SLNA: Forever one love!

(Baonghean.vn) - On Sunday afternoon, March 12, 2017, in the stands of Thong Nhat Stadium, there will be about 5,000 SLNA fans putting their arms around each other's shoulders and saying "Put your hands on your left chest/To see Song Lam forever a love!".

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Connecting love

For many years now, SLNA matches in the South have always become a festival for Nghe An people far from home to meet and share news of their hometown and current jobs.

Thousands of students and workers from Nghe An in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai and neighboring provinces gathered to march, cheer and shout, creating a bustling atmosphere before and during the match.

They put their arms around each other, turned their backs to the field, and sang loudly for 90 minutes, something that you would only see in the stands of England. Many couples became husband and wife from such “football festivals”.

About 5,000 SLNA fans will join the parade before the match with host SG FC. Photo: Fan Club

This time, in the match with Saigon FC, there will be about 5,000 children far from home present in the stands of Thong Nhat Stadium singing the song "When angry, the more often the more love" and together: "Put your hand on your left chest/To see that Song Lam is forever a love!".

Thanh Tung, in charge of SLNA fans in the Southern region, confided: "This year, we don't have enough money to hold a gala, but we will organize a formation like Dortmund fans usually do." With 35,000 pieces of colored paper, and a 200m wide flag²In the stands, fans want to recreate the blue of Song Lam and the typical yellow of SLNA.

This is the second time that Mr. Tran Song Hai - Vice President of Vietnam Fan Club has sponsored SLNA fans to make flags. Nghe An fans want to give their love and encouragement to the entire SLNA coaching staff and players to overcome the current difficulties.

Special guest

Paralyzed fan Ba ​​Ky and his wife arrived in Ho Chi Minh City after more than a day and a night traveling by bus. Ms. Huynh Trang Nhi, “SLNA fan community ambassador” welcomed Ba Ky and his wife to stay at the family hotel. It is known that Coach Duc Thang gave 10 million VND, covering the entire trip for this special SLNA fan couple.

Ba Ky decided to leave on March 8th as a surprise gift for his loyal partner of many years. He wanted the trip to inspire the coaching staff, players and spectators at Thong Nhat Stadium, and it was also their first trip after becoming husband and wife.

"SLNA fan ambassador" Huynh Trang Nhi welcomes Ba Ky fans in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Fan Club

If health permits, in the parade before the match, in addition to the image of the beautiful "SLNA fan ambassador" Huynh Trang Nhi on the car with the roof open as usual, there will also be paralyzed fan Ba ​​Ky, who just traveled 1,500 km from Nghi Loc, Nghe An to Ho Chi Minh City.

Indeed, if that becomes a reality, this will be the most beautiful image of V-League 2017. In the stands of Thong Nhat Stadium, thousands of SLNA fans, in addition to the usual chants of “Song Lam, Song Lam”, this time Nghe An fans will shout in unison “Ba Ky, Ba Ky”. The image of Ba Ky at this time represents beautiful football, represents fans who are devoted to SLNA.

It is known that the Traffic Police of Ho Chi Minh City will send a team of vehicles to lead the parade, ensuring safety along the major roads around Thong Nhat Stadium. There will be about 4-5 thousand fans from Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City participating in this parade.

Having grasped the information, Mr. Nguyen Dong Giang, Chairman of Saigon FC, who is also a native of Nghe An, said: "The stadium's organizers have contacted the SLNA Fan Club to arrange and set up seating areas carefully. Together, we will do our best to have more and more matches filled with spectators."

The audience has expressed and sent out the message "forever one love", so what about the officials, coaching staff and players of the teams?

Dong Hung