Overcoming U19 Ba Ria Vung Tau, U19 Song Lam Nghe An won the right to play in the final match.
Overcoming U19 Ba Ria Vung Tau in the semi-final of the 2025 National U19 Championship, U19 Song Lam Nghe An won the right to play in the final. The match between the two teams took place at Ba Ria Vung Tau Stadium on the afternoon of February 26.
After a 2-1 victory over Viettel in the quarter-finals of the 2025 National U19 Tournament, U19 Song Lam Nghe An has entered the semi-finals of the tournament for 8 consecutive times.
In the semi-finals,U19 Song Lam Nghe Anface U19 Ba Ria Vung Tau. This is a match that is predicted to be challenging for coach Huy Hoang's team. Because U19 Ba Ria Vung Tau, in addition to playing at home, also has the participation of 6 strikers seconded from the first team. Of which, 5 players are the pillars of this team.
However, with the strength that has been proven since the beginning of the tournament, U19 Song Lam Nghe An is still considered by experts to be slightly better than the team of coach Nguyen Van Hien. Especially in the semi-final match, U19 Song Lam Nghe An was also supported by a large number of Song Lam Nghe An fans in the South. This will be the source of strength to help coach Nguyen Huy Hoang's team determinedly aim for the goal of entering the final match for the 11th time.
To do this, the U19 Song Lam Nghe An coaching staff used a completely different tactic compared to the clash with Viettel in the previous round. In particular, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang decided to use a 4-3-3 formation - a formation that leans heavily on attack - to approach the match.
The Nghe An captain arranged 4 defenders including: Tan Minh, Van Tam, Van Thanh and Anh Dung. Vuong Quoc Dung, Quoc Trung and Trong Tuan will play in the center of the midfield. Meanwhile, the trio Trong Son, Quoc Khanh and Phung Van Nam will take on the attacking role for the Nghe An team.
Because this was an important match, both teams entered the match cautiously. Neither U19 Ba Ria Vung Tau nor U19 Song Lam Nghe An risked attacking, but always ensured enough players for defense. Therefore, in the first 20 minutes of the match, neither side had any significant dangerous opportunities.
It was not until the 22nd minute of the match that U19 Song Lam Nghe An created a storm for Xuan Tin's goal. From Trong Son's diagonal pass on the left wing, Quoc Trung, after a moment of handling, made a beautiful curling shot, but unfortunately the ball hit the crossbar of Ba Ria Vung Tau's goal, missing the opportunity to open the score for U19 Song Lam Nghe An.
In the final minutes of the first half, both teams maintained a tight playing style, which prevented many opportunities for goalkeepers Xuan Tin and Bao Ngoc.
In the second half, in order to create a better game, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang decided to change the personnel. Quoc Khanh and Anh Dung left the field, replacing these two players were Ho Huu Nhat Sang and Le Tan Dung.
Those adjustments helped U19 Song Lam Nghe An play better. Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang's team continuously put pressure on the home team's field and created many problems in front of Xuan Tin's goal. In the 57th minute, from Tan Minh's cross towards the second post, Trong Son jumped high to head the ball but it went wide.
After many missed opportunities, in the 75th minute, U19 Song Lam Nghe An broke the deadlock. From a strong attack on the left wing by Le Tan Dung, forcing a Ba Ria Vung Tau defender to commit a foul in the penalty area, the referee quickly awarded U19 Song Lam Nghe An a penalty kick.
On the 11m mark, Trong Tuan did not give goalkeeper Xuan Tin a chance to block, opening the score for U19 Song Lam Nghe An.
With the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang's team played with great excitement and continued to double the gap 4 minutes after the first goal. From the opponent's penalty area, Trong Tuan fired a technical shot, the ball went into the top corner of Ba Ria Vung Tau's goal, leaving goalkeeper Xuan Tin with no chance to block.
In the final minutes of the match, U19 Song Lam Nghe An created many dangerous opportunities in front of the opponent's goal but could not score any more goals.
And the score of 2-0 in favor of U19 Song Lam Nghe An was also the final result of the semi-final match. With the victory over U19 Ba Ria Vung Tau, U19 Song Lam Nghe An has reached the final match 11 times.
In the final match of the season, U19 Song Lam Nghe An will meet U19 PVF.
