Quarterfinals of the 2022 National U17 Tournament: Song Lam Nghe An continues to move forward

Entering the quarter-finals as the top team in Group B, coach Phan Tien Hoai and his team will certainly play with confidence and aim for a beautiful victory. Especially after the young players of U17 Song Lam Nghe An won all 3 matches of the group stage, scoring 5 goals and keeping a clean sheet.

After the first two matches, the team did not really play together and had to struggle to find victory in the final minutes. Then in the third match againstHanoi Club, with a relaxed mentality after entering the quarter-finals early, Song Lam Nghe An players had a series of short and medium-distance passes to break down the defense of the Capital team. The score of 3-0 does not say all the opportunities that the Nghe team created in this match.

Striker Tran Quoc Hoa sealed a 3-0 victory for U17 Song Lam Nghe An. Photo courtesy: Contributor

Player Nguyen Quang Vinh will still be the leader of the Nghe An team when this player is the owner of 2 goals for Song Lam Nghe An in the group stage. Besides, the name Le Dinh Long Vu is also very notable when he continuously has foot movements that disrupt the opponent's defense. And it is the direct attacks into the middle of the No. 16 player that will be an extremely powerful weapon on the right wing of U17 Song Lam Nghe An.

With a balanced squad, coach Phan Tien Hoai has many personnel options in different positions. Therefore, he can easily come up with plans to help the Nghe An team operate smoothly in the passing style and the passes into the center for the wingers to penetrate, cross or pass back to the second line to finish. It can be said that,U17 Song Lam Nghe Anis one of the top candidates for this year's championship.

Captain Nguyen Quang Vinh scored 2 goals in the group stage. Photo: Contributor

However, we cannot underestimate U17 Binh Phuoc, a team with a great fighting spirit. In the opening match, although U17 Hoang Anh Gia Lai led 3-1, they still fought back and equalized 3-3, creating a surprise on the opening day. A notable point is that U17 Binh Phuoc's attack played very well in the recent matches, with 8 goals after 3 matches, they and U17 Hoang Anh Gia Lai were the best attackers in the tournament after the group stage. The outstanding individual in the attack of U17 Binh Phuoc is the player wearing the number 7 shirt, Nguyen Tuan Sang, who is known as Messi Binh Phuoc. Playing aggressively and skillfully, Nguyen Tuan Sang will be a difficult problem for the defense of the Nghe An team. In addition, the duo Nguyen Tan Phuc and Le Van Hung are also very notable when each scored 2 goals in the recent matches.

The U17 Binh Phuoc strikers (yellow shirts) played very well in the past matches of the group stage.

Perhaps the most worrying point of U17 Binh Phuoc is their weak defense, in 3 matches they have conceded 7 goals, the second worst defense in the tournament after U17 Phu Yen (conceded 9 goals). Therefore, facing the diverse attack of U17 Song Lam Nghe An is a big challenge for coach Pham Cong Loc's students.

With the nature of a knockout match, the players on the field must play 100% of their form and a little luck to get the best results. Hopefully theyoung players of Song Lam Nghe Anwill help the seniors pay off the debt they borrowed in round 1 of the 2022 National Cup.