Hot spots in the Hai Phong - SLNA match

Quoc Trung - Khac Ngoc

The importance of “conductor” Khac Ngoc in SLNA’s playing style is indisputable. If the 1992-born midfielder is successfully neutralized, the Nghe An team will face countless difficulties in launching attacks. On the opposite side, Quoc Trung takes on the role of “sweeper” for the home team Hai Phong.

Khac Ngoc is the "soul" of SLNA. Photo: Document

Certainly, Coach Truong Viet Hoang will assign the responsibility of “killing” Khac Ngoc to the former SLNA midfielder. Therefore, the game situation on the field will depend on the duel between Quoc Trung and Khac Ngoc. Whichever player has the “upper hand” in the duel in the midfield area, their team will have more chances to win.

Dinh Bao - Dinh Hoang

Having grown up in SLNA, Dinh Bao is one of the Hai Phong players who understands the Nghe An team the best. This is an important "weapon" of the port city team in the match against SLNA in round 9, taking place tonight, May 12. Currently, the former SLNA player is the "favorite card" of coach Truong Viet Hoang in the left wing midfielder position.

Dinh Bao is a dangerous attacking spearhead of Hai Phong. Photo: Document

On the other side of the battle line, the person assigned to tutor Dinh Bao is his close friend Dinh Hoang. It is known that Dinh Bao and Dinh Hoang were of the same generation (born in 1991) at SLNA before. Therefore, both Dinh Bao and Dinh Hoang are familiar with each other's strengths and weaknesses in playing style. The one-on-one competition between them is also worth waiting for.

Schmidt - Olaha

The Vietnamese-American central defender is gradually proving his talent and importance at Lach Tray Stadium. Schmidt is even facing the opportunity to be called up to the Vietnam National Team by Coach Park Hang-seo thanks to his impressive performances for Hai Phong in recent times. However, in the match against SLNA, the central defender born in 1994 will have to face the striker who is considered the most dangerous in the V.League today, Olaha.

Olaha has scored 3 goals in V.League 2019. Photo: Archive

With a strong physical foundation, an ideal physique and a formidable goal-scoring ability, the Nigerian player is the top threat to Hai Phong's defense, especially Schmidt. The success or failure of this battle will greatly affect the final result of the match between Hai Phong and SLNA. Let's wait and see, who will win, Schmidt or Olaha?

Fagan - Van Khanh

Captain Fagan is the type of striker that the Nghe An defense is afraid to face. In addition to his knowledge of SLNA (playing the shirt in 2011), the Jamaican player also possesses a strong physical foundation and cunning in playing. Neutralizing Fagan is not an easy task for not only the SLNA defense.

Fagan is the "locomotive" of Hai Phong. Photo: zing.vn

Fortunately, Van Khanh is currently in quite stable form. With a fairly ideal physique (1m80 tall) and a fierce playing style that is not afraid of collision, the central defender born in 1995 is expected to successfully contain the home team's striker Fagan. The duel between Van Khanh and Fagan will greatly affect the final result of the match between Hai Phong and SLNA.

Jeremie Lynch - Memovic

Before joining Hai Phong, Jeremie Lynch played for SLNA in the second leg of last season. In the V.League alone, the Jamaican striker scored 4 goals for the Nghe An team. The achievement of winning 4th place overall for coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team was partly due to Jeremie Lynch.

Phase 2 of V.League 2018, Jeremie Lynch plays for SLNA. Photo: Archive

At this time, after 8 rounds of V.League 2019, Jeremie Lynch has scored 4 goals for the home team Lach Tray. SLNA's defense will have to be extremely cautious about the danger of the "killer" born in 1991. All hopes are for center-back Memovic, who has been in quite high and stable form since the beginning of the season. The one-on-one match between the former player and the new SLNA player is also worth watching.