National U19 Qualifiers: SLNA wins consecutively, close to Da Nang
(Baonghean.vn) - Yesterday afternoon (January 20), the third match of Group B, the qualifying round of the 2019 National U19 Championship continued. At Tu Do Stadium, U19 SLNA faced U19 Thanh Hoa.
Previously, the young Nghe An team under the leadership of coach Nguyen Van Tien lost 0-1 to SHB Da Nang in the opening match and won 3-0 against host U19 Hue in the second match.
In the third round, after 90 minutes of official play, U19 SLNA defeated U19 Thanh Hoa with a score of 4-3. The players who scored for the young team from Nghe An were Khac Luong, Manh Quynh and a "double" from Van Luong.
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The U19 SLNA team stumbled in the first match but had two consecutive victories. Photo: Viet Dinh |
With this result, SLNA has 6 points, closely following SHB Da Nang, the team also beat Hong Linh Ha Tinh 1-0 and is temporarily leading with 7 points.
In the next match, the Nghe An youth team will face U19 Hong Linh Ha Tinh, taking place at 2:30 p.m. on January 23.
On January 18, SLNA's first team had their second friendly match against Ulsan Hyundai Club (Korea) at PVF Stadium. SLNA's coaching staff sent out 4 foreign players for trial, including 2 foreign central defenders and 2 strikers to test their abilities. As a result, SLNA lost 1-4 to Ulsan Hyundai.
Tomorrow (January 22), the Nghe An team will continue to play Ulsan Hyundai with the aim of testing young players and foreign players./.

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