Hà Nội beat HCM City at U19 event

Defending champions Hà Nội play against HCM City in the opening match of Group A in the final round of the National U 一 九 Football Tournament on March  六. — Photo thethaovietnam.vn

Football

HÀ NỘI — Defending champions Hà Nội defeated HCM City  八- 一 in the opening match of Group A in the final round of the National U 一 九 Football Tournament.

The match was held at Tự Do Stadium in Huế City on Tuesday.

Hà Nội proved their power with a goal by Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn in the third minute.

Five minutes later, the capital team doubled their score, thanks to Lê Văn Xuân. Xuân scored his goal following a confused situation ahead of the box of HCM City.

Before the end of the first half, Xuân completed his hat-trick with two more goals in the  二 一st and  四0th minute to help his team take a  四-0 lead.

After the break, Hà Nội continued to dominate the game and there was no improvement in the performance of HCM City.

In the  五 三rd minute, Nguyễn Văn Minh scored the fifth goal for Hà Nội. A little more than  一0 minutes later, Xuân scored his fourth goal in the match.

In the  八 七th minute, the score was  八-0 in favour of Hà Nội. HCM City’s efforts to narrow the gap were repaid by a goal from Nguyễn Hữu Thường in the extra time of the second half.

In another match, hosts Thừa Thiên Huế lost to Đồng Tháp 0- 二.

Hà Nội will face Đồng Tháp on Thursday, while HCM City will play against Thừa Thiên Huế.

Seven teams are competing in the final round alongside Thừa Thiên Huế. The tournament will conclude on March  一 五.

After this tournament, the best players will be selected for the Việt Nam U 一 九 team to compete in the International U 一 九 Football Tournament, which will be held in Pleiku City in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai from March  二 一- 三 一. — VNS