SLNA captain suffered a horrific broken arm in Singapore
(Baonghean.vn) - In the match against Tampines Rover in the group stage of AFC Cup 2018 taking place tonight (February 10), SLNA goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh suffered a serious injury.
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Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh suffered a serious injury. Screenshot |
In a situation where he jumped up to catch a high ball in the early part of the first half, goalkeeper Nguyen Manh made a mistake and lost his momentum. The seemingly harmless move gave the opposing striker a chance to shoot and fortunately the ball hit the crossbar.
The situation that led to the fall of goalkeeper Nguyen Manh.
However, disaster struck the SLNA captain, falling down passively, the SLNA goalkeeper's elbow was broken. Immediately, Nguyen Manh was given first aid by the medical team and coach Nguyen Duc Thang was forced to use reserve goalkeeper Le Van Hung. At the same time, the captain's armband was handed over to vice-captain Que Ngoc Hai.
Nguyen Manh's injury is said to be very serious. Witnessing the painful image of the SLNA goalkeeper, teammates, opposing players and fans could not help but feel sorry.
With such a serious injury, the SLNA captain will definitely have to rest for a long time and it will be difficult to predict when he will return. On the way to Singapore, the Nghe An team only brought two goalkeepers, Nguyen Manh and Van Hung.
Today, Vietnamese football has 2 representatives competing in the AFC Cup 2018 and in the previous match, FLC Thanh Hoa won 1-0 against the Philippines' Global Cebu team with the only goal by captain Pape Omar./.

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