“Suffocating” penalty kick, Nutifood Academy U19 and SLNA U19 entered the national U19 semi-finals

In the quarter-finals of the national U19 tournament on the afternoon of April 2, fans witnessed an attractive competition that had to be determined on the 11m mark. U19 Nutifood JMG Academy and U19 SLNA were braver to win tickets to the semi-finals.

U19 PVF Hung Yen is the defending champion of the tournament, which is highly appreciated when playing at home and has 4 players including Dao Van Chuong, Nguyen Duc Phu, Tran Ngoc Son and goalkeeper Nguyen Minh Kha playing. First Division.

Le Quang Hien (No. 10) scored a goal for U19 of Nutifood JMG Academy on the afternoon of April 2

However, their opponent, Nutifood JMG Academy U19, is no less competitive when playing with determination. PVF Hung Yen U19 – Nutifood JMG Academy U19 players devoted themselves to an attractive, high-quality attacking match, with many good balls.

In the second minute, U19 PVF Hung Yen opened the scoring thanks to Vo Anh Quan, making the home team’s fans full of hope. However, Nutifood JMG Academy U19 showed bravery when U23 Vietnam player Nguyen Quoc Viet (“the young top scorer”) passed the ball smoothly to help Le Quang Hien cut his heart to equalize 1-1.

In constant tit-for-tat, the two teams created quite a few chances but failed to convert them into goals. U19 PVF Hung Yen and U19 Nutifood JMG Academy were forced to take a fateful penalty shootout to compete for tickets to the semi-finals.

U19 Nutifood JMG Academy won a breathtaking victory

The drama was pushed to the climax when after the first 6 rounds of 11m shots, the two teams continued to be undefeated with a score of 5-5. In the 7th series of shots, Ngo Duc Huy scored PVF Hung Yen’s goalkeeper Le Quang Truong to help Nutifood JMG Academy U19 win the final 6-5 and have tickets to the semi-finals of U19 Hanoi.

The remaining quarter-final match between U19 Dong A Thanh Hoa and U19 SLNA, the two teams played equally. However, they held each other 0-0 in the official 90 minutes and had to conduct a penalty shootout to determine the semi-final team. Both goalkeepers Nguyen Canh Tiep (U19 SLNA) and Le Anh Tuan (U19 Thanh Hoa) were substituted to catch the 11m kick. Goalkeeper Canh Tiep caught in ecstasy when there were 4 phases to deny Thanh Hoa U19’s shots, helping SLNA U19 win 2-1 in the end.

The two semi-finals of the 2022 national U19 tournament will take place on April 4: U19 Song Lam Nghe An vs U19 Viettel in the semi-final match 1 at 2:30 p.m., while U19 Hanoi will meet U19 of Nutifood JMG Academy in the semi-final. 2 at 4:45 p.m.