Young SLNA player impresses in Dak Lak club shirt
(Baonghean.vn) - The National Cup qualifying round on April 24th had many interesting surprises. Among them were the victories of First Division teams against V.League teams. And in the victory of Dak Lak Club, there was the mark of young SLNA players.
The 2020 season is the year that many young SLNA players were given the opportunity to move up to the V.League. Among them, central defender Le Thanh Lam (born in 2000) was promoted to the first team from the V.League 2019 but has not played a single minute. WingerTran Ngoc AnhBorn in 1999, he played 6 matches from the bench and 1 starting match in the 2020 V.League season.
Before the V.League 2021, two young players of SLNA, Le Thanh Lam and Tran Ngoc Anh, arrived at Dak Lak Club on loan. This duo and U21 SLNA won the runner-up position in the 2020 National U21 Championship. However, the leaders of the Nghe An team decided to let them go to have more opportunities to compete.
Two young SLNA players combined to score in Dak Lak's victory over Thanh Hoa at the 2021 National Cup. Video: On Sports |
In the 2021 First Division in the Dak Lak Club shirt, midfielder Tran Ngoc Anh is playing quite impressively with 1 goal in the match against the People's Public Security. Recently, in the 2021 National Cup Qualifiers, Dak Lak Club's opponent was Thanh Hoa Club - a representative from the V.League playground and Ngoc Anh continued to score points.
That was the match in which Tran Ngoc Anh headed the opening goal from a pass from Thai Minh Hieu and assisted his teammate, raising the score to 3-0, thereby helping the home team win a ticket to continue in the 2021 National Cup.
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Midfielder Tran Ngoc Anh celebrates a goal in the Dak Lak club shirt. Photo: VPF |
In addition to Ngoc Anh and Thanh Lam, Dak Lak Club also has players who grew up from SLNA such as Truong Van Thanh and Thai Minh Hieu (2000). Currently, the team led by coach Truong Minh Tien is ranked 3rd in the 2021 First Division with an unbeaten record (2 wins, 3 draws).
The two players mentioned above along withNguyen Van Viet, Mai Sy Hoang, Thai Ba Sang, Dang Van LamCoach Park Hang-seo has called them up to join the Vietnam U22 team in 2020 to test and evaluate their abilities in preparation for the 31st SEA Games at the end of this year.
The First Division is currently the playground for many young SLNA players to play on loan to gain experience. In the current SLNA squad, young players such as Thai Ba Sang, Tran Dinh Tien, Nguyen Van Viet, Nguyen Van Duc are all players who were called back after impressive performances in the lower divisions.

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