On the sidelines of the National Super Cup: Song Lam Nghe An and Navibank Saigon

Information surrounding the 2011 National Super Cup match between Song Lam Nghe Anh and Navibank Saigon on the afternoon of December 17 at Vinh Stadium.

The “King” is equipped with a communication system.

For the first time on the national football field, the referee team controlling the Super Cup match was equipped with a modern communication system with walkie-talkies attached directly to the ear. This helped the "Kings of the field" coordinate quite well in decisions, especially in situations where players from both teams committed fouls or set offside traps.

Bad luck haunts players wearing orange shoes
Coincidentally and randomly, yesterday 3 players wearing orange shoes on N.SG side, Viet Cuong, Duoc Em and Quang Long all failed to take 3 penalty kicks, causing the Saigon team to regretfully lose to SLNA.


Coach Nguyen Huu Thang (SL.NA)


“This is the first match we have played with 3 new foreign players at the same time, so the performance and cohesion are not guaranteed, sometimes even shaky. Besides, the finishing ability of the strikers is still limited. In the coming time, we will overcome this weakness. This is a meaningful victory in terms of spirit, helping the players have a good psychological momentum when entering the 2012 season. N.SG had many times when they played better than us, but today luck was on SL.NA's side.”

Coach Pham Cong Loc (N.SG)

“I was satisfied with the team’s performance in the second half. Playing at Vinh Stadium under slippery and cold conditions somewhat affected our performance. Besides, I realized that our finishing skills still need to be improved. We lost because of bad luck and there is nothing to be pessimistic about when looking forward to the new season.”

TITLES

First goal scorer of the match: Hong Viet (5 million VND)
Best player of the match: Vincent (5 million VND)
Champion team: SLNA (200 million VND) + Honor roll + Certificate of merit from the Central Youth Union
Runner-up: N.SG (100 million VND) + Honor roll.

According to Football