U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong entered the round of 16 of the national football tournament despite having 1 match left to play.

Entering the match against an extremely tough opponent, U9 Kon Tum, U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong had the strongest squad and was in a relaxed mood after the opening match, winning 5-1 against Dong Nai. At the 22nd second of the first half, Hoang Tien (shirt number 9) opened the score for U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong after a chaotic situation in front of the opponent's goal. However, just 6 minutes later, from a free kick in the middle of the field, Minh Huy brought U9 Kon Tum the equalizer.

In the last minute of injury time of the first half, Hoang Tien continued to score after a powerful shot right in front of U9 Kon Tum's goal. At the end of the first half, U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong temporarily led the opponent 2-1.

Entering the second half, U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong continued to maintain an attacking game. Coach Nguyen Hung Hoang's players had very good short-range speed and scored 2 consecutive goals, both from direct free kicks by captain Truong Anh (number 7). At the end of the match, U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong won with a score of 4-1.

In the next match in the same group, U9 Dak Nong had an important 3-1 victory over U9 Dong Nai. With these results, U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong is currently leading the group with 6 points, coefficient +7; U9 Dak Nong has 3 points, coefficient +2; U9 Kon Tum has 1 point, coefficient -3; U9 Dong Nai has no points.

In the final group stage match on August 16, U9 Gia Bao Hai Duong will meet U9 Dak Nong and only need 1 draw or not too big a loss to be sure of winning the group and entering the round of 16. Meanwhile, U9 Kon Tum and U9 Dong Nai are forced to fight to keep their hopes of going on, because both these teams and U9 Dak Nong still have a chance to enter the round of 16.