SLNA crushed Hanoi FC in the quarterfinals of the national U17
Still playing impressively from the group stage, the Nghe team dominated the representative of the capital during the quarter-finals on PVF field. In the 35th minute, Tan Minh stretched from the right to Trong Son to open the scoring. Five minutes into the second half, Quoc Trung gave Long Vu a long pass to break the offside trap and then hit a dangerous shot in the face of the goalkeeper, doubling the lead.
Not having time to settle down, Hanoi FC conceded a third goal in the 54th minute when Chu Ngoc Diep awkwardly brought the ball home after a corner. Hanoi FC's young players could not get up when they were led deep. They let SLNA score another goal in the 86th minute thanks to Tran Quoc Hoa, thereby losing the final 0-4.
In the semi-finals, SLNA will face the defending champion PVF - the team that just won Binh Phuoc 4-2. The other semi-final is the confrontation between Viettel and Ha Tinh.
Viettel easily won Khanh Hoa 3-0, while Ha Tinh continued to surprise. Ha Tinh entered the final round for the first time in six years, then passed the group stage with Viettel, Binh Phuoc and Ho Chi Minh City. In the quarterfinals, coach Vo Hoang's teachers and students faced a familiar opponent Hue and created an attractive chase in the Central derby.
In the 18th minute, Ha Tinh was given the opening goal when Hoang Vu of Hue headed an own goal after a not-so-dangerous cross. But three minutes later, Hue equalized with Thanh Thao's header. In the 31st minute, Hue took the lead for the first time with a good combination on the right wing for Dang Khoa to face the goalkeeper and decisively score a goal. But in the minute of compensation, Duc Quang scored to equalize 2-2 for Ha Tinh with a skillful handling of a Hue defender.
In the second half, the two teams actively played more firmly and did not score more goals, must be determined by a penalty shootout. On the 11m mark, Ha Tinh players finished more bravely when they succeeded in all four rounds, while Hue missed two shots and lost 2-4. Ha Tinh made history when it entered the semi-finals of the national U17 for the first time.
The two semi-finals of the national U17 2023 will take place on the afternoon of March 19 at the PVF Youth Football Training Center.
