Round 3, V.League 2017: SLNA hosts Khanh Hoa with a patchwork defense

(Baonghean.vn) – Meeting S. Khanh BVN at Vinh Stadium is a good opportunity for SLNA to seek their first victory of this year's season. However, this task will not be easy because the Nghe An team has just received new injuries.

In addition to the old injury list including Dinh Hoang, Van Hung, Cao Xuan Thang, in this afternoon's training session, SLNA had 3 new injuries: center back Pham Manh Hung, Pham The Nhat and defender Vo Ngoc Duc. All 3 players could not participate in the training session and certainly could not play. If The Nhat had a knee problem, Ngoc Duc had a thigh strain, and Manh Hung had just suffered a serious shoulder injury. This made SLNA's defense even more unstable.

SLNA faces a storm of injuries. Photo: Trung Kien

Meanwhile, the away team S. Khanh Hoa BVN, except for Nguyen Dinh Nhon's absence due to a penalty card, has the strongest lineup when meeting SLNA. Although in the previous round, S. Khanh Hoa BVN lost to FLC Thanh Hoa, coach Vo Dinh Tan and his players are determined to leave Vinh Stadium with at least 1 point.

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team had to practice on the secondary field, leaving the main field for the away team to practice on to ensure the quality of the grass for tomorrow's match (January 18).

S. Khanh Hoa BVN, although playing away to SLNA, is holding many advantages. Photo: Trung Kien

Also today, player Dinh Hoang was in Singapore to have his injury re-examined. If everything goes well, this will be his last re-examination and he will be back on the field in about 2 months.

Trung Kien