National U21 2023: Scoring in injury time, Ho Chi Minh City draws dramatically with Da Nang to rekindle hope of reaching the quarterfinals

In the opening round, U21 Da Nang won convincingly against U21 Khanh Hoa with a score of 2-0 thanks to a double from U23 Vietnam striker - Pham Dinh Duy. Meanwhile, U21 Ho Chi Minh City lost narrowly to defending champion U21 Hanoi 0-1 in the opening match of the 2023 National U21 Championship.

Therefore, the Southern team entered the match with determination when facing U21 Da Nang with the desire to get points and hope to participate in the quarterfinals. In the first half, U21 Ho Chi Minh City controlled the ball more, but lacked effectiveness in attacking situations against Da Nang's tight defense.

In the 20th minute, U21 Da Nang took advantage of a set piece situation to take the lead thanks to Le Van Dat. This was also the only goal of the first half.

U21 quốc gia 2023: Ghi bàn phút bù giờ, TP HCM hòa kịch tính Đà Nẵng để thắp lại hy vọng vào tứ kết - Ảnh 1.

U21 Ho Chi Minh City drew dramatically with U21 Da Nang

After the break, U21 Da Nang organized effective blocking in the middle of the field to neutralize many attacking situations of coach Lu Dinh Tuan's team in the second half. When the audience in the stadium thought about a close victory for Da Nang, a surprise happened in the 90+4 minute.

Nguyen Trung Hieu skillfully dribbled the ball into the penalty area, forcing a U21 Da Nang defender to commit a foul, prompting the referee to immediately point to the penalty spot. On the 11m mark, captain Tran Vuong Duy Bao successfully equalized the score to 1-1, bringing a valuable point to U21 Ho Chi Minh City.

In a later match in Group B, U21 Hanoi defeated U21 Khanh Hoa 1-0 with the only goal scored by central defender Vu Van Son.

U21 quốc gia 2023: Ghi bàn phút bù giờ, TP HCM hòa kịch tính Đà Nẵng để thắp lại hy vọng vào tứ kết - Ảnh 2.

After losing in round 1 to U21 Kon Tum, U21 SLNA won against U21 Long An, rekindling hope of entering the quarterfinals.

In Group C, U21 Kon Tum narrowly won 1-0 against U21 Dak Lak to book their place in the quarter-finals with a goal by Moses. Meanwhile, co-host team U21 SLNA won all 3 points against U21 Long An in the late match at Vinh Stadium.

With the above results, U21 SLNA and U21 Ho Chi Minh City rekindled their hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2023 National U21 Tournament. In Groups B and C, U21 Hanoi and U21 Kon Tum topped the two groups with 6 points.

Tomorrow (September 22), U21 PVF-CAND will meet U21 Viettel (2:30 p.m., Hong Duc University Stadium), U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa will meet U21 Tay Ninh (4 p.m., Thanh Hoa Stadium).

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