Coach Troussier's good players shine again, SLNA enters the final of the U.21 tournament

SLNA entered the final, Hanoi became the "former king"

The semi-final match between Hanoi and SLNA at Thanh Hoa Stadium on the afternoon of September 29 was considered the early final of the 2023 National U21 Championship. After the first few minutes of slow play, both Hanoi U21 and SLNA U21 began to attack in search of a goal. In the first 45 minutes, Hanoi U21 missed their celebrations twice. Midfielder Thanh Tai managed to put the ball into SLNA's net, but the assistant referee said the ball had crossed the touchline before being crossed in. In the 42nd minute, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet's excellent reflexes saved the ball right on the goal line, while Hanoi U21 players reacted, saying they should have scored.

Ho Van Cuong shot powerfully from a tight angle to score an important goal for U.21 SLNA

Entering the second half, U.21 SLNA scored the opening goal of the match. In the 52nd minute, after Van Bach's header, the center back of U.21 Hanoi blocked the ball unsafely, indirectly helping U.21 SLNA score the opening goal. After taking the lead, U.21 SLNA continued to increase its strength when Le Nguyen Hoang, Ho Van Cuong and Tran Nam Hai were sent onto the field. The appearance of these young stars helped U.21 SLNA gain a better position in the match than U.21 Hanoi. Ho Van Cuong, shortly after entering the field, shone when he escaped behind the opponent's defense and fired a powerful shot from a tight angle to raise the score to 2-0 for U.21 SLNA.

Up to this point, Ho Van Cuong (left cover) has contributed 2 goals for U.21 SLNA

Ho Van Cuong just received good news when he was called up to the Vietnam national team by coach Troussier.

But just 2 minutes later, U.21 Hanoi found a goal to reduce the score to 1-2, with Anh Tuan's goal. Despite their best efforts to bring the match to a penalty shootout, U.21 Hanoi was unsuccessful. In the end, U.21 SLNA won 2-1 to advance to the final and turn U.21 Hanoi into the "former king" of the national U.21 tournament.

PVF-CAND youth football team deserved to enter the final

The remaining match of the quarter-finals was also an exciting match. Compared to U.21 Da Nang , U.21 PVF-CAND is a younger team. However, in terms of experience, coach Nguyen Duy Dong's team is not inferior in terms of expertise and competitive spirit. As soon as the referee blew the whistle to start the match, Thai Ba Dat and his teammates rushed forward to attack and surprised the representative of the Central region.

Thai Ba Dat and the players born in 2007 made great contributions to bringing U.21 PVF-CAND to the final.

The intention of U.21 PVF-CAND to take the lead was realized with a very early goal in the 4th minute. From a corner kick, a PVF-CAND player jumped high to head the ball, hitting the crossbar. Nguyen Gia Bao seized the opportunity to rush in to score the opening goal. After taking the lead, U.21 PVF-CAND retreated to defend, giving the game to Da Nang players.

Technical Director Phan Thanh Hung's team dominated the game, pushing up their formation to find an equalizer. However, Pham Dinh Duy and his teammates could not create any really clear coordination situations. On the other side, U.21 PVF-CAND played ambush and counterattacked quickly, very dangerously. When it seemed like the first half would end with the advantage in favor of U.21 PVF-CAND, U.21 Da Nang unexpectedly scored an equalizer. From a free kick on the right wing, Le Thanh Hung shot the ball straight, sending it into the net with an unpleasant trajectory, leveling the score to 1-1 for the Han River team.

The joy of PVF-CAND players when winning the nerve-wracking penalty shootout

In the second half, the match became more exciting as the two teams played tit for tat. Many dangerous opportunities were created. However, the strikers of both teams could not take advantage to score. The score was tied 1-1 after more than 90 minutes of official play, forcing the two teams to take each other to a nerve-wracking penalty shootout to determine the winner. On the lucky 11m penalty spot, the young faces of U.21 PVF-CAND continued to show their mettle when they beat U.21 Da Nang with a score of 4-3, thereby winning a ticket to the final of the 2023 National U.21 Championship. Thus, U.21 PVF-CAND will compete for the championship of the U.21 Championship with U.21 SLNA on October 1.

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