Entering the quarterfinals of the 2023 National Children's Football Tournament as group winners, U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong will meet U11 T&T Bac Giang in the opening match of the quarterfinals on August 1.
U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong (red shirt) won the group and will meet T&T Bac Giang in the quarter-finals. Photo: Organizing Committee
On the afternoon of July 30, U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong had their final match of the group stage against Luxcom Ngoc Hung and won a resounding 4-0 victory. In the next match in the same group, the match between host Dak Lak and T&T VSH ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of the home team.
With this result, U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong won the top spot in the group with 7 points after 2 wins and 1 draw; T&T VSH finished second in the group with 4 points. The home team Dak Lak only had 3 points after 1 win and 2 losses, along with Luxcom Ngoc Hung, who were eliminated from the group stage.
In the quarter-finals, U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong will face T&T Bac Giang at 2:00 p.m. on August 1. T&T Bac Giang belongs to the Bac Giang Youth Football Training Center, invested by Hanoi - T&T Sports Joint Stock Company in 2022. Although newly established, T&T Bac Giang is a highly rated team in this year's tournament. Therefore, the match between U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong and this team promises to be very exciting.
Also entering the quarterfinals of this tournament, in addition to U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong and T&T Bac Giang, there are: T&T VSH, Song Lam Nghe An, Hung Yen, Blue Sky, Navy Phu Nhuan and Ha Noi. In which, the 2 teams from Nghe An, T&T VSH and Song Lam Nghe An, will have to eliminate each other in the quarterfinals.
In this year's tournament, U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong aims to reach the semi-finals and finish third overall. If they win the upcoming match, U11 Gia Bao Hai Duong will meet one of two teams, Hung Yen or Hanoi, in the semi-finals.
TIEN HUY