Defeating U.21 FLC Thanh Hoa, U.21 SLNA temporarily leads group A

(Baonghean.vn) – In the opening match against the home team Thanh Hoa on the afternoon of October 7, U.21 SLNA had to get at least 1 point if they did not want to tie themselves down in the qualifying round. And luck smiled on the Nghe An team.

Identifying U.21 Thanh Hoa as an equal opponent, the U.21 SLNA coaching board deployed a lineup consisting of goalkeeper Van Tu, 4 defenders: Ba Duc, Khanh, Van Hiep, Xuan Manh. The midfielder quartet: Huu Tuan, Dinh Chau, Phu Nguyen, Van Duc and 2 strikers Tuan Tai, Viet Nguyen. In the first minutes of the match, U.21 SLNA quickly flooded the opponent's field with the intention of imposing their playing style from the start. At the same time, the home team U.21 Thanh Hoa proactively defended in large numbers on their home field.

However, all the attacks of U. 21 SLNA did not cause much trouble for FLC Thanh Hoa's defense. The coordination between the midfielders and strikers of the away team did not have high cohesion and did not create any breakthroughs. Before the end of the first half, the play that the two teams dedicated to the spectators at Thanh Hoa Stadium was very dull. The two teams had to accept entering the break without any goals being scored.

Trying hard to find a way into the opponent's goal, luck smiled on Phan Van Duc (19) when he was the player who scored the only goal of the match.

Entering the second half, the U.21 SLNA coaching staff remained patient with the squad on the field. In addition, coach Nguyen Van Thinh asked his players to play more as a team, creating more pressure. And without having to wait too long, in the 60th minute of the match, taking advantage of the mistake of the goalkeeper and the FLC Thanh Hoa defense, midfielder Phan Van Duc was there at the right time to tap the ball into the goal, opening the score for U.21 SLNA.

Striker Ho Tuan Tai has yet to score for U.21 SLNA as he receives special "care" from the U.21 FLC Thanh Hoa defense.

The goal helped Phan Van Duc and his teammates play more freely throughout the rest of the match. Meanwhile, under the command of central defender Hoang Van Khanh in defense, U.21 SLNA did not give the opponent any significant chance to approach the goal. That was all the two teams could do in the remaining time of the match and U.21 SLNA could be temporarily satisfied with the final score of 1-0.

In the previous match between U.21 Hanoi T&T and U.21 Viettel, the two representatives of the capital drew 3-3. Thus, with 3 full points against FLC Thanh Hoa, coach Nguyen Van Thinh and his team temporarily lead group A.

The next match between U.21 SLNA and U.21 Ha Noi T&T will take place at 3:00 p.m. on October 10. If they win this match, U.21 SLNA is fully capable of getting a ticket to the final round soon.

Trung Kien