Vietnam’s U19s clash with Thai U21s at Thanh Nien competition

Vietnam’s Under-19 team will clash with the Thai U21s in the final match of the 2010 International U21 Football Tournament at Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium on Sunday.

The Vietnamese U19s upset “older brothers” Vietnamese U21s 3-1 while the Thai U21 squad defeated the Malaysian counterparts on the same margin in the semifinals on Friday.

The Thai U21s proved stronger than the Malaysian rivals and deserved to book a berth in the final match of the fourth annual youth football competition sponsored by Thanh Nien newspaper.

In other action, the Vietnamese U19s were considered the underdogs against the Vietnamese U21s in the semis, but the young bucks bested their elders in the end.

The match between the “brothers” was a real fight from beginning to end, making it very exciting.

The U19s took the lead after seven minutes when Quoc Phuong scored the opener from a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.

After the break, midfield Huu Phat of the U21 team scored an equalizer off of a penalty kick after referee Vo Minh Tri ruled that Duc Tai was tackled in the U19 team’s penalty box.

 The U21s, who beat Thailand 3-1 and Myanmar 5-1 in the group stage, were expected to play better after the equalizer.

However, it was the U19s who kept their spirits high and managed to score two more goals for a decisive victory.

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Vietnam’s U19s clash with Thai U21s at Thanh Nien competition

Vietnam’s Under-19 team will clash with the Thai U21s in the final match of the 2010 International U21 Football Tournament at Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium on Sunday.

The Vietnamese U19s upset “older brothers” Vietnamese U21s 3-1 while the Thai U21 squad defeated the Malaysian counterparts on the same margin in the semifinals on Friday.

The Thai U21s proved stronger than the Malaysian rivals and deserved to book a berth in the final match of the fourth annual youth football competition sponsored by Thanh Nien newspaper.

In other action, the Vietnamese U19s were considered the underdogs against the Vietnamese U21s in the semis, but the young bucks bested their elders in the end.

The match between the “brothers” was a real fight from beginning to end, making it very exciting.

The U19s took the lead after seven minutes when Quoc Phuong scored the opener from a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.

After the break, midfield Huu Phat of the U21 team scored an equalizer off of a penalty kick after referee Vo Minh Tri ruled that Duc Tai was tackled in the U19 team’s penalty box.

 The U21s, who beat Thailand 3-1 and Myanmar 5-1 in the group stage, were expected to play better after the equalizer.

However, it was the U19s who kept their spirits high and managed to score two more goals for a decisive victory.

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Vietnam’s U19s win Int’l U21 Football Championship

Vietnam’s U19 squad won the 2010 International Under-21 Football Tournament Championship after beating Thailand’s U21s 2-1 in the final match at Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium on Sunday.

Though considered the underdogs, the Vietnamese U19s were on equal terms with the Thailand throughout the dramatic final game of the fourth edition of the youth football event sponsored by Thanh Nien newspaper.

The Vietnamese U19s took the lead after five minutes following a mix-up in the Thai penalty area.  Hai Huy fired a powerful shot that sailed 16 meters into the goal.

The Thai U21s launched relentless attacks but the Vietnamese players stood firm through the remaining minutes of the first half.

After the break, the Thai players continued attacking and scored an equalizer midway through the second half when the Vietnamese defenders showed clear signs of fatigue.

Vietnam’s goalkeeper Buu Ngoc stopped Hongthong’s shot but failed to catch it, allowing Meesawad to send the rebounding ball to the back of Vietnam’s net.

The Vietnamese defenders continued to make mistakes but either goalkeeper Buu Ngoc mounted a good defense and the Thai strikers proved poor shots.

The young Vietnamese squad didn’t have many chances but they managed to score to make the game 2-1 ten minutes from full time.

With huge contributions, Buu Ngoc won the “best player of the match” award while Nguyen Van Quyet won the tournament’s “best player” and the “Vietnamese most impressive player” awards.

The Vietnamese U19 players won the trophy with a cash prize of US$10,000 and the Thai players took the second place and $7,000.

The Vietnamese U21 team earned the third place after beating the Malaysian U21s and got a cash prize of $5,000. Thailand’s Sokjoho had three goals and was named “best scorer” while Thailand’s goalkeeper Yen Arom was awarded the “tournament’s best goalkeeper” title.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the final match, Nguyen Cong Khe, Chairman of Thanh Nien Media Corporation and chief of the organizing committee said, “Our philosophy at the National and International U21 Tournament, is to honor “Virtue, Intelligence and Talent”. The winning football must be the beautiful, the kind of football that is honest and impressive to the fans. That is our hope for the youth football tournament.

“The organizing committee, Thanh Nien newspaper and Thanh Nien Media Corporation have been trying and will continue to try our best to make this youth football tournament more and more perfect and professional.”

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Dong Nai sets up U.21 final against Nghe An

Dong Nai will face Nghe An in the final match of the 2010 National U.21 football competition after a 1-0 win over Binh Dinh in Gia Lai on Friday.

The new squad has proved very strong at the 14th edition of the Thanh Nien-sponsored event this year, and with Binh Dinh also a familiar name at the contest, the semifinal at Pleiku Stadium was expected to be a hard fought match.

The expectations were not belied. Both teams played hard, attacking football, but their defenders proved equal to the task. The first half ended without a goal.

The second half continued to be exciting but a handball by a Binh Dinh player in the penalty area 15 minutes from full time cost them dear.

Huu Phat made no mistake from the penalty spot, helping Dong Nai advance to the final match of the country’s number one youth football contest where they will challenge Nghe An, who’ve won the event for three consecutive years from 2000 to 2002.

In an earlier semifinal match on Thursday, Nghe An overcame hosts Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) in another close encounter.

The Central Highlands team took the lead just 10 minutes before full time, but Nghe An didn’t give up. The found the equalizer in the final seconds of the game and went on to beat the hosts 5-4 in the penalty shootout.

Semifinal losers HAGL and Dong Nai both shared the third place, each getting a VND60 million cash prize.

The final match between Nghe An and Dong Nai will take place at Pleiku Stadium on Sunday, October 17.

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Dong Nai sets up U.21 final against Nghe An

Dong Nai will face Nghe An in the final match of the 2010 National U.21 football competition after a 1-0 win over Binh Dinh in Gia Lai on Friday.

The new squad has proved very strong at the 14th edition of the Thanh Nien-sponsored event this year, and with Binh Dinh also a familiar name at the contest, the semifinal at Pleiku Stadium was expected to be a hard fought match.

The expectations were not belied. Both teams played hard, attacking football, but their defenders proved equal to the task. The first half ended without a goal.

The second half continued to be exciting but a handball by a Binh Dinh player in the penalty area 15 minutes from full time cost them dear.

Huu Phat made no mistake from the penalty spot, helping Dong Nai advance to the final match of the country’s number one youth football contest where they will challenge Nghe An, who’ve won the event for three consecutive years from 2000 to 2002.

In an earlier semifinal match on Thursday, Nghe An overcame hosts Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) in another close encounter.

The Central Highlands team took the lead just 10 minutes before full time, but Nghe An didn’t give up. The found the equalizer in the final seconds of the game and went on to beat the hosts 5-4 in the penalty shootout.

Semifinal losers HAGL and Dong Nai both shared the third place, each getting a VND60 million cash prize.

The final match between Nghe An and Dong Nai will take place at Pleiku Stadium on Sunday, October 17.

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