Overcoming U13 SHB Da Nang on penalties, U13 Song Lam Nghe An entered the final match of the 2025 National U13 Tournament

U13 Song Lam Nghe Anpassed Group A with an unbeaten record. Coach Nguyen Van Vinh's team won against U13 PVF, U13 Binh Duong and drew with U13 Becamex Binh Duong in the last round when they were sure to advance. Thus, at the end of the group stage, U13 Song Lam Nghe An got 7 points and won a ticket to the Quarterfinals of the 2025 National U13 Tournament as group winners.

In the Quarterfinals, U13 Song Lam Nghe An faced U13 Hong Linh Ha Tinh. With a reasonable playing style and explosive minutes from the players, coach Nguyen Van Vinh's team excellently defeated the neighboring team with a score of 3-0 to register their name to play in the Semifinals.

In the Silver Medal match, U13 Song Lam Nghe An will face U13 Da Nang. With the goal of reaching the final match, coach Nguyen Van Vinh has launched a team with many key players such as Nguyen Vi Manh Hung, Thanh Tai, Cao Huy Hoang, Vo Duc Anh...

With the presence of those outstanding personnel, U13 Song Lam Nghe An did not have too much difficulty in dominating the game as soon as the ball rolled. And it was not too surprising that Song Lam Nghe An was the team that owned the first chance of the match, from the attack on the right wing, the ball was crossed accurately by a teammate to Hai Hoang, striker number 9 was unmarked and only more than 10m from the goal, but he made an unintended volley, missing the opportunity to open the score for U13 Song Lam Nghe An.

To find a way into the U13 SHB Da Nang goal, U13 Song Lam Nghe An deployed a variety of attacks. In which, set pieces were always carefully handled by Song Lam Nghe An players. In the 14th minute, from a set piece free kick outside the penalty area by Dinh Tuan, the ball hit the crossbar of SHB Da Nang. Before that, goalkeeper Thien An also played excellently to have to fly as far as possible, touching the ball with his fingertips, helping the home team avoid a goal.

After being at a disadvantage in the beginning, U13 SHB Da Nang gradually regained control of the game and organized some sharp attacks. In the 25th minute, from an attack in the middle, Thanh Phong received a pass from his teammate and then ran down to face the goalkeeper of Song Lam Nghe An, but this striker shot the ball over the bar.

However, with missed shots from both teams, the first 30 minutes of the match ended with a score of 0-0.

Entering the second half, U13 SHB Da Nang deployed a very tight playing style. Therefore, in the early part of this half, there were not many opportunities created by coach Nguyen Van Vinh's students. It was not until the last 10 minutes of the match that U13 Song Lam Nghe An decided to speed up. In the 55th minute, from a corner kick, Thanh Tai hung the ball into the middle of the goal, Cao Huy Hoang chose a reasonable position, but the close-range header of the midfielder Captain of Song Lam Nghe An hit the post.

The final minutes of the match witnessed terrible pressure from U13 Song Lam Nghe An but were unsuccessful in putting the ball into the net of U13 SHB Da Nang.

Therefore, the 60 minutes of the match ended with a score of 0-0. With this result, the two teams had to enter a penalty shootout to determine the winner. With courage and alertness, U13 Song Lam Nghe An won with a score of 5-4 on the 11m mark, thereby officially entering their name to play in the final match of the 2025 National U13 Tournament./.