Quynh Luu Youth won the Youth Football Championship for the second consecutive time, Nghe An Newspaper Cup
The Youth Final of the 26th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament - 2024 is a fateful confrontation between Vinh City Youth and Quynh Luu Youth.
Official list of the two teams:
Vinh City Youth (red shirt) | Quynh Luu Youth (dark blue) |
Pham Hoang Gia Bao (1 - Goalkeeper) Phan Tan Phat (3) Phan Tran Gia Hung (6) Nguyen Van Trong (8) Pham Ngoc Quan (9) Le Trung Phong (11) Pham Manh Cuong (12) Coach: Tran Anh Duc | Ho Tien Sap (1 - Goalkeeper) Tran Hoang Anh (3) Trinh Ho Quoc Toan (4) Ho Khac Minh Huy (5) Phan Van Dat Toi (6) Nguyen Chi Cong (10) Dau Huy Hieu (14) Coach: Duong Vu Phong |



Before the final match to compete for the prestigious trophy, both Vinh City Youth and Quynh Luu Youth had different performances in the Semi-finals. If Vinh City Youth easily crushed Thanh Chuong Youth with a score of 4-1, Quynh Luu Youth had to struggle to win against Quy Hop Youth in the penalty shootout.


This is also a reenactment of the Final match of the 2023 season. In last year's season, Quynh Luu Youth excellently defeated Vinh City Youth with a score of 3-2. Not forgetting the painful defeat last year, Vinh City Youth is determined to reclaim the "debt" it owed. Meanwhile, Quynh Luu Youth is eager to bring the cup back to Quynh Beach for the second consecutive time.

Right before the match, a large number of Quynh Luu fans traveled more than 50km to Vinh to support their favorite team. On the other hand, Vinh fans also made careful preparations, they dyed Vinh stadium red with many banners and slogans, helping the players feel more confident when entering the decisive match.

With the nature of a decisive match, right after the opening whistle, both teams played quite cautiously. In the first minutes of the match, the chances were somewhat on the side of Thieu Nien Quynh Luu, when they organized more dangerous situations. Meanwhile, Thieu Nien Thanh Pho Vinh had to play against the wind, causing many of their passes to be inaccurate.

The match was a tight affair throughout the first half without any goals being scored. The two teams had to accept a 0-0 draw before entering the break.
Entering the second half, right from the first minutes, Vinh City Youth had some dangerous opportunities. However, they could not convert them into goals.

After minutes of tireless attacks, the efforts of Vinh City Youth were finally rewarded. In the 42nd minute, from a free kick by his teammate, player wearing the number 11 shirt Le Trung Phong had a tricky header to open the score of the match.
After scoring the opening goal, with the encouragement of the home fans, the Vinh City Youth players played with great enthusiasm, they continuously put pressure on the opponent. However, while they had not scored any more goals, they unexpectedly conceded a goal.

In the 47th minute, from an indecisive and messy clearance in front of the Vinh City Youth goal, player wearing the number 10 jersey Nguyen Chi Cong quickly swooped in to score the rebound, equalizing the score of the match.
In the remaining minutes of the match, the two teams could not score any more goals and had to accept entering a penalty shootout to determine the winner.
Entering the penalty shootout, although goalkeeper Pham Hoang Gia Bao of Vinh City Youth made an excellent save on the first shot, in the end, the Vinh City Youth players had to watch their opponents take the title after only completing 3 shots, while Quynh Luu Youth completed 4 shots.
Winning on penalties, Quynh Luu Youth defeated Vinh City Youth for the second consecutive time to successfully defend the championship./.