U21 Vietnam defeated U21 Myanmar on the opening day
The U21 Vietnam players had a smooth start to the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Tournament, with an easy 2-0 victory over U21 Myanmar.
Entering this tournament, U21 Myanmar was not highly rated, because the young players of Myanmar who went to Ninh Thuan this time were all only 17-18 years old, as the Myanmar coach admitted that his young team was still too immature.
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| U21 Vietnam had a good start. |
Despite being considered "underdogs," U21 Myanmar showed on the opening day that they are not easily bullied. The team showed off their fast playing style, rushing forward to attack, creating dangerous passes.
Meanwhile, U21 Vietnam, which was rated higher, only scored a goal after a mistake by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 17th minute, the opposing team's defender made a mistake, the goalkeeper moved up, Dinh Bao seized the opportunity, chipped the ball into the top corner of the goal, opening the score for the Vietnamese team.
After conceding the first goal, the tempo of the match slowed down a bit, with many creative moves that posed a danger to both teams’ goals. In the 38th and 42nd minutes, Van Thach and Dinh Bao had good chances but missed them. In the first half’s extra time, both teams had dangerous long-range shots but failed to score.
Entering the second half, the Vietnamese team continued to create many opportunities to approach the opponent's goal but missed them all. In the first minute of extra time in the second half, from a quick attack, Si Sam successfully shot into the narrow corner of the opponent's goal, sealing a 2-0 victory for the home team.
In the previous match, U21 Sydney FC easily won 4-1 against U21 Singapore.
The Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Tournament has the participation of 5 teams including Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Sydney FC (Australia) and the host team Vietnam. The teams compete in a round robin format, then the 4 teams with the highest scores will compete for first, second and third place.
Prize structure: first team 12,000 USD; second team 7,000 USD; third team 5,000 USD, style award 3,000 USD. In addition, there are many other awards such as: player with most goals, best player, best goalkeeper, referee who completed the task, best Vietnamese player (each award 500 USD), best player of each match, first goal scorer of each match 100 USD; fair-play award of each match (each award 100 USD)... The final match and closing ceremony will take place on the afternoon of October 23./.
According to (TTXVN) - DT
