The mark of domestic players in the match between SLNA and Viettel
(Baonghean.vn) - SLNA won after a series of poor performances. The home win over Viettel saw the excellence of domestic players and the importance of foreign players such as Damir Memovic and Michael Olaha.
1. The "divine" moment of Vo Ngoc Toan and Quang Tinh
The slow and somewhat cautious game in the first minutes of the match between SLNA and Viettel was broken by the "divine" moments of Vo Ngoc Toan and Quang Tinh.
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| Midfielder Quang Tinh opened the scoring. Photo: Duc Anh |
In the situation of having more players (at the end of the first half, Viettel's foreign player had a fierce tackle and received a red card), it was not surprising that SLNA scored another goal. In the second minute of injury time of the first half, Ho Tuan Tai finished neatly after Vinucius's unsuccessful tackle, raising the score to 2-0 for the Nghe team.
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| Ho Tuan Tai scored his 5th goal in V.League 2019. Photo: Duc Anh |
The brilliance of players who used to play as supporting players such as Vo Ngoc Toan, Ho Tuan Tai and "veteran" Quang Tinh is a very noteworthy bright spot. These will be the domestic players who create important breakthroughs at a time when foreign strikers are not performing up to standard.
3. The importance of Damir Memovic and Michael Olaha
Both of these foreign players were unable to play in the match against host Nam Dinh in round 18. It was the absence of Damir Memovic that caused SLNA's defense to have a match to forget when they made many mistakes and led to a 2-0 loss.
Also in the match at Thien Truong Stadium, SLNA's attack played deadlocked and did not create many chances towards the home team's goal. Coach Duc Thang himself shared that the reason was partly due to the absence of striker Michael Olaha.
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| Foreign player Michael Olaha returned with his usual aggressiveness. Photo: Duc Anh |
Meanwhile, in attack, Viettel's defense was distracted a lot in keeping up with the Vinucius - Olaha duo.
4. Victory has great significance
SLNA has not known victory in the last 5 rounds and has slipped to the bottom of the rankings. The poor performance of coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team has caused the trust of Nghe An fans to hit rock bottom.
Therefore, the victory over Viettel has a very big meaning. It is very likely that this will be the turning point that helps SLNA play more positively in the remaining stages of the season.
