Highlights of Song Lam Nghe An's victory over Quy Nhon Binh Dinh

Maximum efficiency

With the importance of the reverse final, both teams played cautiously, not creating many opportunities for their opponents.

HostLam River Nghe Anwas the more proactive team, had more ball control and had more shots. But facing the multi-layered defense of Quy Nhon Binh Dinh, the Nghe team gradually fell into a deadlock.

However, goalkeeper Huynh Tan Linh's poor handling of the ball after Michael Olaha's quick kick in the 78th minute helped Song Lam Nghe An score the only goal of the match.

With this victory, coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team is still maintaining an unbeaten record at home in 2025 (4 wins, 1 draw). Along with that is the 5th consecutive unbeaten match against Quy Nhon Binh Dinh (3 wins, 2 draws).

More importantly, this victory helps Song Lam Nghe An surpass the team from the land of Vo to rise to 12th place on the rankings and significantly shorten the gap with the teams above. This victory will help coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team to be much more confident in the relegation race this season.

The Fate of Michael Olaha

In the last match,Michael Olahastill not really playing excellently. The striker wearing the number 7 shirt was taken care of quite carefully by the away team's defenders, so he did not have many notable plays. Michael Olaha's most outstanding situation was the situation where the Nigerian striker headed the ball into the post after goalkeeper Huynh Tan Linh's attempt to block.

However, the fate with the team of the land of Vo once again spoke up. Michael Olaha's long shot was not too dangerous, but goalkeeper Huynh Tan Linh did not catch the ball well, creating an opportunity for the Nigerian striker to score his third consecutive match against Quy Nhon Binh Dinh. This was also the 999th goal of Song Lam Nghe An in the National Championship.

Hopefully, this goal will help Michael Olaha regain his form for the rest of the season, thereby contributing to helping the home team stay in the league successfully.

The value of Ho Khac Ngoc

Since arriving at Song Lam Nghe An in the mid-season transfer period, midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc has always proven his important role in the Nghe An team.

Extensive playing experience and excellent personal skills are the qualities that help the midfielder wearing the number 32 shirt become the boss of the Song Lam Nghe An midfield. Ho Khac Ngoc's specialty is his ability to maneuver in a narrow space to escape pressing, thereby opening up attacks for the Nghe An team.

In the last match, midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc also showed his qualities very well to help Song Lam Nghe An have a good game. And it was also Ho Khac Ngoc who had the assist for Michael Olaha to score.

It can be affirmed that midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc is a "worth every penny" contract of Song Lam Nghe An in the recent mid-season transfer period.

Coach Phan Nhu Thuat still has a lot of work to do.

After the 16th round, V.League will take a break for the National Teams to gather and compete. This is the time for Song Lam Nghe An to practice skills and tactics to prepare for the remaining stages of the season.

The most important task of the Nghe An team's coaching staff is to improve their attacking efficiency. With only 11 goals scored after 16 rounds, Song Lam Nghe An is one of the teams with the weakest attack in V.League this season.

To do this,Coach Phan Nhu Thuatwill have to "unlock" striker Michael Olaha. Although he scored in the last match, the Nigerian striker's form is still not good. Therefore, this break will be a good opportunity for the Nghe An team's coaching staff to help Michael Olaha regain his form.

In addition, it is necessary to improve the physical strength of the players. Because the competition schedule of the final stage of the season is quite dense. Therefore, improving the physical strength of the players will help Song Lam Nghe An not to run out of steam at important times.

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