The return day of the trio of young SLNA players to Pho Hien

At the 2018 National Second Division, the 3 young players mentioned above wereSLNAloaned to Pho Hien to compete. Thanks to the contributions of Thai Ba Sang, Mai Sy Hoang and Dang Van Lam, Pho Hien excellently won the promotion ticket.

Thai Ba Sang (No. 26) is a pillar of Pho Hien in the 2018 National Second Division and 2019 National First Division. Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy

Especially in the play-off match between the two losing teams in the semi-finals, Mai Sy Hoang was one of three Pho Hien players who scored against Ba Ria - Vung Tau (Tran Bao Toan scored twice and Huynh Cong Den), helping the home team win with a score of 4 - 1.

A year later, in the 2019 National First Division, only Thai Ba Sang continued to play for the Hung Yen province team, while Mai Sy Hoang joined Kon Tum and Dang Van Lam had to leave the field for a long time due to injury.

Central midfielder Dang Van Lam (number 12) has yet to play a match for SLNA this season. Photo courtesy of Duc Anh

Although he no longer has two close friends playing alongside him, Thai Ba Sang still shows his ability. The player born in 1999 is present in almost all of Pho Hien's matches, if he is not injured or has a penalty card.

Thai Ba Sang's excellence in the central defender position helped Pho Hien finish in 2nd place in the 2019 National First Division rankings and thereby enter the play-off match with Thanh Hoa. In the match taking place at Vinh Stadium, Thai Ba Sang played the full 90 minutes.

Unfortunately, Pho Hien could not make a surprise when they lost 0-1 and sadly watched the Thanh team leave Vinh Stadium with a ticket to participate in V.League 2020. However, Thai Ba Sang also had a quite successful season in the Hung Yen province team's jersey.

On the afternoon of April 23, the trio Thai Ba Sang - Mai Sy Hoang - Dang Van Lam will have the opportunity to meet Pho Hien again, but on opposite sides of the battle line. However, due to the process of recovering from injury, Dang Van Lam will not have the opportunity to directly confront coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team.

The match between Pho Hien and SLNA will take place at the PVF Youth Football Center, at 6:00 p.m. on April 23.