Round 14 V.League, SLNA – SHB Da Nang: Testing the attack

With the addition of foreign player Joel Vinicius, the match against SHB Da Nang on July 7 is an opportunity for SLNA strikers to demonstrate their strength.

Before meeting in the second leg, SLNA was rated higher than its opponent SHB Da Nang. Coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team ranked 4th with 21 points. SLNA was not only the team with the most draws (6 matches) but also the team with the fewest losses (2 matches), the best defense (9 goals conceded), and the most clean sheets (9 matches).

Meanwhile, SHB Da Nang ranked 8th with 18 points, scoring 18 goals and conceding 19. However, the number of wins of the away team is equal to SLNA (5 matches).

Before the mid-season transfer window closed, SLNA said goodbye to foreign player Alves Santos and midfielder Le Manh Dung, but the most notable addition to the Nghe An team was rookie Joel Vinicus.

Foreign player Vinicius promises to have an impressive debut in SLNA's shirt. Photo: Xuan Thuy

In 2018, Vinicius played for Than Quang Ninh Club and scored 9 goals for the mining team. In the first leg of V.League 2019, this striker also scored 6 goals with an impressive performance. Vinicius' presence is expected to be a source of inspiration for SLNA's creative midfielders as well as striker Michael Olaha.

SHB Da Nang Club is also a team that spent a lot of money in the transfer period. The Han River team suddenly sold foreign players Dominik Schmitt and Patrick Bonifacio to bring in domestic striker Vo Ly and striker duo Aimé Djicka Gassissou and Bernardo Frizoni.

Among them, Brazilian striker Bernardo Frizoni has just played for Viktoria Zizkov Club in the Czech Republic's second division. He will take over the position of the former Patrik Boniface who has not left a clear mark.

The match between SLNA and SHB Da Nang in round 14 of V.League 2019 will take place at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 7. Photo: Viet Dinh

In the upcoming match at Vinh Stadium, the most regrettable thing is the absence of midfielder Phan Van Duc who is recovering from a long-term injury. However, coach Nguyen Duc Thang still has many other options, such as Quang Tinh, Xuan Thang, The Cuong, even Ho Tuan Tai, Michael Olaha for the attacking midfielder position.

In the history of confrontation, the two teams have met a total of 32 times, in which SLNA has the advantage with 16 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. At home in Vinh, SLNA has only lost 2 matches, drawn 3 and won 10 against SHB Da Nang. That is the basis for coach Nguyen Duc Thang's students to be confident in a good match in the upcoming reception.

Although ranked below SLNA on the V.League 2019 rankings, the above statistics show that SHB Da Nang has a better attack than the home team after the first leg. Do Merlo (5 goals), Dang Anh Tuan (3 goals), Ha Duc Chinh (2 goals), Hoang Minh Tam (2 goals) and D. Schmitt (2 goals) are the top scorers in the hands of coach Le Huynh Duc. However, in the upcoming match, SHB Da Nang will likely not have the service of Ha Duc Chinh due to injury.

In the first leg, SLNA won 2-0 against SHB Da Nang quite convincingly. Photo: Viet Dinh

While SLNA has never enjoyed the feeling of celebrating victory in the first 15 minutes of a match in V.League 2019, SHB Da Nang has scored goals regularly throughout the 90 minutes of the past 13 matches. At the beginning of the match, the beginning of the second half and the end of the match, SHB Da Nang's attack scored a total of 12 goals. This will be something that SLNA's defense must be wary of to avoid losing focus in the decisive moments of the match.

The confrontation between SLNA and SHB Da Nang will be full of promise when players like Pham Manh Hung and Au Van Hoan will have the opportunity to meet their hometown team again. In the first leg, the Nghe An team won convincingly 2-0 with goals from Michael Olaha and Quang Tinh from Manh Hung's mistake. This time, the center-back who grew up in SLNA certainly wants to make amends right on the field that made his name./.

Hot: Foreign player Vinicius, former striker of Ho Chi Minh City Club, officially joins SLNA

(Baonghean.vn) - After parting ways with Ho Chi Minh City Club, foreign player Joel Vinicius unexpectedly trained with Song Lam Nghe An in the afternoon training session on July 2. Immediately after, this player officially signed a contract to serve SLNA until the end of the 2019 season with a contract extension clause.

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