U19 Song Lam Nghe An vs U19 Becamex Binh Duong: Equal strength and talent

After the performance in the first match, coach Nguyen Van Vinh still has a lot of work to do if he wants to bringU19 Song Lam Nghe Ango deep in this year's tournament. The first is to improve the solidity of the defense. In the match against U19 Dong A Thanh Hoa, although the opponent did not have many attacks, the defense of the Nghe An team still left many gaps for the opponent to exploit. One of those situations led to a goal in the 24th minute thanks to striker Ha Minh Duc. If U19 Thanh Hoa was luckier, they could have increased the score to 2-0 after a shot hit the post in the 70th minute. And then, U19 Song Lam Nghe An would not have been able to recover against a U19 Dong A Thanh Hoa team that played with great courage.

While the defense has not been solid, the attack of the Nghe An team has not been sharp enough. Although they dominated the match, the squandering of opportunities in the first half and the deadlock in the second half almost cost coach Nguyen Van Vinh and his team. Fortunately for U19 Song Lam Nghe An, the efforts of striker Tran Quoc Hoa helped them get 1 point in the opening match.

U19 Song Lam Nghe An will have to make changes if they want to win against U19 Becamex Binh Duong. Photo: Chung Le

In the upcoming match, the young Nghe An team will certainly have personnel changes in the squad. However, with a deep squad, these adjustments will not greatly affect the playing style of the Nghe An team. On the contrary, it will bring new winds in the attacks and ensure the physical strength of the players. Especially in the conditions of playing with a density of 2 matches per day and hot weather in Tay Ninh.

The second match opponent of U19 Song Lam Nghe An isU19 Becamex Binh Duong, the team is temporarily at the bottom of the table after a 0-1 loss to U19 Dong Thap. Although the opponent is at the bottom of Group C, coach Nguyen Van Vinh and his team cannot underestimate the strength of the team from Thu Dau Mot. In the qualifying round, U19 Becamex Binh Duong is one of three teams with an undefeated record. The number of 7 wins, 3 draws, scoring 24 goals and conceding only 5 goals is enough to show the strength of U19 Becamex Binh Duong.

Although there are not many outstanding individuals in the squad, coach Vo Hong Phuc has built a cohesive and passionate team. In the opening match, bad luck and mistakes in defense caused U19 Becamex Binh Duong to lose. And this defeat will force coach Vo Hong Phuc and his team to try their best in the remaining 2 matches to get a ticket to the quarter-finals.

However, in the upcoming match against U19 Song Lam Nghe An, the team from the land of Thu will be without their main striker Nguyen Huu Hoai Phong, who received two yellow cards in the first match. In the last qualifying round, Hoai Phong scored five goals, contributing significantly to U19 Becamex Binh Duong's top performance in Group D. The goal-scoring task of coach Vo Hong Phuc's team will be heavily focused on Tran Phi Trong, Tran Tien Dat and Nguyen Pham Dang Khoa. These are the factors that also made their mark in the last qualifying round. Therefore, the defense of the team from Nghe An must constantly maintain concentration to stop the second best attack in the qualifying round.

U19 Becamex Binh Duong will be a difficult challenge for the Nghe An team. Photo: VFF

Along with that, the solid defense of U19 Becamex Binh Duong will be a challenge for the attack of U19 Song Lam Nghe An. Keeping a clean sheet in 6/10 matches and only conceding 2 goals in one match are impressive numbers for the solid defense of the team from Thu. If there are no positive changes, it will be very difficult for the attack of the team from Nghe An to penetrate this tight defense.

After the first round of matchescan not win, both U19 Song Lam Nghe An and U19 Becamex Binh Duong really want to get a favorable result in this match. However, with the advantage of squad depth, coach Nguyen Van Vinh and his team will be the ones who are better than their opponents. And if they play to their full potential, the young players from Nghe An can absolutely get a good result against U19 Becamex Binh Duong.