Song Lam Nghe An sends out young players to face defending champion Hanoi at Hang Day
(Baonghean.vn) - Facing Hanoi FC at Hang Day in the absence of central defenders Hoang Van Khanh and Pham Xuan Manh, coach Ngo Quang Truong and the SLNA coaching staff surprised everyone by deciding to use young player Dinh Tien from the start, leaving foreign player Alagie Sosseh on the bench.
At 7:00 p.m. on June 18 at Hang Day Stadium, SLNA Club will visit Hanoi Club in round 5 of V.League 2020. In this match, in the absence of Van Khanh, Xuan Thang and Xuan Manh, SLNA's coaching staff arranged a squad with many changes compared to previous matches.
Accordingly, the goalkeeper for SLNA continues to be goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang. SLNA's back four are Dinh Dong, Gustavo Santos, Ba Sang and Sy Nam. In midfield, the central pair are Dinh Chau - Van Lam, two young players of SLNA this season.
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Young midfielder Dinh Tien started for the first time in V.League 2020. Photo: Duc Anh |
Playing on the wing are Phan Van Duc and young player Tran Dinh Tien. In the starting lineup, SLNA's coaching staff decided to put foreign player Alagie Sosseh on the bench and thus, Tuan Tai - Peter Samuel are the center forward pair of the away team.
The match between Hanoi Club and SLNA in round 5 will take place at 19:00 and will be broadcast live on VTV6 channel:https://vtv.vn/vtv6/truyen-hinh-truc-tuyen.htm
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SLNA's starting lineup. Photo: SLNA FC |

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(Baonghean.vn) - Visiting Hang Day to face the reigning V.League champion Hanoi, the Nghe An team is the only team to keep a clean sheet after 4 rounds. However, looking at the away record, this is an opponent that often makes coach Ngo Quang Truong's students return empty-handed.