U15 Song Lam Nghe An became the former champion after losing to U15 PVF

After a resounding 5-2 victory over U15 Viettel in the Semi-final,U15 Song Lam Nghe Anentered the Final to meet the fateful opponent U15 PVF. This is the team that lost to U15 Song Lam Nghe An in the Final in the 2022 season. Therefore, U15 PVF is determined to get revenge when meeting the defending champion in the final match of the 2023 National U15 Football Tournament.

Before entering this match, U15 Song Lam Nghe An had met U15 PVF twice in the qualifying round and each team won 1 match. Therefore, experts assessed this as a match of equal strength and talent, taking place between 2 teams with the strongest youth football training centers in the country.

Due to the importance of the Final, both U15 Song Lam Nghe An and U15 PVF entered the match cautiously. Coach Quang Truong's players were more proactive in controlling the ball, but did not push their formation too high to look for opportunities. The ball was mainly circulated in the midfield area.

By about 1/3 of the first half, U15 PVF began to regain control of the game and organized attacks, causing many difficulties for Song Lam Nghe An's defense.

In the 17th minute, Duy Khang performed a solo performance to open the score for U15 PVF. The goal came after a series of passes from Mai Tien Thanh's students. Duy Khang received the ball from his teammates, then used his technique to go past a series of Nghe An defenders, before unleashing a tricky shot that hit the net of goalkeeper Van Dat of Song Lam Nghe An.

After conceding the goal, U15 Song Lam Nghe An decided to push up the formation to find an equalizer. However, when they could not find a way into the goal of goalkeeper Thanh Long of U15 PVF, this team had to pay the price with the second goal in the 26th minute of the match. From a direct attack in the middle, the ball was passed down to Duy Dang by his teammate. This winger used his speed to chip the ball past Van Dat to double the gap for U15 PVF.

Having conceded two early goals, coach Ngo Quang Truong decided to change the personnel by bringing Van Hung and Minh Thuy onto the field to replace Hoang Dat and Van Quan. However, when the substitutes could not make a difference, U15 Song Lam Nghe An had to concede another goal.

U15 PVF's goal came in the 39th minute, starting from an attack on the left wing, the ball was sent down the sideline by a PVF player and then passed back inside for Anh Viet to cut in and score, leaving goalkeeper Van Dat helpless.

Entering the second half, U15 Song Lam Nghe An tried to push up the squad but not only could not score a goal to shorten the gap but also had to receive 2 more goals in the 65th and 73rd minutes of the match.

Specifically, the goal that increased the score to 4-0 for U15 PVF was scored by Duy Khang. The goal came from a pass from his teammate to Duy Khang, the player wearing the number 7 shirt unleashed a tricky shot that defeated goalkeeper Van Dat. 8 minutes later, Cao Cuong made a perfect assist for Van Bach to score the 5th goal for U15 PVF.

Notably, before U15 PVF increased the score to 4-0, U15 Song Lam Nghe An had a chance to reduce the score when they were awarded a penalty kick. However, on the penalty spot, Captain Le Tan Dung missed his shot.

With a final victory of 5-0, U15 PVF avenged the debt from last season and officially won the 2023 National U15 Championship. U15 Song Lam Nghe An became the former champion of this year's tournament./.