Beating U16 Myanmar 5-1, U16 Vietnam enters the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian tournament

With only three group winners and one best second-placed team entering the semi-finals of the 2024 Southeast Asian U16 tournament, both Vietnam U16 and Myanmar U16 entered the match with great determination.

Thắng U16 Myanmar 5-1, U16 Việt Nam vào bán kết giải Đông Nam Á - 1 — U16 Vietnam took the field with the strongest lineup (Photo: VFF).

The two teams played an exciting back-and-forth game after the opening whistle. In the 6th minute, Gia Bao made a smart pass, Van Bach escaped and finished but Htet Wai Yan dived to save the goal.

Right after this situation, Van Bach released the ball for Viet Long to cross, the U16 Myanmar defender managed to clear the ball before Gia Bao could finish.

The great pressure helped U16 Vietnam break the deadlock. In the 18th minute, from a pass from his teammate, Thai Hoa fired a long-range shot that left goalkeeper Htet Wai Yan helpless.

In the 26th minute, the score was 2-0 for U16 Vietnam. Starting from a situation where the U16 Myanmar defender did not clear the ball well, Thai Hoa from the second line rushed up and fired a powerful and beautiful shot that goalkeeper Yan Htet Wai could not block.

Thắng U16 Myanmar 5-1, U16 Việt Nam vào bán kết giải Đông Nam Á - 2 — U16 Vietnam leads by 2 goals (Photo: VFF).

In the 41st minute, U16 Myanmar scored a goal to reduce the score to 1-2. Two U16 Vietnam defenders let Nyu Nyi Thant pass them, goalkeeper Thang Long rushed out to block the ball but failed, allowing the player to easily put the ball into the empty net.

In the second half, U16 Vietnam was still the team that took the initiative to attack. In the 54th minute, Thai Hoa dribbled the ball close to the penalty area and then fired a shot that went hard but hit the crossbar of U16 Myanmar's goal. If it had been a goal, this would have been a masterpiece.

Thắng U16 Myanmar 5-1, U16 Việt Nam vào bán kết giải Đông Nam Á - 3 — The red shirt players dominated the game (Photo: VFF).

In the 66th minute, substitute player Bui Duy Dang made a surprise run down the field, but unfortunately he did not control the ball well and missed the opportunity to shoot when facing the U16 Myanmar goalkeeper. However, right after that, Bui Duy Dang had a header to raise the score to 3-1 for the red team.

In the 71st minute, after a cross from a U16 Vietnam player, a Myanmar defender failed to clear the ball well, creating an opportunity for Thai Hieu to shoot in the penalty area, raising the score to 4-1.

Thắng U16 Myanmar 5-1, U16 Việt Nam vào bán kết giải Đông Nam Á - 4 — A well-deserved victory for U16 Vietnam (Photo: VFF).

Not stopping there, 10 minutes later, from a good coordination between U16 Vietnam, Duy Dang crossed from the left wing for Viet Long to easily tap the ball into the U16 Myanmar net.

5-1 was the final score of the match. With this result, U16 Vietnam ranked first in Group B, advancing to the semi-finals of the 2024 Southeast Asian U16 tournament in Indonesia.

Starting lineup:

U16 Vietnam : Thang Long, Viet Anh, Hong Quang, Tien Dung, Thai Hoa, Cao Cuong, Hong Phong, Viet Long, Gia Bao, Van Bach, Thai Hieu.

U16 Myanmar : Yan Htet Wai, Nyan Aung, Myo Khant Kyaw, Sai Mao Han, Aung Thi Ha, Kyaw Thiha, Thaw Zin Ko, Swan Zar Ni, Thura Min Thant, Nyu Nyi Thant, Kaung Khant Thu.