U17 Song Lam Nghe An regrettably lost to Ba Ria Vung Tau in the opening match of the National Championship.

On the afternoon of July 11, the opening ceremony of the final round of the National U17 Football Championship - Thai Son Nam Cup 2024 took place at Ba Ria Stadium (Ba Ria Vung Tau province).

After the opening ceremony, there was a match between U17 Ba Ria Vung Tau and Song Lam Nghe An. Both teams entered the match with an open game, right in the 2nd minute of the match, from an extremely fast counter-attack, player wearing the number 8 shirt - Hoang Minh Quan had an extremely fast breakthrough and then fired a shot to open the score 1-0 for U17 Ba Ria Vung Tau, surprising the young team from Nghe An.

Conceding an early goal, U17 Song Lam Nghe An rushed forward to attack and continuously put pressure on the home team's goal to find an equalizer. However, the attacks of the young team from Nghe An still could not penetrate the solid defense of Ba Ria Vung Tau. In addition, impatience caused Song Lam Nghe An's shots to lack accuracy.

In the 31st minute, after consecutive attacks, Nhat Gia finally equalized 1-1 for Song Lam Nghe An. With the equalizer, the spirit of Song Lam Nghe An players was much more excited, they continuously organized attacks towards the home team's goal, but there were still no more goals until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Ba Ria Vung Tau gradually regained control of the game and played more offensively. In the 48th minute, from a free kick, Duy Long scored a goal to raise the score to 2-1 for Ba Ria Vung Tau. Taking advantage of the victory, the home team continuously organized attacks and forced the young team from Nghe An to play deep. From a long-range shot in the 56th minute, Quang Hung scored a beautiful goal to raise the score to 3-1 for the home team, causing the stands to explode with joy.

In the 62nd minute, during an attack, the confusion of Ba Ria Vung Tau's defense allowed Van Tai to score, shortening the score to 2-2 for Song Lam Nghe An, surprising everyone. The goal helped the Nghe An players become more excited and they had 2 consecutive chances to score, but unfortunately their shots were inaccurate. Winning 3-2, the home team Ba Ria Vung Tau took the top spot in the overall rankings.

The final round of the National U17 Football Championship - Thai Son Nam Cup 2024 is a competition between 12 excellent teams including: Ba Ria Vung Tau, PVF, Song Lam Nghe An, Dong Thap, Hanoi, LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh, Phu Dong, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, The Cong Viettel and Becamex Binh Duong.

According to the format, 12 teams are divided into 3 groups and compete in a round-robin in each group to calculate points and rank, selecting 3 first-place teams, 3 second-place teams and 2 third-place teams to enter the quarter-finals.

The tournament will take place from July 11 to July 24 in Ba Ria city, Ba Ria Vung Tau province./.