In Group A, the heavy defeat against The Cong Viettel left PVF with no way back, but the home team had to receive "cold water". In the 25th minute, from his teammate's free kick, Gia Huy powerfully headed the match to open the score for Ho Chi Minh City.
With nothing left to lose, PVF pushed the team up to attack. In the 39th minute, from Anh Quan's cross, Van Son cushioned the ball from close range to equalize 1-1 for PVF.
Ho Chi Minh City cannot withstand the pressure from PVF. In the 48th minute, Le Phat scored in the penalty area to increase the score 2-1 for the home team. 22 minutes later, Hoang Anh entered the penalty area and widened the gap to 2 goals for PVF. In the last minutes, each team had 1 more goal and PVF won with a score of 4-2.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai played determinedly but did not create any surprises against a very strong opponent, The Cong Viettel. The military shirt team entered the field with a reasonable strategy. They got 3 points thanks to goals from Nguyen Cong Phuong and Vu Ba Hai Duong. This victory helps The Cong Viettel get 6 points and definitely win a ticket to the next round.
The second match of the final round of the 2024 National U21 Football Championship saw many goals scored. In Group C, Thanh Hoa dominated against Long An. In the 39th minute, Van Thuan dribbled very well, passing two opposing players before making a pass to help Van Tiep tap the ball into an empty net to open the score. The first 45 minutes passed with a big advantage belonging to the Thanh team.
Entering the second half, the southern representative continued to outplay Thanh Hoa. After much pressure was created, coach Le Hong Minh and his team got what they needed. In the 81st minute, Van Thuan had a smart assist. Ngoc My calmly eliminated defender Long An and finished to seal a 2-0 victory for Thanh Hoa.
In the duel between Quang Nam and Binh Phuoc, although Binh Phuoc had the advantage before scoring the opening goal in the 6th minute thanks to Van Ranh, they only stood firm in the first half and continuously conceded in the second half. Nhat Hoang, Thanh Binh and Thanh Vinh scored 3 goals in 11 minutes to help Quang Nam turn the game around. Tuan Sang and Dieu Quy scored 2 goals for Quang Nam but it was not enough because Anh Tuan also had 1 goal to help Quang Nam win a close 4-3 against Binh Phuoc.
In Group B, Lam Dong could only blame itself for an unlucky match against Dong Thap. They led from the 13th minute but were equalized because of Chi Nguyen's own goal. In the second half, when the score was 2-2, Trung Tan continued to score an own goal, causing Lam Dong to lose 2-3. In the 4th minute of injury time, the representative of the Central Highlands equalized 3-3, but just 1 minute later, they conceded again and accepted the result of losing 3-4 to Dong Thap.
Meanwhile, Hanoi encountered many difficulties before Da Nang. They took the lead twice over their opponents thanks to goals from Anh Tiep and Trung Thanh. But Da Nang also equalized the score twice after only conceding a few minutes. A draw of 2-2 was the final result of the match. Hanoi can be completely satisfied with 4 points after 2 matches.
