Overcoming U13 Binh Duong, U13 Song Lam Nghe An won a ticket to the Quarterfinals of the 2025 National U13 Tournament
Defeating host U13 Binh Duong with a score of 1-0, U13 Song Lam Nghe An officially won a ticket to the Quarterfinals of the 2025 National Youth Football Tournament with one round ahead. The match took place on the afternoon of July 5 at the stadium in Thu Dau Mot ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
At this year's finals,U13 Song Lam Nghe Anis in a group considered the "group of death" when having to compete with three strong teams: U13 PVF, U13 Binh Duong and U13 Becamex Binh Duong - names that all have a solid training foundation, high professional quality and especially possess home field advantage.
However, the young team from Nghe An has shown the class and tradition of one of the leading youth football training centers in the country. In the opening match, U13 Song Lam Nghe An excellently won 2-1 against U13 PVF, thereby creating favorable psychological momentum before the second match against U13 Binh Duong.
Knowing that if they won all 3 points in this match, they would definitely have a ticket to the Quarterfinals, coach Nguyen Van Vinh sent a team with many outstanding faces such as Nguyen Vi Manh Hung, Van Tai, Huy Hoang, Hai Hoang, Duc Anh... Thanks to the even force and reasonable way of entering the game, U13 Song Lam Nghe An quickly took the initiative and created significant pressure on the opponent's goal.
However, during the first 30 minutes, despite having many clear opportunities, the young strikers from Nghe An were still unable to convert them into goals. The U13 Binh Duong defense played resiliently, causing the first half to end with a score of 0-0.
In the second half, coach Nguyen Van Vinh instructed his players to push up their formation and increase pressure. Facing the home team's close-range play and fearless collisions, U13 Song Lam Nghe An encountered many difficulties in approaching the goal. But in the end, their efforts were rewarded.
In the 57th minute, from a corner kick, the ball was returned to the second line for Nguyen Vi Manh Hung. This central defender launched a beautiful volley, the ball went straight into the net while the home team's goalkeeper was helpless, bringing the only goal of the match. The goal was considered a masterpiece.
In the remaining minutes, U13 Song Lam Nghe An continued to maintain a good game and created a few more opportunities, but no more goals were scored.
Winning 1-0, U13 Song Lam Nghe An increased their total points to 6 after two matches and officially won a ticket to the Quarterfinals of the 2025 National U13 Tournament one match ahead of schedule./.
