SHB Da Nang became the 2013 champions of the National U17 Football Tournament after a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over PVF Ho Chi Minh City at the Thong Nhat Stadium last Friday.

Pham Van Loc opened the scoring for PVF HCMC in the 14^th minute after latching on to an accurate pass from Ha Duc Chinh.  However, their joy was short-lived as 9 minutes later PVF HCMC’s Thai Quy sent a powerful header directly into his own net to help Da Nang level the match.  Then, with two goals from striker Van Long in the 30^th and 41^th minutes, SHB DN took the lead in the game.    

SHB DN’s U17s celebrate

However, SHB DN’s loose defence gave their rivals the opportunity to fight back from 1-3 down, and they equalised the score in the last minute of second-half stoppage time.  This took the game into a penalty shoot-out which SHB DN eventually won 10-9.

SHB DN were crowned champions and gold medal winners, and they received a total of 100 million VND in rewards.  PVF HCMC took the silver medal and 60 million VND, whilst Ha Noi and Dong Tam Long An shared the 3^rd prizes and each got 40 million VND. 

In addition, Dong Tam Long An received the fair play award, Duong Anh Tu from that team won the award for top goalscorer, Phan Van Long from SHB DN was named the most outstanding player, and Tran Bun, also from SHB DN, won the best goalkeeper award.