Boring New Year's Eve party at Vinh Stadium?
(Baonghean.vn) - In the end, the intention to say goodbye to Vinh Stadium audience in the 2019 V.League season with a win was not successful. SLNA's chance to enter the top 3 is almost gone when they are behind Than Quang Ninh and B.Binh Duong by 2 points and 1 point respectively.
Until the match with Than Quang Ninh, the Vinh team had only lost 2 matches against Hanoi FC and Ho Chi Minh City, the teams that were ranked first and second in the V.League this season. It must be said that the Nghe team's defense deserved a 10 this season when it had only conceded 24 goals, and at Vinh Stadium, the Nghe team had only conceded 7 goals.
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Except for penalty cards and injuries, the four defenders Dinh Dong, Van Khanh, Serbian central defender Damir Memović and Dinh Hoang often play together. That makes them bond together and cover each other very well. With Michael Olaha playing low, forming 3 midfielders in front of SLNA's defense, making it even harder for the Nghe An team to penetrate.
In the last 2 rounds, the away team Than Quang Ninh was at a disadvantage compared to the home team Vinh, because in addition to meeting SLNA in the last round, they also had to meet the defending champion at home. But the audience in Than region still believed that their team would finish 3rd in the season, and the reality at Vinh stadium further confirmed that.
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| SLNA is facing the opportunity to take 3rd place from Than Quang Ninh in round 25. Photo courtesy of Trung Kien |
Not having enough force, not being under too much pressure of achievement from sponsors made the match not as exciting as expected. The small number of spectators made the match that decided SLNA's top 3 goal even less enthusiastic.
In fact, after the match, after listening to Coach Duc Thang's sharing, he himself did not know whether he would continue to be associated with Vinh Stadium next season or not. Before the match with Than Quang Ninh, SLNA had also had 7 matches with no results, playing in such a "afternoon market" context, having an 8th draw, is also understandable. The worries about food, rice, clothes and money were clearly shown on the faces of Coach Duc Thang and his team!
It is not that the players who have already found a new home are “afraid of the ball” because throughout this year’s season, SLNA’s strikers have been playing like that. The number of 30 goals is too low compared to the expectations of the audience and the general level of V.League, but for many years now, the Nghe An team has only lost excellent strikers without any new faces appearing. It is not difficult for the away teams to draw at Vinh Stadium because that is the only way they have played for many years!
Few people expected that the Vinh home team's attack line would only be ranked equal to S.Khanh Hoa, the team ranked last in V.League 2019. On the attack line, Joel Vinicius, after his hat-trick against B.Binh Duong, could not show much and Olaha played more like a defensive midfielder than a striker.
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| The improved grass surface has helped SLNA players confidently show off their techniques. Photo courtesy of Trung Kien |
Watching the SLNA players play at Vinh Stadium, viewers had the feeling that the home team knew that the top 3 position was not for them. The fact that Hanoi left Quang Hai, Hung Dung, Van Dai, Moses on the bench and let Quang Nam equalize 2 goals after leading 2-0 sent out a secret message.
It seems that Than Quang Ninh is the champion's partner for the happy day in the Mining land. The away team Hanoi will happily lift the Gold Cup while the home team will celebrate the 3rd place of the season.
The "year-end party" at Vinh Stadium was less fun than usual, because both the spectators and the players knew what they had to do to not be out of place in the V.League game.
