After winning all 2 first matches, coach Duy Dong made some personnel adjustments in the match against The Cong Viettel in the final match of Group B taking place on the afternoon of February 20.
In the 6th minute, from a beautiful combination with his teammates, Nguyen Trong Duc Vu entered the penalty area and easily finished to open the score for PVF. Just 3 minutes later, the The Cong Viettel defender made a mistake, Quang Tu crossed for Anh Duc to score to increase the score to 2-0.
In the 24th minute, Anh Duc still took advantage of the opportunity to shoot into the net of The Cong Viettel to increase the score to 3-0, before that, Thang Long jumped high and headed the ball powerfully, making it impossible for the opposing goalkeeper to catch the ball. However, The Cong Viettel's efforts were also rewarded. Minh Ky overcame 2 PVF defenders before Duc Do's dangerous shot shortened the score to 1-3%.
In the second half, The Cong Viettel's efforts did not bring results. Their defense continued to make mistakes and collapsed early. Coach Dang Thanh Phuong's team had to concede 3 more goals. In the end, PVF beat The Cong Viettel with a score of 6-1.
In the early match of Group B, Dong Nai played very hard and created many difficulties for Dong Thap. Facing strong counter-attacks from the opponent, Dong Thap had to concede 2 goals.
However, the Western team's attack played very well and scored 3 goals, thereby helping Dong Thap win 3-2 against Dong Nai.
In Group C, Song Lam Nghe An faced Binh Phuoc with the ambition to win 3 points. In the 6th minute, Quoc Khanh jumped high to head the ball accurately to open the score for Song Lam Nghe An.
Before the end of the first half, Phung Van Nam doubled the gap for the Nghe An team. In the second half, Quoc Khanh still successfully kicked the penalty and sealed a 3-0 victory for Song Lam Nghe An.
The remaining match between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Linh Ha Tinh took place without many surprises. With the momentum, Hong Linh Ha Tinh played brilliantly and forced the Southern representative to retreat deep to defend. At the end of the match, Hong Linh Ha Tinh beat their opponent 3-1.
With these results, Binh Duong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau (Group A), PVF, The Cong Viettel, Dong Thap (Group B), Song Lam Nghe An, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City (Group C) are the teams that qualified for the quarterfinals.
