The focus of Group A is the match between the home team U21 PVF-CAND and U21 Hanoi. The Capital representative took the lead right in the 9th minute when Dinh Thinh took advantage of the ball bouncing out after Thien Phu's finish to score.
U21 PVF-CAND quickly regained control of the game and scored an equalizer in the 33rd minute thanks to Long Vu's goal. In the second half, the two teams continued to create many notable opportunities. In the 70th minute, Thang Long put the ball into the net of U21 Hanoi but the goal was disallowed due to offside. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
In the remaining match of Group A, U21 HCMC had a favorable start when defeating U21 An Giang with a score of 2-0. Nhac Minh is a prominent player with a double goal, scored in the 10th and 90+3 minutes, helping his team become the only team to win in the group after the first match.
In Group B, U21 Song Lam Nghe An and U21 The Cong Viettel shared points after a 1-1 draw. Meanwhile, U21 LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai defeated U21 Tay Ninh with a score of 2-0 to have a favorable start.
The fact that many championship candidates dropped points early makes the competition at the 2026 National U21 Championship Finals unpredictable right from the first rounds, promising to bring exciting developments in the next stage of the tournament.
