Dang Van Lam and Thai Ba Sang missed the 2020 National U21 Finals
(Baonghean.vn)– U21 SLNA has just won a ticket to the 2020 National U21 Finals. However, the young team from Nghe An does not have the services of two prominent players in V.League 2020, Van Lam and Ba Sang.
Winning 3-2 against U21 HAGL, U21 SLNA won a ticket to the 2020 National U21 Finals as the second place in Group C after 2 wins and 1 loss. In the 3 matches in the Qualifying Round, U21 SLNA did not have the services of Dang Van Lam and Thai Ba Sang.
Midfielder Dang Van Lam suffered a rather complicated injury from round 12 of V.League 2020, it is expected to take 2 months to treat and he is still being treated at PVF center. Center back Thai Ba Sang suffered a muscle injury while training with U22 Vietnam and is currently recovering at SLNA.
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Midfielder Dang Van Lam and center back Ba Sang will not be able to attend the 2020 National U21 Finals. Photo: Hai Hoang |
According to the confirmation of coach Dinh Van Dung, U21 SLNA will maintain the same force with the current factors. Recently, the person chosen to replace Van Lam is midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien, who is only 17 years old this year. SLNA's central defender pair is Ho Trong Vang and Le Thanh Lam.
So,U21 SLNAparticipating in the final round with only 4 players currently on the first team playing in the V.League: Mai Sy Hoang, Le Thanh Lam, Tran Ngoc Anh and Nguyen Van Viet. These are all players who have been called up to the U22 Vietnam team by coach Park Hang-seo.
The 2020 National U21 Championship has determined the 8 teams to enter the final round: Nam Dinh, Viettel (A), Pho Hien (B), People's Public Security, Song Lam Nghe An (C), Long An, Dong Thap (D) and host Khanh Hoa.
SLNA has participated in all the youth tournament finals in 2020, currently has 3 championships of U11, U13 and U17 and 2 bronze medals of U15 and U19. It is expected that on December 6, coach Dinh Van Dung and his team will leave for the final round taking place in Nha Trang from December 10 to December 19.

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