Phan Van Duc helps SLNA avoid defeat on the opening day of V.League 2021
(Baonghean.vn) – Having to play with one less player and falling behind early, Phan Van Duc helped the Nghe An team retain a valuable point in the day of welcoming Binh Dinh Club.
In the first match, SLNA did not have the strongest lineup because of the absence of Igor Jelic and Bruno Henrique. Accordingly, the defense of the Nghe An team in this match was Van Hoang, Van Khanh - Ba Sang, Xuan Manh, Dinh Dong. The midfield and forward lines included Sy Sam, Dinh Chau, Van Duc, Dinh Thang and the striker pair Peter Samuel, Filiper Martins.
In the 4th minute, the home team SLNA almost opened the score early. From the right wing, Pham Xuan Manh made a beautiful cross with his left foot and new player Felipe Martins jumped high and headed the ball, hitting the ground uncomfortably, but goalkeeper Minh Hoang flew to save it beautifully. Two consecutive shots after that also failed to turn into goals.
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| SLNA starting lineup. Photo: Duc Anh |
However, disaster struck SLNA when captain Van Khanh received a red card in the 17th minute for an illegal foul on Dinh Kha during a counter-attack. Playing with one less player, the Nghe An team had to continuously defend against the opponent's attacks.
In the 30th minute, Binh Dinh also concretized their advantage with a goal. From a throw-in situation, the 2021 V-League rookie had a pretty good central coordination. Finally, Hendrio crossed for Rimario to press and neatly finish past goalkeeper Van Hoang at close range.
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| Striker Peter Samuel is still explosive as usual. Photo: Duc Anh |
The first half ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the away team.
Despite playing with one less player, the Nghe An team found an equalizer in the 55th minute. Phan Van Duc handled the ball very quickly in the penalty area and the ball hit Thanh Hao's hand. Referee Ngoc Ha quickly pointed to the penalty spot. It was striker number 20 who fooled Minh Hoang in the penalty kick to bring the match back to the starting line.
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| Phan Van Duc celebrates his precious goal. Photo: Duc Anh |
In the rest of the match, both teams played fiercely with a series of penalty cards given by the referee. SLNA and Binh Dinh both had the opportunity to win all 3 points, but the excellence of goalkeeper Van Hoang and the defense helped the home team keep 1 point after the final 1-1 draw.
STARTING LINEUP
SLNA: TM Van Hoang, Van Khanh, Sy Sam, Dinh Dong, Xuan Manh, Van Duc, Ba Sang, Dinh Chau, Dinh Thang, Felipe Martins, Peter Samuel.
Binh Dinh: TM Minh Hoang, Thanh Hao, Ahn Byung Keon, Tan Tai, Van Nam, Van Thanh, Van Hieu, Tien Thanh, Dinh Kha, Hendrio Dasilva, Rimario.
Official match schedule of Song Lam Nghe An in the first leg of V.League 2021
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2021 V.League National Championship, taking place from January 16, includes 14 teams. The competition format is divided into 2 stages. In stage 1, 14 clubs will play a round-robin to determine the 6 leading teams in stage 1 (group A) to compete for the championship, while the 8 bottom teams (group B) will compete to avoid relegation in stage 2.
