U21 SLNA - U21 Long An: Semi-finals beckon
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Dinh Van Dung and his team will get closer to the semi-finals if they defeat U21 Long An in the match taking place at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon, December 13.
According to experts, U21 Long An is the weakest team in group B, the group considered the "death group" at the World Cup.National U21 Finals 2020. And what happened in the first match partly showed that. While U21 SLNA and U21 Pho Hien tied with a score of 1-1, U21 Long An easily lost with a score of 1-3 to U21 Viettel.
Although the door to the semi-finals has not yet closed, U21 Long An is in a "thousand pounds hanging by a thread" situation. To ensure 1 of the 2 highest positions in Group B, which means a ticket to the next round, U21 Long An must win all 6 points in the remaining 2 matches. This is an extremely difficult task for the young team from the Mekong Delta region.
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| U21 Long An had to accept defeat "convinced" by U21 Viettel. Photo courtesy of PV |
Through the match against U21 Viettel in the opening match, it can be seen that U21 Long An is a team with not really high professional quality, with most of them being unknown faces playing in the lower ranks of Vietnam's professional football leagues. In addition, Cu Nguyen Khanh and his teammates also showed their inexperience in battle.
Almost throughout the entire match against U21 Viettel, the team of coach Phan Van Giau (older brother of former player Phan Van Tai Em) could only "take it" against the overwhelming power of the opponent. Thanks to the talent of goalkeeper Tran Nhat Ha and the help of the god of luck, the number of goals conceded by U21 Long An only stopped at 3.
Unlike U21 Long An, coach Dinh Van Dung's students have more or less proven themselves to be one of the strongest candidates in this year's tournament. The presence of "rising stars" such as Le Thanh Lam, Ho Khac Luong, Mai Sy Hoang, Dinh Xuan Tien, Tran Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Van Viet... in the squad has helpedU21 Song Lam Nghe Anplayed somewhat better than U21 Pho Hien. |
| SLNA U21 players celebrate a goal against Pho Hien U21. Photo courtesy of Huu Thanh |
The goal conceded in the 42nd minute (Vo Nguyen Hoang) was just an accident, while the equalizer in the 79th minute (Nguyen Van Viet) was a worthy result of the tireless efforts of Mai Sy Hoang and his teammates. To be fair, U21 SLNA was the better team, especially since goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Huy unexpectedly had to pick the ball out of the net.
Looking at the way the U21 Pho Hien players only knew how to concentrate on defending their home field, it was enough to see how great the strength and will of the U21 SLNA players were. Once the team ofCoach Dinh Van DungOnce in the "regular", all opponents must be afraid. It is no coincidence that U21 SLNA defeated the home team U21 HAGL right in Pleiku, to confidently enter the final round.
Therefore, in theory, U21 SLNA's chance of winning is slightly better than U21 Long An's, in the second match of Group B.
Hopefully, Mai Sy Hoang and his teammates will not disappoint Nghe An football fans./.
