2 Southeast Asian U.23 champions help Da Nang team beat Hue

The clash between Da Nang and Hue in the 2023-2024 National Cup qualifying round has attracted the attention of many people. First of all, these are two neighboring teams separated by the Hai Van Pass, which have a tradition of creating "storms" every time they meet. Moreover, both teams are in good form in the first division this season when after 4 matches, Da Nang has 8 points leading while Hue has 7 points in second place. On the other hand, in the opening match of the season, Da Nang beat Hue 2-0 thanks to a double from Phan Van Long, but it was not easy.

Cúp quốc gia : 2 nhà vô địch U.23 Đông Nam Á giúp Đà Nẵng thắng Huế - Ảnh 1. — Phi Hoang's joy after scoring

Not being able to be subjective against Hue, Coach Truong Viet Hoang has launched the strongest lineup with all the key names such as Luong Duy Cuong, Dang Anh Tuan, Nguyen Huu Dung, Ha Minh Tuan, Nguyen Phi Hoang, Nguyen Cong Nhat, Pham Van Huu, goalkeeper Phan Van Bieu. Especially the return of striker Pham Dinh Duy who was called up to the Vietnam team under Coach Park Hang-seo. Duy was injured after the U.21 final round in Thanh Hoa where he helped the Han River team win third place. He suffered a relapse of the injury at the Thien Long training tournament in Gia Lai so he had to rest for a while.

Cúp quốc gia : 2 nhà vô địch U.23 Đông Nam Á giúp Đà Nẵng thắng Huế - Ảnh 2. — Pham Dinh Duy (18) returns to help Da Nang's attack become stronger

On the other hand, Hue also launched a team with the trump card Ho Thanh Minh and Huynh The Hieu, the main players in the first division. In particular, coach Nguyen Duc Dung promoted the youth of many new faces, in addition to the reinforcements from The Cong - Viettel such as Thanh An, Huu Tuan, Van Tu, there was also Quang Dung, who was only 18 years old, and especially the national U.19 player Vi Dinh Thuong, who was only 17 years old.

Cúp quốc gia : 2 nhà vô địch U.23 Đông Nam Á giúp Đà Nẵng thắng Huế - Ảnh 3. — Quang Dung (33, Hue) competes for the ball with Phan Van Long of Da Nang

Mr. Dung explained: "Hue has had a good start in the first division. We do not underestimate the National Cup, especially the match against Da Nang is always interesting. But the road is long and the squad needs to be thicker to be able to rotate when necessary. Therefore, we boldly put many young faces on the field, helping them gain more experience and accumulate competition experience to evaluate their abilities. From there, we will arrange to use them appropriately."

Cúp quốc gia : 2 nhà vô địch U.23 Đông Nam Á giúp Đà Nẵng thắng Huế - Ảnh 4. — Phan Van Huu dribbled past Hue defenders

In fact, the young faces of Hue played very hard. The elite players of Da Nang also tried their best. But the match was not attractive due to the weather when heavy rain caused the field to be flooded in many places. The players of both sides could hardly show their skills, and their coordination lacked speed and precision. In such a context, if a mistake appeared, it would be easy to be punished by more experienced players.

Cúp quốc gia : 2 nhà vô địch U.23 Đông Nam Á giúp Đà Nẵng thắng Huế - Ảnh 5. — Minh Quang raised the score to 2-0 for Da Nang

It was Da Nang who took advantage of that mistake when, in the 25th minute, Ha Minh Tuan moved cleverly to attract Hue's defense, then headed from the right wing to Phi Hoang, who escaped to the left, which was very empty. The U.23 Southeast Asian champion in Thailand did not miss the opportunity to shoot diagonally past goalkeeper Vu Duc Bao, opening the score 1-0. In the 78th minute, also from a similar mistake by a Hue defender when clearing the ball into a puddle in front of the goal, causing the ball to stop. Immediately, the U.23 Southeast Asian champion Nguyen Minh Quang quickly arrived, kicking the ball into Hue's net to make it 2-0.

Cúp quốc gia : 2 nhà vô địch U.23 Đông Nam Á giúp Đà Nẵng thắng Huế - Ảnh 6. — Luong Duy Cuong (20) shares joy with teammates

Cúp quốc gia : 2 nhà vô địch U.23 Đông Nam Á giúp Đà Nẵng thắng Huế - Ảnh 7. — The joy of Da Nang team

The victory, which was the same as the opening match of the first division, brought Da Nang into the round of 16 to meet the winner of the match between Song Lam Nghe An and Dong Thap. At the same time, this was also a boost to help coach Truong Viet Hoang and his team escape the haunting of the last two draws in the first division against Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc and PVF-CAND, to aim for the goal of winning a place back in the V-League next year.

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