U12 Song Lam Nghe An impresses against France's top youth team
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite losing the match against France's top team Olympique Lyonnais on the evening of November 21, coach Le Van Hung's players played on par, leaving many impressions on fans and an emotional style of play at the International Youth Friendly Tournament taking place in China.
Losing 0-4 to the host team China and not yet recovering their physical strength after a long journey, U12 Song Lam Nghe An met Olympique Lyonnais in the second match of the tournament with great confidence and determination. With the solidity of defenders such as Truong Van Tai, Le The Tai and captain Phan Van Minh Chanh, U12 Song Lam Nghe An had an overwhelming match against the French representative in the first 20 minutes.
In particular, striker Phan Van Ngoc continuously had powerful shots that hit the goal of Olympique Lyonnais, but unfortunately the ball always hit the post or failed to beat the opposing team's goalkeeper. The representative of France lost control of the game in the first half but opened the score from a rather lucky situation, the ball went beyond the reach of goalkeeper Bao Hieu.
Before the first half ended, U12Lam River Nghe Ancontinued to increase the attacking pressure and got the equalizer with a goal by striker Bui Thai Manh. Player number 10 of U12 Song Lam Nghe An had a powerful shot outside the penalty area before the helpless goalkeeper of Olympique Lyonnais, equalizing 1-1.

In the rest of the match, U12 Song Lam Nghe An still played well, showing dominance with many clear attacking opportunities but unfortunately, luck was not on the side of coach Le Van Hung's students. On the contrary, although they could not dominate the game, their physical advantage helped U12 Olympique Lyonnais score 2 more goals to win the final result 3-1.
Playing for the first time on a standard 11-player field and stepping out into the ocean, the fighting spirit and playing style that U12 Song Lam Nghe An left in this match received praise from a large audience and fans at home.