Defending V.League champion makes SLNA's foreign trial player 'power out'

(Baonghean.vn) - In the 3-1 victory over FLC Thanh Hoa on the opening day of the FLC Cup friendly tournament, SLNA's two foreign players took turns scoring, but in the match against Hanoi T&T in the second round taking place this afternoon (December 8), the foreign strikers on trial at the Nghe An team had a very difficult match.

In this match, SLNA started with a lineup with many young players including goalkeeper Tran Van Tien, the four defenders The Nhat, Van Khanh, Manh Hung, Ngoc Duc. The midfielders included Tuan Tai, Sy Sam, Thanh Phong, Xuan Toan and 2 foreign strikers.

Defending V.League champion makes SLNA's foreign trial player 'power out'

On the Hanoi T&T side, rookie Mosses and Gonzalo both sat out in the first half, but the young, quality domestic squad and two foreign players on trial were enough to put the defense led by The Nhat in a constant state of alarm.

Right in the first minutes of the match, from a not-so-dangerous attack, SLNA had to quickly receive the first goal.

Foreign players on trial at SLNA encountered a well-organized defense of Hanoi T&T.

In the remaining minutes, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's players had a lot of difficulty supporting the foreign players up front due to the solid defense of the opposing team and the mobility of Do Duy Manh in midfield. In the 22nd minute, Hanoi T&T raised the score to 2-0 after a beautiful attack. The two teams entered the break with the advantage still maintained for Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his players.

After the break, SLNA's coaching staff sent Khac Ngoc and The Cuong onto the field to strengthen the attacking game. Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem also added Gonzalo to the attack. However, when the changes of coach Nguyen Duc Thang had not yet had time to take effect, at the beginning of the second half, the score was already 3-0 for Hanoi T&T due to the lack of concentration of SLNA's defense.

At this point, with another foreign player on the field to replace Ho Tuan Tai, and the presence of midfielder Van Vinh, a series of shots from the three foreign players on trial at SLNA could not trouble goalkeeper Phi Minh Long of Hanoi T&T.

Unable to score, SLNA had to accept the final result of 0-3. Thus, after 2 matches, SLNA has 3 points. In the final match, the Nghe team will meet QNK Quang Nam at 4:00 p.m. on December 11.

Trung Kien