Notably, the U.21 PVF-CAND team participating in this U.21 tournament has up to 9 players who were in the U.16 PVF team that defeated U.16 Man City (England) and Aspire Academy (Qatar) not long ago. In the first match, coach Nguyen Duy Dong sent 6 16-year-old players into the starting lineup and created the first shock of the 2023 National U.21 Finals, when defeating the much more experienced home team U.21 Thanh Hoa. In the final match of Group A, U.21 PVF-CAND once again created a surprise with an unbelievable draw.
U.21 PVF-CAND is the team with the youngest average age in the tournament, with 9 players born in 2007.
Before the final match of Group A, U.21 PVF-CAND was in a big advantage with 6 points after 2 wins. Meanwhile, U.21 Viettel and U.21 Thanh Hoa were both on 3 points, so both U.21 Viettel and U.21 Thanh Hoa had to win to secure a place in the quarterfinals. The determination to win 3 points made U.21 Viettel attack strongly against U.21 PVF-CAND right after the opening whistle. The mobility of Ngoc Tu, Dang Duong and Huu Tuan helped U.21 Viettel have a rather overwhelming position in the match.
In the 15th minute, after a foul by a PVF-CAND U.21 defender in the penalty area, Viettel U.21 was awarded a penalty. On the 11m mark, midfielder Ngoc Tu defeated the opposing goalkeeper, scoring the opening goal 1-0 for Viettel U.21. At the end of the first half, Viettel U.21 players had a good coordination and Ngoc Tu dribbled skillfully into the penalty area, before assisting Dang Duong to double the gap.
Not accepting an easy defeat, U.21 PVF-CAND fought back to find an equalizer. As usual, the right wing with the mobility of Le Phat was where many balls gathered to create attacks on the flank, cross-wing headers. But in a day of underperformance, Thai Ba Dat, Ngoc Tai or Gia Bao could not convert opportunities into goals. In the 48th minute, after a one-touch exchange with Quang Anh, Gia Bao ran down to face the opponent's goalkeeper and gently lofted the ball to score, narrowing the score to 1-2 for U.21 PVF-CAND.
Ngoc Tu played excellently with 1 goal and 1 assist, but could not help U.21 Viettel win all 3 points.
With the goal to reduce the score, U21 PVF-CAND played better and better. If the first half was a bit underperforming, in the second half, Ba Dat, Gia Bao and Ngoc Tai regained their form. In the 70th minute, from a corner kick, Gia Bao jumped high to head the ball to complete his double and tie the score 2-2 for U.21 PVF-CAND. This was also the final score of the match. This result helped U21 PVF-CAND win first place in Group A with 7 points.
U.21 Thanh Hoa won tickets in dramatic fashion
With only 3 points after 2 matches, the host U.21 Thanh Hoa must win the last match of Group A to have a chance to advance to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, U.21 Tay Ninh, having lost both of their first 2 matches, had nothing to lose and entered the match with great determination. On the afternoon of September 22 at Thanh Hoa Stadium, U.21 Thanh Hoa and U.21 Tay Ninh gave the audience a great match, with an exciting score chase.
Ngoc My (11) plays most prominently in the Thanh Hoa U.21 team
With the encouragement of many home fans, U.21 Thanh Hoa scored the opening goal in the 6th minute. After a combination on the left wing, Nguyen Ngoc My tapped the ball into the goal from close range in an open position to put U.21 Thanh Hoa ahead 1-0. Having lost the goal early, U.21 Tay Ninh played harder and equalized in the 21st minute. On the free kick, Quoc Dai crossed the ball towards the second post for Dang Gia Thien to run up and head the ball dangerously to score for U.21 Tay Ninh, bringing the match back to the starting line.
Before the end of the first half, the home team U.21 Thanh Hoa scored another goal to once again take the lead. Nguyen Ngoc My was the one who brought the penalty for the home team, when he was fouled by a defender of Tay Ninh team in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, Tran Quoc Dat easily fooled the opposing goalkeeper to raise the score to 2-1 for U.21 Thanh Hoa. In the second half, U.21 Thanh Hoa and U.21 Tay Ninh continued to play tit for tat. Many dangerous opportunities were created by both teams. However, the strikers of both sides could not take advantage of them to score. In the end, U.21 Thanh Hoa won with a narrow score of 2-1 against U.21 Tay Ninh.
Tran Quoc Dat scored from the penalty spot for the home team U.21 Thanh Hoa
In Group A, U.21 PVF-CAND (7 points) and U.21 Thanh Hoa (6 points) are the 2 teams that have won 2 direct tickets to the quarter-finals of the 2023 National U.21 tournament. Meanwhile, U.21 Viettel (with 4 points, ranked 3rd) will have to wait for the results of the last matches of Group B and C, to hope for a place to continue for the 2 teams ranked 3rd with the best results.
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