Fair play spirit at the Youth Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup

(Baonghean.vn) - The spirit of fair play, surpassing the coach... those are funny but no less meaningful stories surrounding the Youth - Children's Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup 2017.

Beat the coach

The fans drowned out the coach's voice. Photo: Chu Thanh

One of the factors that cannot be ignored when talking about the Nghe An Newspaper Cup is the enthusiasm of the spectators who come to cheer for the youth and children's football teams. They are the ones who do not mind the long distance, willing to put aside all work to follow and support their teams.

On the football field, these spectators are willing to stand under the scorching sun to cheer for their home team. For example, in the match between Thai Hoa Youth Football Club and Que Phong Youth Football Club, Thai Hoa Youth Football Club fans stood close to the field to cheer for the players, shouting: “Keep it up”, “Shoot”, “Pass fast”, “Mark, mark tightly”… Not only cheering for their home team, but also giving compliments and encouragement to the beautiful plays of the opposing team’s players.

Many times, the cheering and instructions even drowned out the coach’s voice. Due to the somewhat “intense” cheering, a referee had to ask the fans to step back so that the referees, organizers and coaches could work.

Even grandma is "crazy" about her grandchildren.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Xuyen was excited when the children of ND Tan Ky scored. Photo: Chu Thanh

The deeper into the Nghe An Newspaper Cup, the more dramatic and high-quality the competition becomes with dangerous moves and nerve-wracking situations. In the quarter-final match between Tan Ky and Yen Thanh, the audience in the stadium became more and more excited with the excellent performance of the young players.

Present at the stadium, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Xuyen, 57 years old, in Vat Tu hamlet, Tan Phu commune, Tan Ky district, could not help but be happy when ND Tan Ky scored the opening goal in the 18th minute of the match.

Ms. Xuyen said she came to cheer for her grandson Nguyen Quang Huy. Her house is far away, but every time her grandson plays, she and her daughter-in-law take the bus to Vinh City to cheer. "You guys play so well that even I'm crazy about you!" - Ms. Xuyen exclaimed when the Tan Ky FC players scored the second goal against Yen Thanh FC. The image of Ms. Xuyen and many other elderly fans created a fair play spirit for the TN - ND Nghe An Newspaper Cup football season this year.

Just watch, why bother filming?

Young fans are busy filming, not cheering. Photo: Chu Thanh

In the match between TN Yen Thanh and TN Nghi Loc, while the players played their best on the field, the spectators outside the field also cheered enthusiastically for their team. After many times the players missed scoring opportunities, many spectators became impatient. A parent saw his child holding an iPad to record the match instead of cheering for his team, so he said, "If you want to watch, then watch, why are you filming? Why are you going to the newspaper, you should just cheer for your team."

Chu Thanh