regarded as they possess an impressive record of achievements. Although they have only participated in this playground for about 10 years, since separating from Quynh Luu in 2013, they have proven their mettle in each tournament. In the 2022 season, they excellently won the runner-up position and most recently, in the 2023 season, they also won the Bronze Medal.

As for the opponent Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen, during 25 years of participating in the Youth - Children's Football Tournament Nghe An Newspaper Cup, although always having high expectations, the championship has always "turned its back" on this team. The highest achievement of Hung Nguyen youth football teams is 3 times winning Silver Medals and 1 time winning Bronze Medal.

Being in a group considered "death" with strong teams like Quynh Luu and Yen Thanh, the young players of Hoang Mai and Hung Nguyen all understand that they must try their best to get the best results before meeting strong opponents in the next rounds.

Entering the match, with a superior physique to the opponent, Thieu Nien Hoang Mai did not hesitate to deploy an attacking formation to impose the game. However, Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen also showed that they were not inferior when organizing a relatively effective counter-attack defense. Although the match was quite open with attractive attacking situations. However, half of the first half had passed, and there were still no goals scored.

Surprisingly, in the 17th minute, player Le Duc Anh wearing the number 5 jersey on Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen's side successfully took advantage of an opportunity from an indecisive defense in front of Hoang Mai's goal to score the opening goal. With the lead, Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen played confidently, they successfully neutralized Thieu Nien Hoang Mai's attacks in a simple way. The first half ended with the score temporarily leaning towards Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen.

Entering the second half, Thieu Nien Hoang Mai immediately made personnel adjustments by sending two players Kieu Trung Hai (number 2) and Le Duc Tien (number 14) to replace players Nguyen Viet Phat (number 12) and Vo Thanh Cong (number 5).

The efforts of Thieu Nien Hoang Mai were finally rewarded when in the first minutes of the second half, player wearing the number 7 shirt Hoang Duc Duy Khang had a close-range shot to equalize, bringing the match back to the starting line.

With the equalizer, Thieu Nien Hoang Mai also regained their confidence and continuously put pressure on Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen's field. After many attacks, finally in the 31st minute, coach Ho Huu Tien's team raised the score to 2-1.

Starting from a pass from his teammate into the middle of the opponent's goal, the player who had just entered the field as a substitute, Le Duc Tien, chose a suitable position to take an accurate shot that goalkeeper Cao Duc Phi of Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen could not block.

Not stopping there, 10 minutes later, Thieu Nien Hoang Mai continued to double the gap. From a chaotic situation in the middle of Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen's goal, the ball found Nguyen Van Thanh Huy's feet on Thieu Nien Hoang Mai's side. Immediately, the midfielder wearing the number 8 shirt unleashed a powerful shot that hit the opponent's net.

After conceding 3 consecutive goals, Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen continuously made substitutions and rose up strongly. Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen's efforts also helped the team reduce the score to 2-3 thanks to the goal of substitute player Nguyen Quang Thanh (number 12).

However, the hope of scoring a point was soon extinguished for Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen, because in the 47th minute, Thieu Nien Hoang Mai continued to raise the score of the match to 4-2. From a teammate's drop ball, player Ho Nhat Minh quickly jumped in and accurately touched the ball, making it hit the opponent's net.

In the final minutes of the match, although Thieu Nien Hung Nguyen played with great effort, they could not create more opportunities against Thieu Nien Hoang Mai. And the score of 4-2 in favor of Ho Huu Tien and his team was also the final result of the match.