Highlights of Song Lam Nghe An's precious draw against Hanoi Club
(Baonghean.vn) - Having to welcome a very strong team, Hanoi Club, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team decided to play slowly and steadily in the hope of getting 1 point. And the tireless efforts of the Song Lam Nghe An players were rewarded with 1 point at Vinh Stadium.
Effort and luck
Right from the first minutes, the away team Hanoi Club raised their formation to score an early goal. This caused goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet's goal to shake many times. Fortunately, the home team Vinh stood firm to adjust their playing style appropriately to limit the strength of the capital team.
However, the mistake of central defender Le Van Thanh caused the home team to concede a goal in the 37th minute after Pham Tuan Hai's shot. After conceding the goal, Song Lam Nghe An players tried to rush forward in the last minutes of the first half to find an equalizer.
The efforts of the Nghe An team were rewarded when luck was on the home team's side after a shot by striker Michael Olaha. With luck on their side, the Song Lam Nghe An players successfully completed the tactics set out by the coaching staff in the second half, thereby retaining a valuable point in the fierce relegation race.
Pham Tuan Hai - the "evil spirit" of Song Lam Nghe An
With his delicate ball control and neat turn to finish, Pham Tuan Hai showed his class as a top striker in Vietnam. With the goal scored in this match, the striker from Ha Nam has scored 2 goals against Song Lam Nghe An this season, thereby bringing the total number of goals against the Nghe An team to 3.
It can be said that with that level of excellence, Pham Tuan Hai is not only the "nemesis" of Song Lam Nghe An but also the "nemesis" of all football teams in V.League.
Song Lam Nghe An lacks dealers
In the first 60 minutes of the match, the Nghe An team did not play very coherently. The passes in the midfield area were often broken, even at least 2 times the passes went wrong in the home field, endangering the goal of goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet. Luckily, the away team's strikers were not able to take advantage, helping Song Lam Nghe An only concede 1 goal.
This is completely understandable when the central midfielder pair Quang Tu and Phan Ba Quyen mostly only have the task of blocking and supporting the defense. Meanwhile, Tran Manh Quynh could not show much against the experienced Pham Xuan Manh.
However, after Nam Hai, Quang Vinh and Xuan Tien were put on the field, Song Lam Nghe An's playing style became much more flexible. Tran Nam Hai's ball distribution, Quang Vinh and Dinh Xuan Tien's handling helped open up spaces for his teammates to run up. These are the hopes for improving the Nghe team's playing style in the upcoming important match against LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
Calculations of the coaching staff of Nghe An football team
Many Nghe An fans wonder why the match against Hanoi Club is being played at 5:00 PM? Is this a plan of the Nghe An team?
Under the harsh weather of the North Central region, playing at this time will greatly wear down the players' physical strength. Meanwhile, the Capital team had to compete in the National Cup on April 28. This partly led to the disarray of the Hanoi Club in the last match.
Besides, Song Lam Nghe An proactively played a low formation to avoid losing players' strength and was ready to launch quality players at the end of the second half. However, this plan almost went bankrupt when the Nghe team conceded the first goal. Luckily, Olaha's goal in the last minutes of the first half helped coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team stay on track in the second half to get a valuable point.
The draw against Hanoi Club is a great encouragement for Song Lam Nghe An. Especially when the Nghe An team will have to play away at Pleiku Stadium in the upcoming reverse final against LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Hopefully, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team will continue to play hard and have luck to get a favorable result in the Mountain City./.
