Highlights of Song Lam Nghe An's draw at Hoa Xuan Stadium

An encouraging draw

Entering the match with confidence, coach Phan Nhu Thuat's students created a tit-for-tat game with the home team. In the first 30 minutes of the match, many dangerous opportunities were created by the players.Lam River Nghe Ancreated in front of goalkeeper Nguyen Van Cong's goal. Michael Olaha's goal in the 27th minute was the inevitable result of those attacks.

However, the Nghe An team slowed down after scoring, allowing the home team to increase pressure on goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet. The equalizer in the 75th minute by striker Hyuri Henrique prevented Song Lam Nghe An from having their first win of the season.

With this draw, Song Lam Nghe An has 5 points, temporarily rising to 12th place on the rankings. Meanwhile, Quang Nam Club is ranked 10th with 2 more points.

VAR technology saves Song Lam Nghe An 3 times

Song Lam Nghe An has just changed coach, so it seems that their luck has changed. From being often disadvantaged by referee decisions and VAR technology, the Nghe An team was "rescued" by VAR technology 3 times in this match.

The first was goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet's handball outside the penalty area. If VAR had not detected Hoang Vu Samson's handball earlier, the red card would have caused Song Lam Nghe An to collapse.

Also in the first half was the situation of VAR technology rejecting a penalty. This means that referee Nguyen Manh Hai blew the whistle when Quang Nam Club had a dangerous opportunity in the penalty area. This caused coach Van Sy Son to react strongly and receive a red card.

The same was the situation of the VAR referee team refusing a penalty in the second half. It can be said that VAR contributed to helping Song Lam Nghe An get 1 point away from Hoa Xuan stadium.

Coach Phan Nhu Thuat's mark

Entering the game with that enthusiasm is the first mark ofCoach Phan Nhu Thuatwhen taking over the Nghe An football team. The young players of Song Lam Nghe An confidently held the ball to coordinate with their teammates. This created quite sharp attacks.

There are more combinations of short and medium-range passes in the Nghe An team's play. Michael Olaha's goal is the clearest evidence of the change in Song Lam Nghe An's play.

Although they have not been able to get their first win this season, these positive signs will help the Nghe An team make more progress in the coming time.

The Fate of Michael Olaha

Last season, Michael Olaha scored 5 goals in 2 home and away matches againstQuang Nam Club. In the last match, that fate continued to be shown when the Nigerian striker scored the opening goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, this goal still could not help Song Lam Nghe An get their first victory in this year's V.League.

Another player who deserves praise in the last match is striker Benjamin Kuku. This striker wearing the number 10 shirt tried very hard to control the ball to pass it to Michael Olaha to score. This was Benjamin Kuku's third assist this season.

Of which, there were 2 passes to Michael Olaha. This is a good sign for the Nghe An team when the foreign attacking duo is having good communication in the attack.

Although temporarily escaping the bottom position after the recent draw, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team still face many difficulties ahead. Hopefully, the coaching staff and players of Song Lam Nghe An will try their best to overcome this difficult period.