Top scorer of the 26th Nghe An Newspaper Cup for children

Nguyen Ngoc Hai Dang and his two "unique" hat-tricks

Knowing that their son had a strong love for soccer, Hai Dang’s parents did not hesitate to send him to the gifted class of Song Lam Nghe An opened in Thai Hoa. Every day, traveling a long distance, regardless of the sun or rain, his parents took turns taking him to practice.

Hai Dang has very good qualities, high discipline and is serious and enthusiastic in training. Therefore, Dang caught the eye of Coach To Thanh Thin.

Being selected for the Children's team to participate in the Youth Football Tournament - Children's Cup of Nghe An Newspaper, Hai Dang was very excited, he practiced hard, trying to improve every day. Because of that, Dang was chosen as the captain of the Thai Hoa Children's team.

“Although only 10 years old, Dang is calm and mature beyond his age. He has a high team spirit and is loved by his teammates. I appreciate his agility, flexibility, skillful technique and intelligent playing style,” said coach To Thanh Thin.

At the 2024 Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament, Nguyen Ngoc Hai Dang scored 8 goals against the opponent, helping Thai Hoa Children's Football Team pass the group stage and advance to the Quarterfinals. In particular, he had 2 impressive hat-tricks.

The first hat-trick was in the match against ND Do Luong, Nguyen Ngoc Hai Dang scored 3 goals in the minutes. The first goal was at the beginning of the first half, number 7 Hai Dang had a strong shot, the ball hit goalkeeper Khac Hoang's hand and flew into the net, opening the score for Nhi dong Thai Hoa. And in the first minutes of the second half of the match, receiving an accurate pass from the left wing of his teammate, number 7 Nguyen Ngoc Hai Dang of Nhi dong Thai Hoa had a beautiful long-range shot, raising the score to 2-1. In the 30th minute, from a long-range shot in the middle of the field, number 7 Nguyen Ngoc Hai Dang scored a hat-trick, raising the score to 3-1 for Nhi dong Thai Hoa against Nhi dong Do Luong.

The second hat-trick was in the match against Nhi Dong Nghi Loc in the last match of the group stage. In this match, Nguyen Ngoc Hai Dang scored 3 goals in the 7th, 15th and 26th minutes. Hai Dang's scoring situations were very diverse: a free kick with a tight line; a powerful long shot; a smart run...

In addition, he also scored 2 goals in matches against Dien Chau Children's School and Hung Nguyen Children's School.

In particular, as a team captain, on the field, Hai Dang always coordinates the players' positions appropriately according to each match and ball situation. During the days in Vinh participating in the tournament, Hai Dang was also an exemplary team captain, contributing with the coaching staff to maintain order and discipline for the players in the whole team.

Nguyen Van Nhat Thanh (number 7) - The talented "goal hunter" of NĐ Tan Ky

Even though they had to stop at the Quarterfinals, what the Tan Ky Children's football team left in the hearts of fans was explosive playing style; excellent football techniques and fair play spirit.

In particular, number 7, Nguyen Van Nhat Thanh - number 7 of this young football team from the land of honey with exemplary and excellent goals has brought the title of "Top scorer" of the 2024 season with a total of 8 goals. This is a very worthy reward for this player when he had an excellent performance last season.

Born into a farming family in Ky Son commune (Tan Ky), Nhat Thanh was only 7 years old when he joined a football talent class in Lat town. Passionate about football and trained since childhood, Thanh has the qualities of a professional player, high discipline and sharp playing style.

In this year's tournament, Nhat Thanh was always a pillar of the team, playing all the matches and playing from start to finish without a single minute of rest. In 4 matches, Thanh scored 8 goals to help the team reach the quarter-finals. In particular, he had a hat-trick of goals in the match against Vinh City Children's Hospital.

Evaluating his excellent student, Coach Nguyen Van Linh shared: “Nhat Thanh is quite small but he is very flexible and skillful. Especially, on the field, Thanh plays football with all his love for the round ball. Although his technique is superior to his teammates, he does not show off, does not crave the ball but always knows how to take advantage of scoring opportunities, creating opportunities for his teammates to score. In addition, Thanh is also an excellent all-round student at Ky Son Primary School (Tan Ky)”.

Although the season ended early, and Tan Ky football team did not successfully defend the championship, what the team and Nguyen Van Nhat Thanh personally contributed to the season will forever be a beautiful impression in the hearts of young football fans.