Round 16 V-League 2016: SLNA lost to S.Khanh Hoa at home

(Baonghean.vn) - Returning to Vinh Stadium after losing to Saigon FC, hosting an opponent who has not known victory in 4 consecutive matches, SLNA could not even earn 1 point.

Disappointment - that's all that can be said about SLNA after the match against S.Khanh Hoa BVN. Although they continued to play with a squad that was not the strongest because center back Minh Duc and right back Dinh Hoang did not recover from injuries in time, striker Odat had to sit on the bench due to poor performance, but compared to the majority of unknown players on Khanh Hoa's side, Nguyen Manh, Ngoc Hai, Manh Hung, Phi Son, Tuan Tai... still have a lot more "reputation".

Players compete under empty stands at Vinh Stadium - photo: Sau Nghe.

Right from the start, despite playing at home, SLNA was overwhelmed by the visiting team Khanh Hoa. With that situation, many people predicted a bad result for coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team.

But the worries were temporarily gone when in the 16th minute, Baba Salia dribbled the ball close to the edge of the penalty area and suddenly unleashed a tricky left-footed shot, defeating goalkeeper Tuan Manh, opening the score of the match.

With the lead, SLNA showed excitement and pressured the visitors, but the attacks of the yellow-shirted players were not very sharp. As usual, Phi Son was the most active and outstanding player on SLNA's side at Vinh Stadium, but the dribbling of the number 10 player often proved harmless.

In this match, midfielder Ho Tuan Tai was on the field from the start to replace Odat, but the only mark of this player was the situation of dribbling the ball strongly from the right wing into the penalty area, passing 2 S.Khanh Hoa players in the 35th minute, however, this player's shot to the near corner hit the post.

In the rare time he was named in the starting lineup, striker Tuan Tai disappointed when he missed delicious opportunities - photo: Sau Nghe.

6 minutes later, Que Ngoc Hai's pass completely defeated Khanh Hoa's defense, putting Tuan Tai in a very favorable position to finish. However, the SLNA striker's shot was blocked by goalkeeper Tuan Manh. The first half ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of SLNA.

Perhaps Tuan Tai must have regretted his missed shot at the end of the first half, because the second half had only started for 2 minutes, Khanh Hoa had scored an equalizer, the author was striker Uche. In this situation, the central defenders Manh Hung and Van Khanh marked the man quite superficially, allowing Khanh Hoa's foreign striker to comfortably rush in to head the ball from the left wing, defeating goalkeeper Nguyen Manh.

With the equalizer, Khanh Hoa played more and more stubbornly, while SLNA's attacks fell into a deadlock, as the final moves of the yellow-shirted players were confusing. Not only that, SLNA players sometimes lost the ball in the middle of the field, creating conditions for the away team to threaten goalkeeper Nguyen Manh's goal.

Typically, in the 60th minute, after a yellow shirt player lost the ball, the ball was passed down to Uche in the empty left position. Nguyen Manh rushed out but failed to block. Luckily for the home team, center back Van Khanh cleared the ball in time.

In the 69th minute, Van Khanh had to leave the field due to injury. Midfielder Khac Ngoc was sent on the field, while Ngoc Hai retreated to play as a center back. However, in this position, the SLNA national player did not play much better than his junior when he did not mark Uche in the 72nd minute, allowing the striker to run down after a cross from the right wing, accurately cushioning the ball into the net, raising the score to 2-1.

Young defender Van Khanh was disappointed to have to leave the field due to injury. Three minutes after Van Khanh left the field, Khanh Hoa scored the winning goal.

In the remaining minutes of the match, many spectators left in dismay. On the field, the only notable things that the players created were tough situations, forcing the referee to repeatedly issue yellow cards to cool down the hot heads.

Although the match had 6 minutes of extra time, SLNA was completely powerless to find a way into goalkeeper Tuan Manh's goal. Defeated right at home, SLNA continued to stagnate in 11th place but let the team above them, S.Khanh Hoa, leave them 4 points behind.

Minh Quan - Trung Kien