National U19 Qualifiers: Song Lam Nghe An holds a big advantage in Group C

Participating in the National U19 Football Tournament Qualifiers, Song Lam Nghe An U19 Team did not have the services of 3 quality players from the first team: goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, defender Le Nguyen Hoang and midfielder Nguyen Quang Vinh. However, with the addition of promising factors from the U17 team, Song Lam Nghe An U19 still achieved positive results.

In the opening match against U19 Song Tra Quang Ngai, U19 Song Lam Nghe An showed their superiority when they scored 7 unanswered goals against the opponent. The opening match witnessed the high performance of young talent Le Dinh Long Vu with a hat-trick and players Nguyen Van Linh and Phung Van Nam both scored a double of their own.

In the second match against U19 Da Nang, as expected, U19 Song Lam Nghe An encountered many difficulties against this opponent. Despite their great efforts, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang's students had to accept the end of the match with a score of 0-0.

In the match against U19 Hue, midfielder Nguyen Trong Son's high performance with 2 goals helped U19 Song Lam Nghe An continue to bring home 3 valuable points. However, in this match, U19 Song Lam Nghe An's defense conceded 1 goal.

In the fourth match, U19 Song Lam Nghe An's opponent was U19 Quang Nam. The representative of Quang Nam is considered an interesting unknown in Group C and in this match, captain Nguyen Mai Hoang and his teammates continued to have a thrilling victory. Taking the lead with a goal by Nguyen Trong Son, but then being equalized in the second half, it was thanks to Phung Van Nam's valuable goal in extra time that U19 Song Lam Nghe An could win 2-1.

Thus, after 4 matches, U19 Song Lam Nghe An has 10 points, ranking first in Group C with a gap of 4 points with the team below. Scoring 11 goals and conceding 2 goals, goal difference +9. This is a favorable result before entering the second leg taking place from January 22, 2024. And the opponent of coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and his students is U19 Song Tra Quang Ngai.

Up to this point, the 2024 National U19 Football Tournament Qualifiers are witnessing quite stable performance from the main strikers ofU19 Song Lam Nghe An. Among them, we must mention Nguyen Trong Son, Phung Van Nam, Le Dinh Long Vu (3 goals), Nguyen Van Linh (2 goals).

According to the 2024 National U19 Football Tournament Regulations, the 7 teams ranked first in each group, the 4 teams ranked second with the best results in the 7 groups will qualify for the final round along with the host team with special privileges. In case the host team finishes the qualifying round with a position in the group of 11 teams with the best results in the 7 groups mentioned above, the second team with the next best results will qualify for the final round./.