SHB Da Nang - SLNA: 'From friends to rivals'

In the past, in the late 90s of the last century to the early 2000s, Da Nang football people used to follow the football model of SLNA, the most advanced model at that time. At that time, from the youth teams to the first team,SLNAboth "make waves" in tournaments by possessing a series of outstanding players. A typical example is "child prodigy" Pham Van Quyen.

Not only imparting professional experience, Nghe An also enthusiastically and generously lent some talented young players to the neighboring province to compete in the 1999 National U21 Finals, a tournament in which U21 Da Nang was the host team. Thanks to the contributions of Nguyen Thanh Cong, Ha Mai Giang, Vo Duc Lam... the young team of Song Han River won the runner-up position, the highest position of Da Nang football in youth tournaments at that time.

A ball fight between players of the two teams in the match in phase 1. Photo: Xuan Thuy

However, since SHB Bank became a sponsor for Da Nang football, they have gradually changed their relationship with SLNA. Especially, under the leadership of coach Le Huynh Duc, the matches betweenSHB Da Nangand SLNA have become much more fierce, with controversies both on and off the field. Many times, coach Le Huynh Duc harshly criticized the playing style of Nghe An players.

Surely the experts and football fans of the country still cannot forget the troubles that the leaders of SHB Da Nang brought to SLNA and central defender Que Ngoc Hai, after the tackle that broke midfielder Tran Anh Khoa's leg (in 2015). The action of forcing Que Ngoc Hai to pay Tran Anh Khoa more than 800 million VND by the leaders of the Han River football team has never happened in Vietnamese football. And everyone knows that the player born in 1993 is just a "collateral damage" victim.

Coach Le Huynh Duc has repeatedly criticized the playing style of SLNA players. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Mentioning this again, we can see that the relationship between SHB Da Nang and SLNA in recent times is "not good rice, not sweet soup". The Han River football team never wants to lose to SLNA and neither does SLNA. Therefore, the match between the two teams in round 3 of phase 2V.League 2020The match will still be extremely fierce from the fiery, uncompromising fights between the players on the field, which often happens every time they face each other.

Remember, at Hoa Xuan Stadium, SHB Da Nang has never defeated SLNA. Surely, coach Le Huynh Duc and his team will be determined to fight to enjoy the joy of victory for the first time on the "new holy land" (old stadium is Chi Lang), against their "arch-rivals". In short, the goal of both SHB Da Nang and SLNA in this match is nothing more than to protect their own honor.

The match between SHB Da Nang and SLNA will take place at Hoa Xuan Stadium, at 5:00 p.m. on October 20.

Thanh Hung