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PVF FC claimed the overall trophy of the U17 National Cup after edging out Viettel FC 1-0 in the title match on December 10. |
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PVF made good use of their home-field advantage to take control of the ball right after the first whistle. The hosts needed only six minutes to materialise their prevalence with an opening goal by skipper Tran Ngoc Son.
PVF’s Tran Ngoc Son celebrates opening the scoring. (Photo: VFF) In the following minutes, PVF played solidly to neutralise Viettel’s waves of attack and retaliated with subtle counterattacks. Viettel handed PVF a penalty nine minutes after the hour mark as Van Tu infringed a PVF player in the box, which cost him a second yellow card. From the spot, Nguyen Thanh Nhan, however, was unable to beat the Viettel goalkeeper to double the home side’s lead. In the remainder of the match, the efforts made by the two sides were not enough to produce any further goals, meaning an overall 1-0 victory for the PVF team.
With the triumph, Dinh The Nam’s troops were crowned the champions of the first-ever U17 National Cup. Earlier that same day, Hanoi U17 played out a 1-1 draw with Hoang Anh Gia Lai U17 after 90 minutes before winning the penalty shootout 4-2 to settle for the bronze medal. PVF’s Tran Ngoc Son, who scored the solitary goal of the final match, was named the most valuable player of the tournament, while Nguyen Quoc Viet (Nutifood Academy) and Doan Duy Hoang (Viettel) won the “top scorer” (nine goals) and “best goalkeeper” categories. Source: Nhan Dan Online |
