The match in Group C of the 2024 National U15 tournament on the afternoon of September 3 witnessed the confrontation between two strong teams, U15 Song Lam Nghe An and U15 Thanh Hoa.
Both teams got 3 points in the opening match, so this match is decisive for the top position in the table.
The first 20 minutes of the match witnessed many fierce one-on-one battles in the midfield area. Coach Do Trong Hai understood that U15 Thanh Hoa needed to play with concentration. On the contrary, U15 Song Lam Nghe An had the advantage in controlling the ball.
The Nghe An team did not give their opponents many opportunities to attack. Even the main striker Nguyen Van Manh had very few truly remarkable situations.
In the 23rd minute, receiving a pass from his teammate, Ngoc Son continued to penetrate the penalty area and had a tricky shot to open the score for U15 Song Lam Nghe An. This player is showing very good form when scoring consecutively.
Unexpectedly losing, U15 Thanh Hoa rose up strongly and had many attacks, making U15 Song Lam Nghe An falter. Unfortunately, Thanh Hoa players did not finish well and could not find an equalizer in the first half.
The first 45 minutes passed without any further goals being scored.
In the second half, coach Do Trong Hai adjusted personnel and tactics with the ambition of leveling the score. But while the attack was not effective, the Thanh defense revealed more gaps.
In the 70th minute, captain Nguyen Minh Thuy fired a long shot from outside the penalty area, defeating goalkeeper Tuan Vu, raising the score to 2-0 for U15 Song Lam Nghe An.
In the remaining minutes, U15 Thanh Hoa played “all-in” to find a goal to shorten the score. However, they did not make any difference.
U15 Song Lam Nghe An won with a score of 2-0, thereby rising to the top of Group C with 6 points.
In the remaining match, U15 Hoang Anh Gia Lai met U15 Long An and showed ambition to win 3 points. But they let their opponent take the lead in the 9th minute.
However, the mountain town team exploded in the second half. U15 Hoang Anh Gia Lai scored 4 goals to defeat U15 Long An with a score of 4-1.
