Pham Xuan Manh assisted, SLNA won the first match at V.League 2021
(Baonghean.vn) - Welcoming Than Quang Ninh at home, Song Lam Nghe An welcomed the return of many key players and had the strongest squad. The Nghe An team with high determination played well for most of the match, thereby achieving a convincing victory.
In the first minutes of the match, although SLNA started slowly, they had their first dangerous opportunity. In the 4th minute, after Phan Van Duc launched an attack and failed to finish, Bruno Henrique stood waiting in an open position only about 10m from the goal but this player shot over the bar.
With home advantage,SLNAcontinued to maintain pressure with diverse attacks from both wings as well as the central area. In the 10th minute, a clear scoring opportunity came to Bui Dinh Chau after Bruno Henrique's attempt to pass the ball to the left wing. Unfortunately, the SLNA player wearing the number 4 shirt's shot went just wide of the post.
In the first 15 minutes, with the aggressiveness of Peter Samuel and Van Duc, Quang Ninh's defense was constantly on alert. In the 21st minute, Xuan Manh's brave dribbling and cross from the right wing created an opportunity for Dinh Tien to strike a powerful shot, but goalkeeper Hoai Anh dived in time to save the goal.
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| SLNA's starting lineup. Photo: Duc Anh |
The offensive game is still played by the students.Coach Quang Truongmaintained throughout the first 30 minutes, while the away team did not have any shots on goal for SLNA. At exactly minute 31, the home team's chances were realized by a precise header from striker Bruno Henrique after a precise cross from Xuan Manh. The ball went straight into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Hoai Anh helpless, the score was 1-0 for SLNA. The goal relieved a lot of pressure for SLNA.
At this point, the away team Quang Ninh was forced to push up to find an equalizer, the game became more open and balanced. The away team's free kick and header in the 45+1 minute not too dangerous ended the first half quite smoothly for SLNA.
In the second half, the home team SLNA temporarily kept the same lineup while Quang Ninh had to withdraw Trung Hieu from the field and replace him with Van Son (25). On SLNA's side, coach Quang Truong's students continuously surrounded the entire field to ensure the defense was solid from afar.
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| Striker Peter Samuel caused a lot of trouble for the away team. Photo: Duc Anh |
It was not until the 53rd minute that Than Quang Ninh had almost the first shot on target of the match from captain Hai Huy. However, this shot did not trouble goalkeeper Van Hoang. Immediately, SLNA counterattacked, but the shots from Dinh Tien and Van Duc were all inaccurate.
Rising high but deadlocked in counter-attacks, Quang Ninh continued to face unexpected attacks from SLNA. Minute 63,Van DucHe returned the ball beautifully to Sy Sam, who shot from close range into a narrow corner, but goalkeeper Hoai Anh was able to block it in time. In the following corner kick, Van Duc continued to cause trouble with a header that went over the bar.
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| Striker Bruno Henrique shined to help SLNA get all 3 points. Photo: Duc Anh |
The match became tense with fierce disputes and fouls and referee Vu Nguyen Vu had to continuously show cards to cool down the "hot heads" of both sides. It was not until the 76th minute that SLNA made the first substitution. Midfielder Dinh Tien was sent off and young midfielder Nguyen Van Viet was given a chance. The away team also sent striker Diogo onto the field to improve the attack.
With only 10 minutes left in the match, SLNA's coaching staff decided to add defender Thế Nhật to replace midfielder Sỹ Sâm to ensure a solid defense. Thanks to this change, SLNA's defense stood firm until the end of the match. In the end, SLNA won with a score of 1-0.
This first victory helped SLNA get 4 points and temporarily climb to 10th place on the rankings. Thereby, there was a certain excitement in the away match against SHB Da Nang at Hoa Xuan Stadium in round 5 of V.League 2021.
STARTING LINEUP
SLNA: TM Van Hoang, Xuan Manh, Van Khanh, Dinh Dong, Igor Jelic, Dinh Tien, Dinh Chau, Sy Sam, Van Duc, Peter Samuel, Bruno Henrique.
TQN: TM Hoai Anh, Van Khoa, Anh Viet, Gustavo, Vu Hong Quan, Trung Hieu, Mac Hong Quan, Hai Huy, Nguyen Sa, Xuan Tu, Eydison.
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(Baonghean.vn) - For the past 4 years, SLNA has not been able to beat Than Quang Ninh, regardless of playing away or at home. But in the early match of round 4 of V.League 2021, Coach Quang Truong received orders to win, if he did not want to sink to the bottom of the rankings.