Highlights of Song Lam Nghe An's victory over Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Emotional outburst

Lam River Nghe Anand Nghe An fans received 3 buckets of cold water in the first half of the match. Those were 2 goals by Washington Brandão and the red card of goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet. If he had been more careful, the Brazilian striker could have sealed the fate of the match in the last minutes of injury time of the first half.

However, the wind changed direction very quickly in the second half, within just 3 minutes Song Lam Nghe An had 2 equalizers. Those were goals by Nguyen Quang Vinh and Tran Manh Quynh in the 53rd and 56th minutes. These goals helped the Nghe team play more confidently and excitedly even though there were only 10 people on the field.

Then the emotions of the audience present at Vinh Stadium exploded when center back Sebastian Zaracho scored a golden goal in the 85th minute, bringing victory to Song Lam Nghe An.

With this victory, Song Lam Nghe An has had 11 consecutive wins against Hoang Anh Gia Lai at Vinh Stadium. More importantly, this victory helps the Nghe An team stay in the league this season, when SHB Da Nang and Quy Nhon Binh Dinh could not win in the matches at the same time.

Paradox of Song Lam Nghe An

Despite their great desire to win to break away from the relegation race, the Nghe An team could not show much against Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the first minutes of the first half. The team from the Mountain City even took the lead early thanks to Washington Brandão.

Only when goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet received a red card and left the field did Song Lam Nghe An play more cohesively and with more flair. Even though they conceded a second goal, the all-out efforts of all 10 players on the field helped the Nghe team successfully turn the game around. It can be said that Song Lam Nghe An played better when they had only 10 players on the field.

Another paradox of the Nghe An team is that they have had very good results whenever Michael Olaha is absent. In the 4 matches without the Nigerian striker due to injury and penalty cards, Song Lam Nghe An have had very good results. Those are 3 wins against SHB Da Nang, Becamex Binh Duong,Hoang Anh Gia Laiand a draw against Hanoi Police right at Hang Day Stadium.

Wonderful Ho Khac Ngoc

Although he did not score any goals in the last match, midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc deserved to be the best player of the match for Song Lam Nghe An. The midfielder born in 1992 contributed an assist for Tran Manh Quynh to equalize for Song Lam Nghe An and was also the one who initiated the goal that sealed the score 3-2 for Sebastian Zaracho.

Besides, Nghe An fans have also been amazed by Ho Khac Ngoc's skillful passing. It can be said that Ho Khac Ngoc has contributed greatly to Song Lam Nghe An's relegation.

The joy of Ho Khac Ngoc and Hoang Van Khanh was doubled when Nam Dinh Blue Steel also won the championship in this round. With their contributions in the early stages of the season, Ho Khac Ngoc and Hoang Van Khanh had their second consecutive championship season with the team from Thanh Nam.

Vinh Stadium opens festival

There were about 10,000 fans coming to Vinh stadium to cheer for both teams. Although the first half brought a lot of disappointment to Nghe An fans, the faith in their hometown team was rewarded with explosive moments in the second half.

Then, when the match ended, the melody "Like having Uncle Ho on the great victory day" resounded again in the joy of Nghe An fans and many spectators stayed for a long time to share the joy with the players and the coaching staff.

Congratulations to the players andSong Lam Nghe An coaching staffsuccessfully stayed in the league. Hopefully, the Nghe An team will continue to play well in the National Cup semi-final against Becamex Binh Duong to bring more joy to the home audience.