On the afternoon of September 4, at the District 8 futsal club gymnasium (HCMC), the opening ceremony of the 2024 National U20 futsal tournament took place.
This year's tournament has the participation of 10 of the strongest U20 futsal teams in the country.
The teams are divided into 2 groups, group A includes: Thai Son Nam HCMC , Hanoi, Luxury Ha Long, Saigon Titans, An Phu.
Meanwhile, group B has the presence of the teams: Thai Son Bac, Quang Nam, Dat Vinh Tien, Tan Hiep Hung and Sahako.
Right after the opening ceremony was the match between the home team U20 Thai Son Nam HCMC and U20 An Phu. With the home field advantage, coach Nguyen Bao Trung's students quickly scored 2 goals after only the first 6 minutes.
Conceding two goals quickly, U20 An Phu tried to create pressure. However, it was not until the last minutes of the first half that the away team created the first dangerous opportunities and scored a goal to reduce the score in the 17th minute thanks to Gia Lam.
In the second half, Thai Son Nam TPHCM gradually calmed down and reorganized the game after An Phu scored the equalizer 1-2. These adjustments helped the young players of Thai Son Nam TPHCM score 4 goals in a row in the 26th, 27th, 32nd and 34th minutes, thereby winning a big victory with the final score of 6-1.
This victory helped U20 Thai Son Nam HCMC win first place in group A. The remaining match of this group witnessed U20 Saigon Titans' 3-2 victory over U20 Hanoi.
In Group B, another championship candidate, U20 Sahako, also won 5-2 against U20 Tan Hiep Hung HCMC to take the top spot in the group. In the remaining match of this group, U20 Dat Vinh Tien and U20 Quang Nam drew 1-1.
The two teams U20 Luxury Ha Long and U20 Thai Son Bac are off in this round.
The next round will take place on September 6 with the opening match between U20 Dat Vinh Tien and U20 Sahako.
