The first match of the quarter-finals was the clash between Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Da Nang. After the opening whistle, Ba Ria - Vung Tau played better and dominated the game. However, a surprise happened when Da Nang scored first. In the 22nd minute, Nguyen Hong Gia Khanh scored the opening goal for the Central region representative.
In the second half, Ba Ria - Vung Tau's efforts were soon rewarded. In the 49th minute, receiving a pass from his teammate, Nguyen Le Quang Khoi accurately scored to equalize 1-1 for Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
18 minutes later, Dau Quang Hung proved his role when he scored to help the Southern representative come back 2-1. In the remaining minutes, coach Liem Thanh and his team successfully defended the result. Ba Ria - Vung Tau won and entered the semi-finals.
The match between Song Lam Nghe An and The Cong Viettel was exciting until the last seconds. In the 25th minute, Tri Dung broke the deadlock for the army team. However, a careless defense made them pay the price. In the 35th minute, Minh Thuy equalized 1-1 for Song Lam Nghe An.
In the second half, Thanh Cong raised the score to 2-1 for Song Lam Nghe An. The efforts of The Cong Viettel were rewarded in the 90+1 minute when Manh Cuong sealed the draw at 2-2 after 90 minutes of official play. In the penalty shootout, The Cong Viettel was more courageous and won with a score of 4-1.
The match between PVF and Hoang Anh Gia Lai was not as exciting as many people predicted. In the 7th minute, Van Duong jumped high and scored a classy header to help PVF take a 1-0 lead. Van Vuong still opened the pace and finished accurately to double the gap for PVF in the 34th minute.
In the second half, Hoang Anh Gia Lai was determined to reduce the score. But then, Gia Bao raised the score to 3-0 in the 78th minute after a close-range shot. Before the end of the match, PVF scored 1 goal and sealed a convincing 4-0 victory.
Thanh Hoa faced Dong Nai in the final quarter-final match. Coach Do Trong Hai and his team had a difficult 90 minutes. They played well, controlled the ball well, but were not sharp enough in decisive moments.
The two teams entered a penalty shootout full of luck. Unfortunately, in the first round, Thanh Binh missed, causing Thanh Hoa to lose their advantage. However, goalkeeper Tuan Vu played brilliantly, Thanh Hoa came back and won 6-5 after a nerve-wracking shootout.
