U17 Song Lam Nghe An won a dramatic victory over U17 Hung Yen

Le Dinh Long Vu scored in extra time to bring victory to U17 Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: Sy Hieu

End of the first leg,U17 Song Lam Nghe Anwon all and is leading Group B. Meanwhile, U17 Hung Yen only got 1 point and has no chance to continue. In the first leg, U17 Song Lam Nghe An did not struggle to win 4-1. Therefore, in this second leg, despite the absence of Captain Nguyen Trong Tuan, U17 Song Lam Nghe An is still rated much higher than its opponent.

In the 2nd minute, U16 National Team player Le Dinh Long Vu had the first dangerous chance of the match. After receiving the ball from his teammate in front of the opponent's penalty area, the midfielder wearing the number 16 shirt made a turn before unleashing a dangerous shot, but the ball missed Tran Viet Bang's goal by a hair's breadth.

However, just 6 minutes later, Gia Bao opened the scoring for U17 Song Lam Nghe An. From the attack in the middle, the ball was passed to Le Dinh Long Vu, but goalkeeper Viet Bang rushed out in time to block the shot of the midfielder wearing shirt number 16. The ball then bounced to Gia Bao's feet, this player performed a technical lob, over the head of the opposing goalkeeper, scoring the goal of U17 Hung Yen.

After the goal, U17 Song Lam Nghe An still completely dominated the game. With a short passing style, coach Phan Tien Hoai's students had no difficulty approaching Viet Bang's goal and created a series of finishing shots. Despite being behind, U17 Hung Yen still could not organize attacks. Instead, to limit the strength of U17 Song Lam Nghe An, U17 Hung Yen used a large number of personnel on the home field to defend.

In the final minutes of the first half, Song Lam Nghe An had a series of clear opportunities to double the gap, but Minh Hieu and Quoc Hoa both unfortunately missed.

Having wasted too many chances, U17 Song Lam Nghe An had to pay the price with the equalizer in the first half's extra time. Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung headed the ball carelessly, allowing striker Thanh Chung to steal the ball and shoot past goalkeeper Bao Ngoc.

Entering the second half, with the determination to win, coach Phan Tien Hoai made 2 changes. Trong Son and Van Linh were brought onto the field with the hope of creating more pressure on Viet Bang's goal.

During the second half, U17 Song Lam Nghe An created numerous opportunities towards the opponent's goal, but were all unfortunately missed. In particular, in the 54th minute, U17 Song Lam Nghe An was awarded a penalty, but Le Dinh Long Vu's shot hit the post.

It was thought that the match would end in a draw, but in the 90+3 minute, Le Dinh Long Vu redeemed his mistake by raising the score to 2-1 for U17 Song Lam Nghe An. The goal came from a move in the middle, Trong Son passed the ball to Van Linh to flip the ball to the second post for Long Vu. The skillful turn of the U16 Vietnam player eliminated the opponent's defender, before unleashing a low, dangerous shot, defeating goalkeeper Viet Bang.

Winning 2-1, U17 Song Lam Nghe An continues to firmly hold the top spot in Group B. On February 27, U17 Song Lam Nghe An will play the second return match, against U17 Thanh Hoa.