After the opening ceremony, on the afternoon of September 15, two matches of Group A of the National U17 Championship - Thai Son Nam Cup 2025 took place.
The match between U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club and U17 Da Nang is worth waiting for. U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club has the home field advantage, performing very well in the qualifying round with an unbeaten streak, so it is highly appreciated.
The advantage of Ba Ria home field helped U17 Ho Chi Minh City football club enter the match with enthusiasm. That confidence was quickly converted into early goals. In the 9th minute, Nguyen Le Quang Khoi skillfully dribbled the ball on the left wing before crossing into the penalty area of U17 Da Nang. Van Tien cleared the ball but hit Ho Chi Dan's foot and headed it back into the net.
After conceding the goal, U17 Da Nang proactively raised their squad to look for an equalizer. The opportunity came in the 15th minute, when Tran Khang Duy Bao fired a shot towards the goal but it was not dangerous enough to defeat goalkeeper Nguyen Chuong of the home team.
In the 32nd minute, Nguyen Dinh Giang of U17 Da Nang missed an unbelievable opportunity when he shot wide in a face-off with the goalkeeper. Although coach Doan Hung Son's students tried their best to press, they could not penetrate the home team's tight defense in the first half.
In the second half, coach Doan Hung Son continued to push his players up the formation to increase pressure. Thanks to that, U17 Da Nang controlled the ball more and created some notable opportunities.
From Phan Anh Luc's right wing corner kick in the 72nd minute, the ball hit the post along the goal of U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club, making the members of the away team regretful. Two minutes later, Nguyen Dinh Giang jumped high to head the ball within 5m50, but the ball went just wide of the goal.
Despite being at a disadvantage in the game, U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club still knows how to create danger in counter-attacking situations. In the 86th minute, Quang Khoi had a chance to finish after a quick combination in front of the penalty area, but his shot sent the ball out. In the end, U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club won with a close score of 1-0.
In the remaining match, U17 Nam Dinh made a comeback against U17 Hanoi Police to win with a score of 2-1. Duc Huy put U17 Hanoi Police ahead in the 21st minute. Nam Dinh then tried to attack but had to thanks to adjustments at half-time, the team from Thanh Nam proved to be more effective in blocking the goal.
However, the comeback only took place in the final minutes. The hero who brought victory to U17 Nam Dinh was Tuan Hoan when this player scored a double goal in the 84th and 90th minutes to bring home all 3 spectacular points.
