SLNA lost to Viettel, extending 5-match winless streak in V.League 2020
(Baonghean.vn) - On the day Viettel Club started with its strongest lineup including players who grew up in SLNA such as Nguyen Manh, Ngoc Hai, Khac Ngoc, the Nghe An team encountered many difficulties despite having an early advantage from a beautiful goal by Ho Tuan Tai.
In the 4th minute, when the audience had not yet warmed up their seats, SLNA created a lively atmosphere at Vinh Stadium. The home team SLNA organized a quick free kick on the right wing and Dinh Tien had a cross just in time. Although still quite far from the goal, Tuan Tai's diving header was very dangerous and headed the ball into the far corner, leaving Nguyen Manh no time to react.
Having taken an early advantage, the Nghe An team's makeshift defense could not hold out for long after a free kick from the opposing team. Khac Ngoc's cross was aimed at the far post, SLNA's foreign player Peter Samuel, in an attempt to clear the ball, hit The Nhat and the ball bounced to Duy Thuong's feet, the Viettel player fired a rebound into the near corner to defeat Van Hoang. The score was 1-1.
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| Striker Tuan Tai and teammates celebrate the early goal. Photo: Hai Vuong |
After the equalizer, SLNA organized a siege on Viettel's penalty area. In the 27th minute, Samuel kept the ball quite well before releasing it and Van Duc had a very good pass into the 16m50 area but Tuan Tai missed the move.
Just then, SLNA continued to counterattack, Phan Van Duc passed the ball to Samuel. He turned around Bui Tien Dung but was promptly blocked by a Viettel defender.
The first half was a good match for SLNA, but in the final seconds, SLNA's defense continued to lose focus. Khac Ngoc took a free kick from the right wing for Viettel and the ball fell near the penalty spot. Duc Chien took advantage of his height to press The Nhat and made a tricky header to beat Van Hoang. At the end of the first half, Viettel temporarily led SLNA 2-1.
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| SLNA's immature midfield faced many difficulties. Photo: Hai Vuong |
After the break, SLNA made two consecutive substitutions, Quang Tinh and Ngoc Duc were brought onto the field to replace Dinh Chau and Sy Hoang.
Right at the beginning of the second half, Quang Tinh took a dangerous corner kick that forced Nguyen Manh to fumble the ball to save it. Immediately after, Sy Nam shot powerfully but it hit the post before Peter Samuel hit the crossbar.
SLNA's sublime minutes were maintained. A typical situation was in the 49th minute, SLNA received a free kick from the left wing, the ball was sent low into the left corner of Viettel's penalty area. Phan Van Duc skillfully turned the ball to eliminate Que Ngoc Hai but his shot was blocked and controlled promptly by Nguyen Manh.
Immediately after that, Viettel counterattacked, luckily for SLNA, Viettel's header went wide. At this time, Viettel Club also made two substitutions when Ngoc Hai was injured, center back Luiz Silva and Vu Minh Tuan were the players reinforced for the away team.
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| Viettel's foreign players are very dangerous. Photo: Hai Vuong |
In the middle of the second half, Khac Ngoc from Viettel and Dinh Tien from SLNA were sent onto the field by the coach. Immediately after entering the field, Quang Tinh took a free kick for SLNA on the left wing. He crossed the ball straight towards Viettel's goal, 3 SLNA players rushed in but Nguyen Manh caught the ball.
Seeking an equalizer, SLNA stumbled into a dangerous counterattack in the 76th minute. Foreign player Bruno Cunha had a great turn to escape the marker in the middle of the field before accelerating past The Nhat. Only Van Hoang was left in front, but his low shot was saved by the SLNA goalkeeper who dove to push the ball away.
Not stopping there, in the 80th minute, Bruno Cunha received a pass from his teammate and shot straight at Van Hoang. Immediately, SLNA threatened the opponent's goal with Peter Samuel's shots, unfortunately SLNA players were quite unlucky in front of the goal or because of the excellence of goalkeeper Nguyen Manh.
The two teams played an open game, exchanging blows in the final minutes. In the 87th minute, Ho Tuan Tai received the ball from a teammate from quite a distance, fired a low, dangerous shot but the ball missed the post by a hair.
At the end of the match, Viettel won 2-1. With this result, SLNA fell deeply in the V.League 2020 rankings after 5 consecutive matches of only draws and losses. Meanwhile, Viettel Club got 18 points, continuing to maintain a position in the top group.
STARTING LINEUP
SLNA: TM Van Hoang, Sy Hoang, The Nhat, Gustavo Santos, Sy Nam, Van Duc, Dinh Chau, Van Lam, Dinh Tien, Peter Samuel, Tuan Tai.
Viettel: TM Nguyen Manh, Ngoc Hai, Tien Dung, Van Thiet, Duy Thuong, Duc Chien, Van Tram, Khac Ngoc, Trong Dai, Caique, Bruno Cunha.
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