Khanh Hoa coach points out the reason why SLNA lost the victory

(Baonghean.vn) - Despite leading by 2 goals before the end of the first half, SLNA still did not have their first victory of the season when hosting S. Khanh Hoa BVN at home. Once again, a loss of concentration in the extra minutes forced the Nghe team to accept the end of the match with a 2-2 draw.

With home field advantage, SLNA took the initiative to attack from the start and continuously put pressure on goalkeeper Tuan Manh. And two extremely active players, Phi Son and Henry, took turns scoring for SLNA in the 20th and 23rd minutes. One was a beautiful long-range shot outside the penalty area and another was a well-coordinated attack.

Not long into the second half, SLNA defender fouled an opponent in the penalty area and on the penalty spot, Sadio Diao made no mistake to reduce the score to 1 - 2 in the 70th minute. The worries of the few spectators present at Vinh Stadium once again continued when the defense led by goalkeeper Nguyen Manh could not withstand the pressure created by S. Khanh Hoa in the final minutes of the match. As a result, player Quoc Chi, from a threatening phase on the goal, made a tricky diagonal shot, leveling the gap in the 90'+2 minute, regaining a valuable point for the away team.

Coach Vo Dinh Tan of S. Khanh Hoa BVN was impressed with the performance of midfielder Phi Son of SLNA. - Photo: Trung Kien

Answering the press conference after the match, coach Vo Dinh Tan of S. Khanh Hoa BVN did not think that the home team lost the victory because of the immaturity of the defense but because his students followed the right tactics and rose up at the right time, he said: "The home team SLNA played Pressing from the beginning, plus the pitch was not dry, which made it difficult for our players to handle the game. In addition, the cold weather affected S. Khanh Hoa BVN's ability to catch up with the game, leading to 2 early goals. After that, my students caught up and returned to the team's style of play. That is the reason SLNA had to accept 2 goals, not because of immaturity. I am very satisfied with this result.

Although SLNA's foreign player Henry scored the goal, in my opinion he was not the most outstanding player on the field for the home team. Instead, I was impressed with the relatively good performance of midfielder Phi Son."

SLNA created many opportunities in the second half but the Nghe An team did not know how to take advantage of them. - Photo: Trung Kien

Meanwhile, SLNA coach Nguyen Duc Thang said that this was still an unlucky match for him and his players: "SLNA players gave their all and created many opportunities but could not take full advantage. In the second half, luck was not on our side when SLNA had to accept a penalty. In this match, the foreign players coordinated with each other more smoothly, they played positively and responsibly. That is a good sign for the remaining matches."

Coach Nguyen Duc Thang has yet to get his first win in V.League 2017 due to 2 own goals and 1 penalty after 3 matches. Photo: Trung Kien.

After 3 matches, SLNA has only 2 points and is ranked 11th on the rankings. Tomorrow afternoon, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team will move early to the South to prepare for the match against Long An in round 4 of V.League taking place on January 22.

Trung Kien