Coach Truong Viet Hoang: "Phan Van Duc is too fast"
(Baonghean.vn) - After former coach of Saigon team Phan Van Tai Em, it was the turn of captain Truong Viet Hoang of Hai Phong club to continue to praise Phan Van Duc for his brilliant performance.
At Lach Tray Stadium, the U23 Vietnam player scored again for the Nghe An team. After two goals from Ho Phuc Tinh (38') and Olaha (58'), Phan Van Duc responded to the mistake of Van Loi of the home team with a shot into the far corner of the goal, raising the score to 3-0 in the 69th minute.
After 3 shocking goals conceded, the spirit of the home team at Lach Tray Stadium went down. Although in the final minutes of the match, Coach Truong Viet Hoang's students scored 2 goals from Stevens (81') and Thanh Long (84'), it was all too late. In the end, Hai Phong Club received a 2-3 defeat against SLNA at home.
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Phan Van Duc celebrates scoring against Dang Van Lam. Photo: VPF |
“Hai Phong FC did not play well today, making too many individual mistakes. I am not satisfied with the fighting spirit of the players. SLNA deserved to win. I was most impressed with Van Duc. He was too fast and played very enthusiastically,” said captain Truong Viet Hoang of the port city team.
“Phan Van Duc is not in the best physical condition after a period of injury treatment. But every time he plays, he always tries his best and fights with all his might,” coach Nguyen Duc Thang commented on his student.
The coach born in 1977 felt happy and sent his thanks to the great performance of the Nghe An "warriors", along with the support of Nghe An fans present at Lach Tray stadium to support the team.
“Hai Phong is a strong team and SLNA set a goal of 1 point in the match. I am happy because my players played together, tried hard, and were lucky to lead by 3 goals. The last minute was a bit stressful when the home team scored 2 goals, but SLNA still won,” said SLNA coach Nguyen Duc Thang.
With the 5th consecutive victory in V.League 2018, SLNA climbed to 6th place on the rankings with 23 points. Equal in points with the Nghe team, but the inferior sub-index made Hai Phong ranked 7th.
As for Phan Van Duc, he scored his 8th goal in V.League this season in 13 matches, an impressive scoring efficiency.

Phan Van Duc defeated Van Lam, SLNA close to Top 5
(Baonghean.vn) - At Lach Tray Stadium, the Nghe An team quickly took a 3-0 lead, but it was thanks to the resilient minutes at the end of the match that SLNA did not let their opponents get a point. Phan Van Duc alone had an impressive performance on the day coach Park Hang Seo was in attendance.