Looking back at Song Lam Nghe An's second consecutive loss under coach Pham Anh Tuan
On a day when the defense played insecurely, Michael Olaha's two goals were meaningless. With this defeat, the Nghe An team continued to lose ground in the race to escape the Play-off ticket.
Second consecutive loss
Before the V.League took a break, Song Lam Nghe An surprisingly had a series of 5 consecutive unbeaten matches under new coach Pham Anh Tuan. This opened up the opportunity for the Nghe team to stay in the league.
However, after the return of V.League, this has changed dramatically. Two consecutive losses against Dong A Thanh Hoa Club and Quang Nam Club have pushed Song Lam Nghe An closer to the Play off ticket than ever.
In the last match, in the context of a personnel crisis due to injuries, along with a lack of concentration in defense, coach Pham Anh Tuan's team lost convincingly to the home team Quang Nam Club.
With this defeat, Song Lam Nghe An can only hope that opponents like LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai or Hong Linh Ha Tinh will also fall in this round, thereby continuing to maintain a slim hope in the remaining 2 rounds.
Meanwhile, this victory has helped Quang Nam Club secure their place in the league as they are 6 points ahead of the Nghe An team and have a better head-to-head record.
Nguyen Van Viet's unforgettable match day
This season, along with Michael Olaha, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet is one of the best players of Song Lam Nghe An. The reasonable moves and excellent reflexes of this 21-year-old goalkeeper have helped the home team gain important points.
However, the last match was a match to forget for this goalkeeper from Tan Ky. Nguyen Van Viet's indecisive entry in the 10th minute opened the door for a "nightmare" afternoon at Hoa Xuan Stadium.
With 4 goals conceded, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet has suffered this shameful result for the second time. Ironically, both times were against Quang Nam Club. It can be said that the Quang Nam team is the "fear" of goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet this season.
Hopefully, Nguyen Van Viet will soon regain his form to help the home team get good results in the remaining matches.
Hoang Vu Samson - the older the ginger, the spicier it is
It can be said that the defense of Song Lam Nghe An had a very hard day at work. They had to strain to withstand the attacks of the home team. And the most prominent was striker Hoang Vu Samson.
The situation of dribbling past defender Mario Zebic and then decisively finishing past goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet showed the killer instinct of this Nigerian striker. It was also a situation reminiscent of the peak period that helped Hoang Vu Samson make waves in the V.League.
At the age of 35, Hoang Vu Samson still proves to fans that he is not out of date when he has played 26 matches, scored 13 goals and had 2 assists. A number that proves "the older the ginger, the spicier" of this naturalized striker of Nigerian origin.