Losing to HAGL, SLNA stopped at the semi-finals of the National U19 tournament

Before entering the semi-finals, U19 SLNA won the top spot in Group B with 2 wins and 1 draw. In terms of strength, U19 SLNA is slightly better with many players born in 2001, while HAGL mostly has players from the fourth generation of HAGL JMG, born in 2002.

Although rated higher, U19 SLNA did not launch a preemptive attack but instead played defensive counter-attacks against HAGL. Meanwhile, U19 HAGL proved to be very dangerous in acceleration phases.

In the 40th minute, a U19 HAGL player suddenly entered the 16m50 box, forcing Le Van Thanh to commit a foul and receive a penalty. Player Nguyen Duy Tam easily defeated goalkeeper Nguyen Van Ba, opening the score of the match.

U19 HAGL entered the final. Photo: Thanh Nien

In the second half, U19 SLNA pressed forward to attack and showed dominance in the midfield. However, all the shots of the young team from Nghe An were not dangerous. Besides, the U19 HAGL defense played extremely effectively.

Despite many attacks without scoring, U19 SLNA had to pay a heavy price with the counterattack of U19 HAGL. Nguyen Duy Tam once again punished the U19 SLNA defense with a decisive left-footed shot in the 77th minute.

At the end of the match, U19 SLNA's efforts were ineffective even though coach Nguyen Van Tien sent in Dinh Xuan Tien and Nguyen Tu Huy to increase the pressure. In the end, U19 SLNA lost 0-2 and had to accept the bronze medal, watching U19 Hanoi and U19 HAGL enter the final match.

This is the second consecutive time SLNA has lost in the semi-finals of the National U19 Championship./.

U19 SLNA – U19 HAGL: Equally matched

(Baonghean.vn) - At 5:30 p.m. today, March 15, coach Nguyen Van Tien and his team will have a fierce clash with "Mr. Duc's children" - U19 HAGL in the 2nd semi-final match of the 2019 National U19 Championship.