Highlights after the first victory of Song Lam Nghe An

The Fate of Michael Olaha

With what has been shown beforeHoang Anh Gia Lai,Olaha deserved to be the best player of this match. In addition to 1 goal and 1 assist, the Nigerian striker also continuously had situations that made the defense of the mountain town team unstable. And once again, Hoang Anh Gia Lai became Michael Olaha's favorite prey. Hopefully, the striker wearing the number 19 shirt will continue to maintain this excellent performance in the upcoming rounds of Song Lam Nghe An.

Olaha had a beautiful kick to open the score for Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Pham Xuan Manh - the silent hero

AsOlaha, Pham Xuan Manhalways plays extremely hard every time he meets Hoang Anh Gia Lai. In this match, the player from Yen Thanh completely dominated the midfield of the mountain town team. He was present at every hot spot on the field, helping to recover the ball for the Nghe An team. If he was lucky, Xuan Manh could have scored a goal for himself after a dangerous header in the first half. However, with this performance, Pham Xuan Manh deserves to be one of the best players of Song Lam Nghe An in this match.

Pham Xuan Manh also had an excellent match against Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Dinh Xuan Tien and Ho Van Cuong score points before joining the national team

Like the whole team, the young duo of Song Lam Nghe An played very well in this match. While Ho Van Cuong played well on the right wing, Dinh Xuan Tien and Pham Xuan Manh created an overwhelming game for the Nghe An team. Not only that, this midfielder from Nam Dan also contributed a goal to seal a 3-1 victory for Song Lam Nghe An. With their excellent performance in this match, hopefully the duo of Ho Van Cuong and Dinh Xuan Tien will have more confidence when they join the U22 Vietnam team to prepare for the 32nd SEA Games.

Young midfielder Xuan Tien had a very good performance before joining the U22 Vietnam team. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Another young player from Song Lam Nghe An was also called up to the Vietnam U22 team, goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, who had a solid match against U19 SHB Da Nang to bring home a ticket to the National U19 finals.U19 Song Lam Nghe An.

Coach Kiatisuk's mistake

Although still starting with the familiar 3-5-2 formation, coach Kiatisuk surprisingly left midfielder Tran Minh Vuong on the bench. Without this midfielder wearing the number 8 shirt, the playing style of the mountain town team no longer had the usual flexibility and danger. And that was an opportunity for the home team Song Lam Nghe An to dominate the away team. It was not until the score was raised to 2-0 that the Thai strategist sent midfielder Minh Vuong onto the field. Although Hoang Anh Gia Lai's playing style improved after this midfielder number 8 was on the field, that was not enough for Mr. Duc's team to get 1 point leaving Vinh Stadium.

Coach Kiatisuk unexpectedly put Tran Minh Vuong on the bench. Photo: Xuan Thuy

With this 3-1 loss, Hoang Anh Gia Lai has had 7 consecutive years of defeat on the field of Song Lam Nghe An. And it seems that the team from the mountain town is always the timely "lifebuoy" of the Nghe An team.

Relieve stress

The “golden” victory over Hoang Anh Gia Lai not only helped Song Lam Nghe An gain 3 more points to improve its position on the rankings, but this victory also helped relieve pressure on the coaching staff of the Nghe An team. However,Coach Huy Hoangand his colleagues still have a lot of work to do to improve Song Lam Nghe An's playing style. And the nearly 1-month break for U22 Vietnam to participate in the SEA Games will be an opportunity for the Nghe An team's coaching staff to make those adjustments. Especially when the remaining journey of Song Lam Nghe An in V.League 2023 is very difficult. Hopefully when V.League returns, Song Lam Nghe An will maintain the exciting playing style as shown in the match against Hoang Anh Gia Lai./.