'Dissecting' SLNA's draw against SHB Da Nang
(Baonghean.vn) - In another match in V.League this season, SLNA received a draw after more than 90 minutes of play. Despite having quality rookie Vinicius, the Nghe An team is still having a headache finding a way to score against the opponent.
Olaha and Vinicius have not found common ground yet
Expected to help SLNA relieve their thirst for goals together, however it seems that the connection between the two foreign players on the Nghe An team's attack line has not found a connecting point.
In many of SLNA's attacking situations in the match against SHB Da Nang, Olaha or Vinicius had to spend a lot of time stopping to look for their partner each time they received the ball to make the next decisions, causing SLNA's preemptive attacks or counter-attacks to be slow.
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| Vinicius needs more time to integrate with his teammates. Photo: Duc Anh |
Vinicius has only had a short time with SLNA, and this is only the first match that Olaha and Vinicius have played together on the attack line, so it may take some more time for Vinicius to integrate into the general playing style of the Nghe An team as well as understand Olaha's movements better.
SLNA has not yet taken full advantage of opportunities
Welcoming the team they defeated 2-0 at Hoa Xuan in the first leg, it was clear that SLNA players entered the field in the opening match of the second leg of V.League 2019 without expecting the match to end with an unfavorable score right at home.
Controlling the ball possession time was not too different from the opponent (46%), launching 7 shots during the 90 minutes of the match. However, only 3 situations were on target and did not trouble goalkeeper Thanh Binh. On a day when SHB Da Nang's defense played extremely proactively, the home team's players had to launch shots from outside the penalty area by Xuan Manh or Quang Tinh but the ball was not accurate.
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| SLNA is still facing many difficulties in scoring goals. Photo by Duc Anh |
However, the free kick arrangement of the Nghe team did not have a complete ending because Ngoc Toan's pass did not go as Quang Tinh wanted, the finishing situation of midfielder number 28 in an unfavorable position sent the ball hitting Hoang Minh Tam and bouncing out, to the regret of the Nghe team fans.
SHB Da Nang had a fair match against the home team
Obviously, SHB Da Nang has also prepared very carefully for this trip to Vinh Stadium. Using the maximum number of foreign players allowed (3 foreign players/match) and 1 naturalized player (Do Merlo) and the domestic players that Coach Le Huynh Duc "trained" since returning to the Hoa Xuan Stadium team have become much more solid and connected than the match between the two teams in the first leg.
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| SHB Da Nang made things difficult for SLNA right on their opponent's home field. Photo: SLNAFC. |
Foreign player Damir Memovic“Player of the match”
On a day when the attack did not meet initial expectations, the players in the defense and goalkeeper Nguyen Manh, as usual, played calmly and confidently. One of the most prominent names in that "wall" was foreign player Damir Memovic.
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| Center back Memovic was the best player in the match between SLNA and SHB Da Nang. Photo: SLNAFC |
Appearing in most of the hot spots, 5 header saves and no less than 5 successful tackles. The Serbian foreign player, along with The Nhat, Dinh Hoang and Dinh Dong, successfully neutralized the duo Djieka Aime - Do Merlo as well as successfully prevented many attacks of the away team, helping Nguyen Manh have another clean sheet this season.
After the match ended, Memovic received the "Best Player of the Match" award.
Vinh Stadium still has many empty seats
It seems that the 3-week break in the middle of the season has not yet made the stands at round 14 of V.League 2019 lively again. Despite having a contract worth waiting for like Vinicius, the debut day of the Brazilian striker did not witness a Vinh stand as fiery as usual. The small number of loyal fans coming to the stadium seemed not to be enough for the feet on the field to play more smoothly and effectively in scoring goals.
Hopefully in the next rounds, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team will play with dedication and get better results, and fans will also come to the stadium more to help SLNA soon return to being the "Pride of the people of Nghe An".
