Coach Huy Hoang is not satisfied with Thai Ba Sang in the loss to Binh Dinh.

Coach Huy Hoang continuously called on his students to try their best in the competition. Photo: Chung Le

“The dark spot belongs to Thai Ba Sang, when this player received a red card. We have discussed and instructed him a lot. However, Sang still lacks experience in playing, especially when marking foreign players.” – Coach Huy Hoang said after the match.

Playing with only 10 men for most of the match, making all attacking intentions of the teamLam River Nghe Anwent bankrupt and accepted to leave Quy Nhon stadium empty-handed. Before that, Binh Dinh opened the score in the 3rd minute. Song Lam Nghe An organized many quality attacks. Especially near the end of the first half, the Nghe team created a series of opportunities that could have been converted into goals. However, in an unlucky day, Van Duc and his teammates could not score against Van Lam.

In the second half, although Song Lam Nghe An tried hard, they could not equalize and had to accept a 0-1 loss to Binh Dinh.

Thai Ba Sang received a second yellow card, making the chance to score points against the home team impossible. Photo: Chung Le

Head coach of Song Lam Nghe An shared: “Both teams gave the audience a match with high professional quality. Only a few situations where we lost focus, especially Ba Sang’s red card, so Song Lam Nghe An could not deploy their playing style in the second half.”

The coach of the Nghe An team added: "Song Lam Nghe An played with very good spirit today."