U21 Song Lam Nghe An was pushed into a difficult position.
With only 1 point against U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa, U21 Song Lam Nghe An cannot decide their own fate in the race for a ticket to the National U21 finals this year.
Must beat U21 Hue
With 4 points after 3 matches, U21 Song Lam Nghe An must win against U21 Hue, even a big win to keep their hopes of reaching the final round alive. Because, only the best 3rd place team in the 5 groups will be able to participate in the final round this year.
However, winning against U21 Hue is not easy when they made U21 PVF and U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa struggle to get 3 points. Therefore, coach Nguyen Van Vinh and his team must try their best to win in the final match of the qualifying round.
Even if they win against U21 Hue, the Nghe An team still cannot decide their own fate. Because U21 Song Lam Nghe An can only be sure to stand above the 3rd placed teams in Group A and Group E, while they have to wait for favorable results to be able to surpass the 2 third placed teams in Group C and Group D.
Group C is unpredictable.
In Group C, it is the match between U21 LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai and U21 Quang Nam (U21 SHB Da Nang will almost certainly win against U21 Dak Lak to get a ticket to the final round). The most favorable result for the Nghe An team is U21 Quang Nam winning, thereby making Mr. Duc's team only get 6 points in the end.
However, U21 LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai is not an easy team to defeat. If they get a draw, they will get 7 points and a goal difference of +11, thereby putting U21 Song Lam Nghe An in danger.
In case the team from the mountain town wins, it will help Nguyen Van Vinh and his team breathe easier when the team in 3rd place is U21 Quang Nam with 7 points and a goal difference of only +2.
Group D: All 4 teams still have a chance
In Group D, all 4 teams U21 Long An, U21 Dong Thap, U21 Tien Giang and U21 Ho Chi Minh City have the opportunity to win tickets to the final round this year. Therefore, the teams will compete with great determination to win and this is an advantage for U21 Song Lam Nghe An.
The best scenario for the Nghe An team is that U21 Long An or U21 Tien Giang will win 3rd place. Then the goal difference of these 3rd place teams will not be too big and U21 Song Lam Nghe An can completely surpass them.
However, if U21 Dong Thap or U21 Ho Chi Minh City have to finish 3rd, it will be very difficult for U21 Song Lam Nghe An. Because both of these young teams have very good goal difference (+9 and +5).
Therefore, in addition to the mandatory task of winning against U21 Hue, U21 Song Lam Nghe An must rely on favorable results in groups C and D to know whether they can get a ticket to the final round or not.
Hopefully, coach Nguyen Van Vinh and his team will have good luck in the final round, thereby winning a ticket to the final round of this year's tournament.
