PVF has won a ticket in Group B to the quarter-finals early, so the match against Ho Chi Minh City is just a formality. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City needs at least 1 point to win a ticket to the next round, so they should play cautiously, with a slow playing strategy to ensure the safety of the home team's net against a PVF with better squad quality. And Ho Chi Minh City has completed the goal when it got 1 point against their opponent after a 0-0 draw.
Because it was early in the semi-finals, the match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai I and Hanoi was only for determination of the top spot. In the first half, the two teams played quite evenly. With that situation, both Hoang Anh Gia Lai I and Hanoi did not create many opportunities to score against each other's goalkeepers.
In the second half, the deadlock was quickly broken in the 53rd minute, Thien Phu headed the ball to score for Hanoi.
The situation forced Hoang Anh Gia Lai I to push up and the efforts of the mountain town youth team were also rewarded with Gia Bao's equalizer of 1-1 from a header.
With this result, Hanoi and Hoang Anh Gia Lai I both have 7 points, but Hoang Anh Gia Lai I is in the lead due to better secondary indicators.
In the remaining match of this group, Dong Thap won with a score of 3-1. However, Dak Lak surprised with a lead in the 41st minute thanks to Trung Thanh after a breakthrough and then a shot directly into the Dong Thap goal.
In the 51st minute, Hoai Nhan successfully converted the penalty kick to start the comeback for the Western youth team. In the 64th minute, Phu Cuong delicately increased the score to 2-1 before Huu Thien shot from close range in the 81st minute to seal the victory for Dong Thap.
At the end of the group stage, the quarter-finals have determined the 8 participating teams. In which, Da Nang, PVF-CAND (Group A), PVF, The Cong Viettel (Group B), Hoang Anh Gia Lai I, Hanoi (Group C) won 6 direct tickets for the 2 first and second positions in the 3 groups.
The two best third-place tickets went to Song Lam Nghe An (Group A, 4 points) and Ho Chi Minh City (Group B, 4 points) because the third-placed team in Group C, Dong Thap, only had 3 points.
All 4 quarter-final matches will take place on July 27.
