U19 HA.GL Arsenal JMG 2-1 U21 Malaysia: Hong Duy shines
U19 HA.GL – Arsenal JMG brought a sense of satisfaction to more than 40,000 spectators in the stadium with an impressive victory over U21 Malaysia. In the victory of the young team from the Mountain City, Hong Duy played the role of “hero” with a double goal in the opening match of the U21 International Tournament – Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup 2014.
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Hong Duy scored a double |
Goal
U19 HA.GL Arsenal JMG: Hong Duy 10', 51'
U21 Malaysia: Zamri 60'
With the cheers of more than 40 thousand spectators on the field, U19 HA.GL Arsenal JMG seemed to be given more strength and entered the game very confidently. Facing the stormy attack of Mr. Guillaume Graechen's team, U21 Malaysia could only retreat to their home field to defend. However, the young Malaysian team could not keep their net clean.
In the 10th minute, Hong Duy took advantage of a corner kick to head the ball, putting his team ahead. The goal seemed to relieve the pressure, so U21 HA.GL Arsenal JMG played even more excitedly. At the beginning of the second half, Hong Duy again brought an explosive feeling to the field with a breakthrough and a beautiful cross-angle shot, putting his team 2 goals ahead.
Creating a safe distance, Mr. Guillaume Graechen's team played slowly, creating an opportunity for U21 Malaysia to explode. In the 64th minute, Zamri rekindled hope of equalizing for the home team after scoring a goal to reduce the score to 1-2.
In an effort to find an equalizer, U21 Malaysia stepped up their attacks and put a lot of pressure on Van Tien's goal. However, their attacks lacked any breakthroughs, so they couldn't score a goal and had to accept a 1-2 defeat.
In the match in Group A between U21 Thailand and U21 Singapore, the two teams drew 2-2. With this result, U21 Thanh Nien Newspaper officially won a ticket to the semi-finals.
LINEUP
U19 HA.GL – ARSENAL JMG: Van Tien, Van Son, Ksor Uc, Tien Dung, Duc Luong, Xuan Truong (Minh Vuong, 80'), Tuan Anh, Hong Duy, Thanh Tung, Van Toan (Thanh Hau, 71'), Cong Phuong (Van Thanh, 86').
U21 Malaysia: Syihan, Bakar, Saad (Zamri, 30'), Isa, Kecik, Azlin, Sathasivam, Mariappen, Krishnan (Noor, 74'), Hakim (Hafiz, 60'), Pula.
RANKING TABLE A | ||||||||
XH | Team | Tr | T | H | B | BT | BB | D |
1 | U21 Newspaper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Thailand U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
3 | U21 Singapore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
GROUP B RANKING | ||||||||
1 | U19 HA.GL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | U21 Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
3 | U21 Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
According to Bongdaplus