U21 Song Lam Nghe An defeated U21 Hanoi, won ticket to the final
(Baonghean.vn) - With a reasonable strategy, U21 Song Lam Nghe An defeated U21 Hanoi with a score of 2-1 to register their name to play in the final match of the 2023 National Youth U21 Tournament. The match took place at 5:00 p.m. on September 29 at Thanh Hoa Stadium.
U21 Hanoi and U21 Song Lam Nghe An are holding the most championship records at the National U21 Tournament. While U21 Hanoi has won the championship 6 times, U21 Nghe An is behind with 5 times on the throne.
Therefore, the confrontation between these two teams always attracts the attention of a large audience. Nghe An fans expect U21 Song Lam Nghe An to overcome the capital team to have a chance to equal the opponent's record.
With that importance, the coaching staff of U21 Song Lam Nghe An decided to put young star Dinh Xuan Tien on the field from the start. Besides, as usual, goalkeeper Van Viet, Phan Ba Quyen, Ngo Van Bac, Quang Vinh were also on the field in the starting lineup. However, the two young stars Ho Van Cuong and Tran Nam Hai were not in the starting lineup. This is also understandable because coach Pham Bui Minh wants to use these players at important moments to create a difference against the opponent.
On the other side of the front line, U21 Hanoi also fielded their strongest lineup. Key players such as Ngo Duc Hoang, Vu Tien Long, Nguyen Thai Hoc… are expected to soon bring the capital team an advantage in points.
However, due to the importance of a semi-final match, both teams started the game cautiously. The ball mainly rolled in the midfield. Therefore, the first 20 minutes of the match passed without either side creating a clear opportunity in front of the goal of goalkeeper Van Viet and Duy Dung.
In the middle of the first half, U21 Hanoi started to speed up the pace of the match and actively took control of the ball. This team also created more dangerous opportunities in front of the opponent's goal.
In the 18th minute, midfielder Thanh Tai of U21 Hanoi put the ball into the net, but the assistant referee 1 said that the ball had been out of the field before that. In the 42nd minute, if it weren't for the excellent save of goalkeeper Van Viet right on the goal line, U21 Hanoi would have had the opening goal before the end of the first half.
Entering the second half, U21 Song Lam Nghe An decided to attack to find a goal. And the Nghe An team immediately got what they needed when they opened the score. In the 52nd minute, after Van Bach's header, U21 Ha Noi's center back Van Ha blocked the ball against his will, sending the ball into his own net, helping U21 Song Lam Nghe An break the deadlock.
After scoring, U21 Song Lam Nghe An continued to be strengthened by the trio Le Nguyen Hoang, Ho Van Cuong and Tran Nam Hai being sent onto the field. Coach Pham Bui Minh applied the idea of playing with offense to compensate for defense to the young team of Nghe An. In addition, the presence of Nguyen Hoang helped increase the steel quality of U21 Song Lam Nghe An; while Van Cuong and Nam Hai were extremely dangerous attackers.
And the appearance of these "young stars" helped U21 Song Lam Nghe An have a better position than U21 Hanoi. In the 82nd minute, Ho Van Cuong made a close-range shot, hitting the roof of the net, raising the score to 2-0 for the young Vinh team.
But just 2 minutes later, U21 Hanoi found a goal to reduce the score to 1-2 after Anh Tuan put the ball into an empty net. Despite trying to find an equalizer to bring the match to a penalty shootout, U21 Hanoi was unsuccessful in making Van Viet's net shake for the second time. In the end, U21 Song Lam Nghe An defeated U21 Hanoi 2-1, registering their name to play in the final match.
In the final match of the season taking place on October 1, at Thanh Hoa Stadium, U21 Song Lam Nghe An will face U21 PVF-CAND./.
