Playing with one less player, Song Lam Nghe An still convincingly won against Ho Chi Minh City Club.

The match was witnessed by leaders of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports, Vietnam Football Joint Stock Company, SLNA Club and many Nghe An fans. Photo: Duc Anh

After nearly 4 months, Nghe An fans can relive the passionate atmosphere of the V.League. Therefore, today, the "fire pan" of Vinh city welcomed a large number of spectators to cheer for the home team. The entire stands were dyed yellow - the traditional color of SLNA.

Olaha left his mark in this match with an opening goal. Photo: Chung Nguyen

Welcoming the team from the city named after Uncle Ho in this round 6, Coach Huy Hoang's team has a slight advantage, when a series of pillars of Ho Chi Minh City Club had to rest due to injuries. Notably, striker Hoang Vu Samson. This player was the only one to score the goal that helped Coach Tran Minh Chien's team win against Dong A Thanh Hoa in the previous round. In addition, Vo Huy Toan could not play for the same reason. Midfielder Ngo Hoang Thinh, who grew up from the SLNA training center, was used by Mr. Chien from the beginning.

On the home team side, only 2 foreign players can play, because midfielder Ojong Mark cannot participate due to injury. All remaining positions are very fit and ready to fight. In this match,Coach Huy Hoangstill arranged the familiar 3-5-2 formation. With the trio of midfielders Xuan Manh, Van Duc, Dinh Xuan Tien. Xuan Manh was arranged to play as a holding midfielder. With a strong physical foundation, the player wearing the number 7 shirt, SLNA created great peace of mind for Nghe An fans watching this match.

Xuan Manh was the perfect substitute for OJong Mark in this match. Photo: Chung Nguyen

With a big advantage, Coach Huy Hoang's students rushed to the opponent's field as soon as the starting whistle sounded. The right wing, where player Phan Van Duc appeared, was chosen by SLNA as the main attacking wing. With the mobility of the duo Olaha and Oseni, the Vinh home team created a number of notable opportunities. However, with the excellence of center-back Da Silva, he repeatedly cleared the goal of Nguyen Thanh Thang of Ho Chi Minh City Club. The clearest opportunity in the first 10 minutes was created by star Phan Van Duc. From Mai Sy Hoang's cross, Van Duc chose a reasonable position to finish with his head. However, the ball went just wide of the post. And less than 2 minutes later, Oseni had another opportunity right in front of the opponent's goal. But the striker wearing the number 91 shirt kicked the ball over the bar, to the regret of many fans present on the field.

With a versatile playing style, SLNA pushed Mr. Tran Minh Chien's team back quite deep into the home field to defend. And when the match had just passed more than half of the first half, Nghe An club had more than 4 opportunities to open the score. However, Nghe An fans did not have to wait long, because in the 21st minute of the match Olaha opened the score forSLNA.Tran Dinh Hoang made a very smart pass to completely eliminate the opponent's defense, helping the striker wearing the number 10 shirt easily defeat goalkeeper Thanh Thang.

Having the lead goal, it seemed to add more excitement for Coach Huy Hoang's students to continuously attack the opponent's goal. With a diverse playing style, combining flank attacks and passing in the middle, it caused a lot of difficulties for Ngo Hoang Thinh's team.

SLNA players celebrate. Photo: Chung Nguyen

SLNA's dominance did not give Ho Chi Minh City FC many opportunities to attack. In the first 40 minutes, Coach Tran Minh Chien's team only created one significant opportunity. The dangerous situation came from Mauricio, but this player's shot was too inaccurate and could not cause any trouble for goalkeeper Van Hoang.

When the first half was less than 5 minutes, a moment of laxity from the Nghe An Club defenders created an opportunity for the Ho Chi Minh City Club striker to break through. To avoid conceding a goal, Tran Dinh Hoang was forced to commit a foul in front of the penalty area, and referee Nguyen Trung Kien did not hesitate to issue a red card to disqualify the defender. This was a big challenge for coach Huy Hoang and his team for the rest of the match.

It was thought that SLNA would have to defend in order to preserve the score. Then the surprise came when Mai Sy Hoang raised the score for SLNA to 2-0. The goal was created from a series of beautiful combinations from Olaha and Van Duc, allowing the defender wearing the number 79 shirt to easily tap the ball close to the goal, defeating goalkeeper Thanh Thang.

Entering the second half, with the current momentum, SLNA organized attacks to put pressure right from the start. Xuan Manh had a chance to shoot from outside the penalty area after the ball was released by Oseni. However, the midfielder wearing the number 7 shirt missed the opponent's goal.

Although it was raining lightly in the second half, SLNA's sublimation in playing style fanned the flames throughout the Vinh stadium. Van Duc and Xuan Tien continuously created storms for the opponent's goal. And only Thanh Thang was lucky not to concede another goal. The fighting spirit of the Nghe players was commendable in this match. Despite having to play with one less player, with their resilience, Coach Huy Hoang's students were not at all outdone by their opponents.

In the final minutes of the match, Ho Chi Minh City FC pushed up their formation and put great pressure on Van Hoang's goal. Many dangerous situations were created by Coach Tran Minh Chien's students. However, the class of the central defender duo Que Ngoc Hai and Van Khanh somewhat reduced the pressure that the visitors created in front of the penalty area.

With a reasonable strategy, SLNA won 2-0 against Ho Chi Minh City Club. This match helped SLNA get 10 points and only lost to the top team Hai Phong by 1 point.

In round 7, V.League 2022, SLNA will continue to play at home, against neighboring team Hong Linh Ha Tinh.