Cong Vinh and the "mission" at Hang Day Stadium

(Baonghean.vn) -This afternoon, Sunday, April 7, star Le Cong Vinh will return to Hang Day (Hanoi) with the important task of scoring against Hanoi T&T, the team that brought him to new heights in his football career.

Cong Vinh is one of the most successful strikers ever from the Song Lam Nghe An training center. In 2008, when Song Lam's financial situation was facing many difficulties, Cong Vinh could not resist the price of 7 billion VND and the huge salary that Mr. Hien paid to bring him to Hang Day Stadium. At that time, Cong Vinh was the most expensive domestic player in Vietnam. At Hanoi T&T, under the guidance of Phan Thanh Hung, Cong Vinh made great progress and reached the pinnacle of fame with a memorable goal that helped Vietnam win the AFF Cup for the first time in 2008.

Cong Vinh will have another meaningful match at Hang Day Stadium.

For Cong Vinh, Hang Day Stadium always holds many unforgettable memories, where the Nghe An striker reaped many successes, both in terms of money and fame. But Hang Day is also associated with many sad memories of this striker. In 2010, when he was an untouchable star of the Hang Day team, Cong Vinh was suddenly injured. Very generously, Mr. Hien opened his wallet and sent Cong Vinh to Portugal for treatment. With the relationship of coach Calisto and Mr. Hien's bottomless pocket, Cong Vinh was able to go to Portugal to play and became the first Vietnamese player to play abroad for a foreign professional club. But that trip to Portugal was a total failure for Cong Vinh. In 2010, when Hanoi T&T won the championship, Cong Vinh was left out of the medal list because of his constant injuries.

Before Mr. Kien was arrested, Hang Day was the home stadium of Hanoi T&T and Hanoi Club. In 2012, Cong Vinh's contract with Hanoi T&T expired. Despite his erratic performance, Mr. Hien still prepared a record-breaking contract to keep Cong Vinh back at Hang Day. At the last minute, Cong Vinh still chose to stay at Hang Day but to wear the shirt of Mr. Kien's team with an estimated price of about 13 billion VND and a salary of no less than 50 million VND/month. That season, Hang Day really became a nightmare for Cong Vinh. He did not play well both at the club and the national team. At the end of that year, when the Vietnamese football bubble burst, Mr. Kien was in trouble, Vinh's team was dissolved, etc.

When it seemed like he would have to sit around and do nothing in the 2013 season, Song Lam Nghe An stepped up to help Cong Vinh. Right in the 4th round of V-League 2013, Cong Vinh returned to Hang Day but in a position to oppose his old team Ha Noi T&T. This time, Cong Vinh is not alone because about 10,000 Nghe An fans will follow, cheer and give Vinh more strength, turning Hang Day stadium into "the fire pot of Vinh city".

At Hang Day Stadium, Mr. Hien's team has never defeated Song Lam Nghe An. In the 2012 season, the capital team accepted defeat against Song Lam Nghe An with a score of 2-6 at Hang Day Stadium. This was also the biggest defeat of this club since its establishment.

This afternoon, Cong Vinh will return to Hang Day with many grudges and debts, where he will meet again with Mr. Hien, Chairman Nguyen Quoc Hoi, meet again with his teacher Phan Thanh Hung, face his close friends Duong Hong Son and Hong Tien but the goal is to score against Hanoi T&T.

Song Lam Nghe An is full of chances to win at Hang Day Stadium.

As a professional player, Cong Vinh has overcome a lot of pressure when playing against his old team. Even when wearing the Hanoi T&T shirt to play the final against Song Lam Nghe An, Cong Vinh ignored the curses of Nghe An fans to play well. This time, fans believe that their favorite star will continue his impressive performance to score at Hang Day Stadium, defeating Bau Hien's team.

In the history of confrontation between the two teams, Hanoi T&T has never won against SLNA. In the 8 times they met, the Nghe An team won 2 matches and drew 6 matches. This time, fans are also confident that history will repeat itself, Song Lam Nghe An will defeat Hanoi T&T right at Hang Day Stadium. This is also the main goal of the Nghe An team, they must win to continue to maintain the top position.

Nguyen Khoa