U15 SLNA - U15 Viettel: Enemies on a narrow road
(Baonghean.vn) - In recent years, the youth teams of SLNA often have to face the youth teams of Viettel in important matches at the U13, U15, U17 age groups...
The 2018 National U15 Final was the 5th time the teams from these two training centers competed against each other in the finals this year. At the 2018 National U19 Final held earlier this year, U19 SLNA was in the same group with U19 Viettel. As a result, the young team from Nghe An lost with a score of 2-3. At the U17 Final held in Hung Yen, U17 SLNA lost to U17 Viettel in both matches (the group stage match and the final match).
The only victory of SLNA against Viettel was at the National U13 Finals. SLNA U13 defeated Viettel U13 with a score of 4-1 in the group stage. So, after 4 encounters, the victory is leaning towards Viettel (3 wins, 1 loss).
It can be said that Viettel is the most formidable opponent and also the “nemesis” of SLNA. The clash in the final match of the 2018 National U15 tournament will be an opportunity for the young team from Nghe An to assert their strength.
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| U15 SLNA players celebrate victory over U15 S.Khanh Hoa. Photo courtesy |
Observing the performances of coach Le Ky Phuong and his team in this year's tournament, the hope of U15 SLNA winning the championship is not small. Currently, the form of Dinh Xuan Tien and his teammates is very high. According to statistics, since the qualifying round until now, U15 SLNA has gone through a series of 12 unbeaten matches (9 wins, 3 draws). An extremely impressive achievement.
The strength of U15 SLNA is created by the talent of coach Le Ky Phuong (who used to be an assistant coach in SLNA's first team) with a squad of players of equal quality. Coach Le Ky Phuong has "talented players" who are very familiar to Nghe An fans, such as Dinh Xuan Tien and Nguyen Van Bach - players who have played for U15 and U16 Vietnam.
With such a “strong army and strong generals”, it is no surprise that U15 SLNA won the ticket to the final match quite easily. In the group stage, coach Le Ky Phuong and his team did not have much difficulty to win the number 1 position.
They defeated U15 Saigon FC (2 - 1), drew with U15 B.Binh Duong (1 - 1) and crushed U15 An Giang (5 - 0). In the semi-final, Dinh Xuan Tien and his teammates defeated U15 S.Khanh Hoa with a score of 3 - 2.
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| Dinh Xuan Tien (yellow) is a promising young face of Nghe An football. Photo: Document |
The journey to the throne of U15 SLNA has only one last obstacle, which is U15 Viettel. Like the young team from Nghe An, U15 Viettel won the ticket to the final match very convincingly.
The young team from the capital won the group with a perfect record, including the destruction of U15 S.Khanh Hoa (5 - 0). To reach the final, U15 Viettel defeated U15 B.Binh Duong (2 - 1) in the round of 4 strongest teams.
In all aspects, U15 Viettel and U15 SLNA are evenly matched opponents. We will have to wait until the referee blows the final whistle to know which team will win. As for the writer personally, U15 SLNA's chances of winning are still slightly higher./.
