U21 The Cong Viettel meets U21 PVF in the final of the 2025 National U21 Football Championship

On the evening of July 29, after being held to a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes of official play, U21 The Cong Viettel had to rely on a penalty shootout to have a hard-fought victory over U21 Ho Chi Minh City, thereby winning a ticket to the final of the 2025 National U21 Championship.

U21 The Cong Viettel won by penalty shootout against U21 Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: VFF

U21 The Cong Viettel was rated higher than U21 Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). However, HCMC suddenly increased the speed right after the opening whistle. The lightning attack of coach Lu Dinh Tuan's team brought a big surprise to Mr. Dang Thanh Phuong and his team. Taking advantage of a mistake in the defensive system of The Cong Viettel, The Hung controlled the ball before passing to The Dat, who passed the ball to Phi Hung to handle and then shot diagonally, scoring a goal for HCMC.

Unexpectedly conceding a goal, The Cong Viettel had to try harder afterwards. Mr. Dang Thanh Phuong's team also had a chance to equalize in the 12th minute, but Dinh Duc's very neat shot could not beat goalkeeper Phu Hung. For their part, the goal helped Ho Chi Minh City play excitedly, confidently deploying the chosen defensive counter-attacking strategy. Mr. Lu Dinh Tuan's students also threatened The Cong Viettel's goal a few times in the first half but could not convert it into goals.

U21 The Cong Viettel meets U21 PVF in the final of the 2025 National U21 Championship. Photo: VFF

In the second half, The Cong Viettel increased the speed of the match and continuously had delicious scoring situations in the first 10 minutes. However, the strikers of this team were unable to take advantage of the opportunity when they had the ball 5m away from the Ho Chi Minh City goal. It was not until the 69th minute, after much pressure, that The Cong Viettel was able to level the score after Hoang Khang's beautiful turn and curl, sending the ball straight into the net even though goalkeeper Phu Hung flew as far as he could to touch the ball.

The Cong had a few more scoring opportunities after that but could not score, having to accept a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. This also means that the final ticket will be decided on the 11m mark by a penalty shootout. In the last round of kicks, Hoai Phong of Ho Chi Minh City hit the crossbar and Huu Luan successfully finished, thereby helping The Cong Viettel win with a score of 5-4 and enter the final against U21 PVF on July 31.

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