Phan Van Duc shines, SLNA wins 4 consecutive matches at Vinh stadium

Source: Football TV, Sports TV (VTVcab)

In the first minutes of the match, SLNA took the initiative and created many attacks on the right wing, where Dinh Hoang and Xuan Toan appeared. The first chance of the match belonged to SLNA in the 15th minute.

Pham Xuan Manh joined the attack and finished with one touch after a cross from Xuan Toan, but a Saigon player's diving tackle sent the ball flying over the bar.

In the first 20 minutes, Van Binh's ability to control the ball helped SLNA have more ball control. Meanwhile, the person who replaced Que Ngoc Hai, center back The Nhat, also played focused when playing with Van Khanh.

Defender Dinh Hoang played explosively. Photo: Duc Anh

However, against a team that often speeds up at the end of the match like Saigon, coach Duc Thang's students were not in a hurry to organize the attack and only had the next dangerous opportunity in the 31st minute. SLNA was awarded a relatively favorable free kick but Olaha could only hit the wall. After that, Ho Sy Sam launched a low shot from a long distance, the ball bounced but was not difficult for goalkeeper Duc An.

On the Saigon FC side, with a simple style of playing long passes to Da Sylva up front, the away team did not create any significant pressure.

Until the 41st minute, the match situation suddenly changed when SLNA received a penalty from a foul by Hoang Van Khanh.

On the 11m mark, Ngoc Duy defeated Vu Hai to score the opening goal. Immediately after that, SLNA had an answer. A long pass from his teammate put Cao Xuan Thang in a position to shoot. Unfortunately, his header was not strong enough to defeat the opposing goalkeeper.

The rest of the first half, playing with great effort but SLNA accepted being led 0-1 after the first 45 minutes.

Right at the beginning of the second half, coach Duc Thang decided to send Phan Van Duc onto the field to replace Cao Xuan Thang in the left wing position. In the 47th minute, SLNA had a chance to counterattack and the opportunity belonged to Sy Sam. The SLNA midfielder fired a shot from a long distance that was accurate but the ball found the exact position that the Saigon goalkeeper had chosen.

Finally, the change of SLNA's coaching staff paid off. In the 56th minute, from Dinh Hoang's great effort on the right wing, this player eliminated 2 Saigon defenders, the ball was crossed accurately to find Phan Van Duc's position. And the U23 Vietnam player bravely headed the goal to equalize 1-1.

SLNA has its 4th consecutive win at home. Photo: Duc Anh

If they had been luckier in the next phase, SLNA would have scored a goal to raise the score to 2-1. In the 59th minute, Olaha tried very hard to cross the ball into the penalty area from the left wing and Xuan Toan rushed in and missed the shot, missing a golden opportunity to bring home a goal.

And then SLNA did not have to wait too long to get the second goal. In the 65th minute, receiving the ball from Ho Phuc Tinh, Van Duc dribbled close to the 16m50 area and then launched a right-footed curler into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Duc An helpless. It was just a pity that Van Duc had to receive a yellow card for taking off his shirt to celebrate the goal.

SLNA celebrates victory. Photo: Duc Anh

Losing 2 goals quickly within 10 minutes, Saigon sent in striker Hoang Thien to replace Quoc Phuong. And right in the corner kick after that, Saigon unexpectedly equalized 2-2 after a header by Ngo Anh Vu. Before that was Olaha's indecisive clearance.

When the match just passed the 80th minute, SLNA once again pleased Nghe An fans. Olaha Michael took advantage of a clumsy move by Tien Duy, accelerated to face goalkeeper Duc An and the SLNA foreign player's pass went accurately, raising the score to 3-2 in a dramatic way for SLNA.

For the rest of the match, SLNA actively played solidly on their home field to preserve the score. In the end, SLNA came from behind to defeat Saigon FC 3-2.

Van Duc continues to be the hope of SLNA. Photo: Duc Anh.

This result helped SLNA gain 20 points and temporarily rise to 8th place on the V.League rankings. This is the 4th consecutive victory of the Nghe team at Vinh Stadium and maintains the impressive streak of the second leg before visiting Hai Phong in the next round (July 1).

STARTING LINEUP

SLNA: TM Vu Hai, The Nhat, Dinh Hoang, Van Khanh, Xuan Manh, Sy Sam, Van Binh, Xuan Thang, Xuan Toan, Tuan Tai, Olaha Michael.

Saigon: TM Duc An, Duc Loi, Hoang Quang, Tien Duy, Tran Vu, Ngoc Duy, Huu Son, Van Trien, Quoc Phuong, Quoc Long, Da Sylva.

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