Domestic players score, SLNA defeats SHB Da Nang at Hoa Xuan stadium

(Baonghean.vn) - Although playing away at Hoa Xuan Stadium, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team were the ones who played better and took the lead.

In the first minutes of the match, the advantage was slightly tilted towards SHB Da Nang. The home team organized threatening moves towards the opponent's goal, however, not many moves really posed a danger to Nguyen Manh's goal. It was not until the 24th minute that the home team had the first dangerous situation when the ball was crossed inside for Kurtaj to head, but goalkeeper Nguyen Manh excellently flew to save the goal.

On SLNA's side, Phi Son was the most notable explosive element. In the 28th minute, the midfielder from Nghe An dribbled the ball from the left wing into the middle and then unleashed a powerful shot. Unfortunately, goalkeeper Thanh Binh's reflexes were too good to keep the net intact.

Striker Olaha in a siege in front of Thanh Binh's goal on SHB Da Nang's side. Photo: Trung Kien

In the remaining minutes of the first half, the pace of the match improved significantly, the ball was circulated more towards each other's goal, but the concentration and determination of the defense helped protect the goal. With the caution of both sides, SHB Da Nang and SLNA had to enter the break without any goals scored.

In the first half of the match, Phi Son was active on the left wing. Photo: Trung Kien

In the second half, the drama of the match began to be pushed up and there were consecutive attacks. In the 48th minute, from a distance of more than 25m, foreign striker Olaha turned quite skillfully and then swung his leg to shoot powerfully but the ball missed the post by a hair.

Exactly one minute later, SHB Da Nang responded with an effort to dribble the ball in the 16m50 area by number 39 Gramoz Kurtaj and then used the tip of his shoe to shoot towards the goal from a narrow angle. This time, Nguyen Manh continued to save SLNA's goal.

After a series of missed opportunities, the visiting team SLNA were the ones to take the lead. Tran Phi Son crossed the ball into the 16m50 area, Phuc Tinh headed the ball but could not beat goalkeeper Thanh Binh. However, the ball bounced back and The Cuong rushed in, kicking the ball powerfully into the home team's net.

Teammates celebrate with The Cuong after scoring the opening goal. Photo: Trung Kien

With the lead, SLNA took the initiative to play slowly and steadily on their home field. At the same time, they tried to block the danger of striker Do Merlo. In the final moments of the match, the home team raised their formation and tried to attack fiercely with the goal of equalizing, however, SLNA's defense still protected Nguyen Manh's goal until the match whistle blew. In the end, SHB Da Nang lost 0-1 to SLNA right at Hoa Xuan Stadium.

With this valuable victory, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team ended a 7-match winless streak and earned 20 points after 18 rounds, temporarily climbing to 9th place on the V.League 2017 rankings.

Trung Kien