U17 Song Lam Nghe An won big against U17 Khanh Hoa

The joy of U17 Song Lam Nghe An players after opening the score against U17 Khanh Hoa. Photo: Chung Le

At the 2023 National U17 Finals, U17 Song Lam Nghe An is in Group B with U17 Khanh Hoa, U17 Dong Thap, and U17 Hue.

In the opening match, coach Phan Tien Hoai's students faced U17 Khanh Hoa. The weather during the match was quite sunny, causing the artificial turf to evaporate a lot of heat, which caused significant effects on the professional quality of the two teams.

Besides, U17 Song Lam Nghe An also does not have the service of midfielder Nguyen Trong Son due to receiving 3 penalty cards. The person replaced is midfielder Nguyen Van Linh.

With their current strength and form, U17 Song Lam Nghe An had no difficulty in taking control of the match. Showing their superior class, U17 Song Lam Nghe An quickly took the lead in the first minute of the match. From a corner kick, the ball was hung towards the opponent's second post, reaching Quoc Hoa's feet. The striker wearing the number 11 jersey passed the ball with one touch accurately for Trong Tuan to easily tap the ball into the empty net.

The U17 Song Lam Nghe An players demonstrated a smooth and highly effective playing style. Photo: Chung Le

After the goal, U17 Song Lam Nghe An still completely dominated the match and attacked. The flexibility in the off-the-ball movements of the Nghe An players opened up a lot of space to penetrate the defense of U17 Khanh Hoa.

In order to limit the diverse attacking ability of U17 Song Lam Nghe An, coach Nguyen Ty's team had to use the majority of personnel to retreat deep to defend. However, with the strength they have, U17 Song Lam Nghe An still regularly creates a series of opportunities in front of Nguyen Van Thang's goal.

The most unfortunate situation that the Nghe An team created came in the 14th minute of the match. From an attack on the left wing, Long Vu passed the ball accurately to Phung Van Nam. In an open position, the striker wearing the number 10 shirt headed the ball over the bar.

However, the Nghe An audience did not have to feel too regretful because less than 2 minutes later, Quoc Hoa doubled the gap for U17 Song Lam Nghe An. The goal came from a daring breakthrough in the middle, the striker wearing the number 11 shirt passed 3 players before scoring against Khanh Hoa.

Quoc Hoa's familiar celebration after scoring a double against U17 Khanh Hoa. Photo: Chung Le

Not stopping there, from the versatile attack in the middle, Trong Tuan handled the ball neatly, before passing the ball appropriately to Long Vu. In an unmarked position, the U17 National team player easily scored against Van Thang.

Showing a leisurely play, not wasting too much energy, but U17 Song Lam Nghe An still easily made many high-damage passes, causing the opponent's defense to often make mistakes. If they were luckier, U17 Song Lam Nghe An could have scored at least 2 more goals after the end of the first 45 minutes. However, Quoc Hoa and Long Vu both failed to materialize their chances to score.

Entering the second half, although the attacking tempo was no longer high, with a dignified playing style, U17 Song Lam Nghe An still brought beautiful attacking plays, satisfying the audience who came to watch.

In the 54th minute, from a pass in the middle, the ball came to Quoc Trung’s feet. The midfielder wearing the number 20 shirt quickly kicked the ball, but it went wide of the post, much to the regret of the majority of Nghe An fans present at PVF stadium.

However, not long after that, Quoc Hoa continued to score, raising the score to 4-0 for U17 Song Lam Nghe An. From the pass in the middle of the field, he tore apart the U17 Khanh Hoa defense, putting Quoc Hoa face to face with the goalkeeper. The striker wearing the number 11 shirt made no mistake to score a double for himself.

Not stopping there, Trong Tuan continued to raise the score to 5-0 for U17 Song Lam Nghe An in the 61st minute of the match. The goal came from a move down the left wing, the ball was passed back to Trong Tuan by his teammate. The captain of Song Lam Nghe An executed a skillful curling shot that sent the ball into the far corner of Van Thang's goal, making the U17 Khanh Hoa net shake.

In the 62nd minute, Long Vu continued to increase the score to 6-0 for U17 Song Lam Nghe An. Thus, after more than 2/3 of the playing time, Trong Tuan, Long Vu and Quoc Hoa all scored a double for themselves.

Realizing that the 6-0 score was safe, coach Phan Tien Hoai decided to replace Trong Tuan, Long Vu and Hoang Minh Hoi, in order to keep the pillars. This was a reasonable decision of the U17 Nghe An coach, because the season's journey is still very long and full of hardships ahead.

In the final minutes, Phung Van Nam scored another goal to seal a 7-0 victory for U17 Song Lam Nghe An.

On March 12, U17 Song Lam Nghe An will play the second match of group B against U17 Dong Thap.