Highlights of the Nghe Tinh Derby

Hong Linh Ha Tinh lives on high balls and set pieces

The team entered the game somewhat slower than the away team.Lam River Nghe An, however, the home team Hong Linh Ha Tinh quickly regained control of the game and organized quite sharp attacks towards goalkeeper Van Hoang's goal. The home team's playing style mainly relied on crosses from the two wings and set pieces. One of them led to the opening goal by center back Janclesio Almeida Santos in the 26th minute.

Center back Janclesio scored again when joining the attack. Photo: VPF

This was the 4th goal of this Brazilian midfielder - a number that shows the 1m96 tall player's advantage in attacking situations. In addition to the opening goal, Hong Linh Ha Tinh also had at least 3 other good opportunities from high balls and set pieces, unfortunately the home team players could not take advantage of them.

Song Lam Nghe An's football style is more worth watching.

Unlike recent matches, in this match, Song Lam Nghe An players entered the game more freely. In the first 15 minutes of the match, the Nghe team had 2 good coordination situations, unfortunately Olaha and Phan Van Duc could not take advantage of the opportunity to open the score for the away team. In addition, the passing and overlapping situations helped Song Lam Nghe An's down the wing situations to be sharper. One of them led to Oseni's equalizer in the 70th minute.

Obviously, coach Huy Hoang has made adjustments to the playing style and personnel to help the Nghe An team play better in this match. Although Song Lam Nghe An has not yet ended the winless streak, the change in the coaching staff is a noteworthy point in this match of the Nghe An team.

Oseni's fate

Brought onto the field at the start of the second half,Oseniwas quite active. His presence confused the home team's center back Janclesio, and Hong Linh Ha Tinh's center back number 4 was confused, not knowing whether to mark Olaha or Oseni. It was the moment this center back was busy marking Olaha that created the opportunity for Oseni to comfortably head the ball past goalkeeper Duong Quang Tuan.

This is the second goal of the striker wearing the number 91 shirt against Hong Linh Ha Tinh. In the first leg, Oseni was also the one who scored the only goal of the match after a brave header. Hopefully with this goal, the Nigerian striker will find himself again in the remaining rounds of V.League 2022.

Oseni continues to show his talent with the Hong Linh Ha Tinh net. Photo: Chung Le

Bright spot Tran Dinh Tien

Being deployed from the start as a right winger, Tran Dinh Tien was one of the best players on Song Lam Nghe An. He often coordinated with Tran Dinh Hoang to escape down the right wing. One of those situations was a cross for Oseni to head in for the equalizer.

In addition to the assist, the player wearing the number 15 jersey of Song Lam Nghe An also created a number of other dangerous situations towards Duong Quang Tuan's goal. On the defensive front, Dinh Tien also actively retreated to support the defenders, helping the right wing of Song Lam Nghe An stand firm against the home team's attacks.

Midfielder Tran Dinh Tien had an energetic day of competition. Photo: VPF

Keeping each other on the rankings

1-1 drawThis is not the most disappointing result for the two teams, but it has somewhat held both of them back on the rankings. For the home team, they missed the opportunity to escape the danger zone. After 16 matches, Hong Linh Ha Tinh currently has 16 points, ranked 11th on the rankings, only 1 point more than the bottom team Saigon Club. And the road to relegation ahead for Hong Linh Ha Tinh is still very difficult.

For the away team Song Lam Nghe An, this 1-1 draw makes them further and further away from the top group. After 17 matches played, coach Huy Hoang's students have earned 23 points, ranked 6th, 6 points behind the 3rd ranked team on the table. Perhaps the immediate goal of the Nghe An team is to try to play well in each match to get the highest possible position.