Hanoi FC sets a record of national U21 championship
* Score: Ngo Sy Chinh 60'
Hanoi entered the match with a stronger force, there were 4 players who participated in the U23 Asian final round 2022 spread evenly across three routes, including goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan, defender Vu Tien Long, midfielder Nguyen Van Truong and striker Nguyen. Van Tung. Meanwhile, Binh Duong's most known name is V-League striker Bui Vi Hao.
The Hanoi players immediately dominated the ball control, while Binh Duong advocated defensive kicks with a good range. The whole first half, there was only one dangerous situation created by Hanoi in the 27th minute, when Van Tung hung the ball close to the penalty area from the left wing, but his teammates kicked to touch the post.
In the second half, Hanoi continued to attack heavily thanks to the speed and skillful techniques of the quartet Van Truong, Nam Truong, Van Tung, and Van Thang. By the 60th minute, Binh Duong's defense was defeated in a situation of lack of concentration, when he stood still because he thought Van Truong had made an offside error. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Van Truong returned the ball to the right momentum. Sy Chinh hit the cushion with one touch to open the scoring.
The goal helped Hanoi's spirit to rise and continuously created waves in front of the opponent's goal. In the 63rd minute, Nam Truong forced the goalkeeper of Binh Duong Dong Dien to fly to the limit to block. Three minutes later, Van Truong tricked defender Binh Duong but volley missed the goal in an empty position. Then, he himself missed another good opportunity in the 69th minute. From the middle, Van Tung opened the ball to the right so that Van Thang could cross the right wing, but Van Truong headed out despite the empty goal in front of him.
Missed many opportunities, but the representative of the Capital still won, because Binh Duong did not create a strong resistance. Hanoi became the first team to win the national U21 championship 6 times, one more title than the host SLNA (5 times). Before 2022, the capital team won the U21 championship in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
In the last 10 seasons, Hanoi reached the final eight times, only two times in 2014 and 2021. Meanwhile, Binh Duong reached the final four times but lost all of them in 2009, 2011, 2018 and 2022.
Hanoi ended the group stage with the second place in Group B with six points, losing the first place after losing to Binh Duong in the last match. In the quarter-finals, while the Thu land team struggled to win HAGL after the penalty shootout, Hanoi did not need to compete, because rival Gia Dinh was eliminated for violating the regulations of the organizers. After that, the capital team beat Viettel 3-1 in the semi-finals, and Binh Duong overcame Thanh Hoa 3-2.
Closing 2022, before winning the U21 championship, Hanoi was also crowned in the national U19 tournament. Meanwhile, PVF won the U17 tournament, and SLNA won the U15, U13, U11 and U9 championships.
