U.19 HAGL breaks through the goalkeeper's trust
For a long time, HAGL, despite being a good youth training center, has never been excellent in introducing good goalkeepers. When talking about HAGL when entering the national arena, goalkeepers are always considered a disaster, because this team has never created trust in the goalkeeper. Even the V-League team recently, despite having a few young goalkeepers appear, had to ask for help from Phan Dinh Vu Hai or most recently Bui Tien Dung.
Hero goalkeeper Dinh Phuoc Sang
Therefore, the unexpected brilliance of goalkeeper Dinh Phuoc Sang when he and U.19 LPBank HAGL entered the semi-finals after a tense 11m penalty shootout in the 9th round was considered a rather surprising milestone. This goalkeeper born in 2005 played quite well in the match, along with the defense neutralizing the stormy coordination of the ancient capital team to keep the score 0-0. And when entering the decision on the 11m mark, good mentality, good reflexes, accurate judgment of the shooting direction of captain Hoang Quang Dung (17) in the 3rd round and reserve player Do Trong Tin (22) in the 9th round. He helped HAGL turn the game around (Hoang Minh Tien, the captain, missed the first round) to win 8/7 in the 11m shootout to deserve to enter the semi-finals.
Coach Bui Xuan Hieu shares joy with goalkeeper Phuoc Sang
Speaking about Dinh Phuoc Sang, head coach of the Vietnam U.20 team, Hoang Anh Tuan, who was present to witness the match, only briefly said: "HAGL has a promising goalkeeper and that is a plus point for this team". Head coach Bui Xuan Hieu confided: "We are very lucky, but we cannot deny that Dinh Phuoc Sang's talent helped HAGL get a ticket to the next round". Hue coach Duong Cong Quoc regretted: "We did not take advantage of a good opportunity when the opponent missed the shot and lost ourselves. Anyway, Hue will be more determined in the U.21 tournament. The HAGL goalkeeper played well and showed that he is a good support for the players of the mountain town".
The joy of U.19 LP Bank HAGL
Viettel's The Cong is back strong but needs to be less reactive and less aggressive
In recent youth tournaments, The Cong Viettel, despite having high hopes before the tournament, often did not go far. For example, the U.19 and U.21 tournaments in 2023 both stopped early in the quarterfinals. Previously, the U.21 in Nghe An and Thanh Hoa at the end of 2022, the team wearing the army uniform could not overcome Hanoi. In general, The Cong Viettel has not been able to meet expectations as a quality youth training center and capable of flying high.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan discussed with assistant Hua Hien Vinh to select players for the U.20 team.
But this time could be different as coach Dang Thanh Phuong and his team showed that they are getting better as they play. After an impressive group stage win over SLNA to top Group C, on the afternoon of March 1, they easily defeated the 2023 champions Dong A Thanh Hoa 2-0 with goals from Pham Tuan Anh and Nguyen Dang Duong to book their place in the semi-finals. Many experts present at the tournament believe that if they make the most of their opportunities, The Cong Viettel will have a strong comeback in the U.19 finals this time.
The joy of scoring by Pham Tuan Anh (3, The Cong Viettel)
However, what coach Dang Thanh Phuong's team needs to know how to control is the error of reacting to the referee's decisions and some fouls of rough play or reckless tackles to prevent the opponent. Since the beginning of the tournament, The Cong Viettel has received cards, from the red cards in the 2 wins over Khanh Hoa and SLNA, to the big win over Binh Phuoc, 2 yellow cards in this match also belonged to the team wearing military uniforms. In the win over Thanh Hoa, a match with 8 yellow cards, The Cong Viettel received 6 cards, 3 cards in each half all due to such fouls. It is worth mentioning that not only did the player commit the foul, but even the team leader Nguyen Hai Bien and assistant Nguyen Huy Hoang also "received" cards from the referee due to overreacting. That attitude also needs to be reviewed.
Cong Phuong (20) progressed with The Cong Viettel when eliminating the 2023 champion Thanh Hoa
Thus, the two U.19 semi-final matches will take place on the afternoon of March 3 at Binh Duong Stadium between U.19 SLNA vs. Hanoi (2 p.m.) and U.19 The Cong Viettel vs. LPBank HAGL (4 p.m.). The two winning teams will compete in the final on March 5, the two losing teams will share third place.
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