Que Ngoc Hai - Pham Manh Hung: One at the top, the other at the bottom

Both joined SLNA’s first team in 2013, but the career paths of these two players have many differences. In recent seasons, Hai “Que” has always shown his importance in SLNA’s shirt, while Hung “Xa Hoa” has often been a friend of the bench, after making professional mistakes.

While Que Ngoc Hai has become one of the top central defenders in Vietnamese football, Pham Manh Hung is struggling to find himself again.

The situation where Que Ngoc Hai was given a red card by the referee. Photo: zing.vn

At the end of the 2018 season, both Hung “crossbar” and Hai “que” said goodbye to the Nghe An team. Pham Manh Hung’s next destination is SHB Da Nang, while Que Ngoc Hai’s new destination is Viettel. Unlike Pham Manh Hung who came to SHB Da Nang to find himself, Que Ngoc Hai joined Viettel with the purpose of finding a new challenge for his career. Hai “que”’s path is not the same as Hung “crossbar”.

Therefore, the match between SHB Da Nang and Viettel in round 1 of V.League 2019 is the focus of public attention, especially for Nghe An fans. Because in the match taking place at Hoa Xuan Stadium, there is an internal battle between two former SLNA players, Pham Manh Hung and Que Ngoc Hai. This is the first time that Hai "Que" and Hung "Xa Hoa" are on two sides of the battle line. They will compete with each other to help the home team get a favorable result.

Unfortunately, Que Ngoc Hai only appeared on the field for 39 minutes (he was sent off). The referee gave the player from Dien Chau a second yellow card (which means a red card) and a penalty for handball, which contributed to Viettel's loss.

Que Ngoc Hai's debut match for Viettel couldn't have been worse. The image of this player sitting and crying in the tunnel of Hoa Xuan Stadium is enough to say it all.

Pham Manh Hung had an impressive performance in his first official match for SHB Da Nang. Photo: DNFC

In contrast to his close friend, Pham Manh Hung had an impressive performance in his first official match in SHB Da Nang's shirt.

Thanks to the excellence of Hung “crossbar”, the defense of the Han River team successfully broke down the attacks of Vu Minh Tuan and his teammates. It has been a long time since experts and fans of Nghe An have witnessed Pham Manh Hung play so calmly and confidently.

Hopefully in the near future, the career paths of Pham Manh Hung and Que Ngoc Hai will be similar, like when both were called up to the U23 Vietnam team a few years ago./.