Saigon FC - SLNA: Continue to improve?

(Baonghean.vn) - In the 15th round of V-League 2016, SLNA had a difficult away match against Saigon FC. However, the Nghe An team's important victory over Than Quang Ninh was a huge boost in morale for coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team to continue to play well and bring joy to the fans.

SLNA entered the 2016 V-League season with the goal of entering the Top 5. However, after a series of disappointing matches in the first leg, that goal seems to have slipped out of reach for the Nghe An team. After 14 matches, SLNA only won 3 matches against defending champion Becamex Binh Duong, Saigon FC and the bottom-ranked team Dong Thap, while coach Ngo Quang Truong's team suffered 4 defeats against Hai Phong, XSKT Can Tho, Thanh Quang Ninh, Ha Noi T&T, the remaining 6 matches of the Nghe An team all ended in a draw.

SLNA is very excited about the impressive victory against Than Quang Ninh

Throughout the first leg, Coach Ngo Quang Truong's team was still struggling to find a winning formula. Accordingly, there were many experiments in different positions, but the results only made fans more disappointed. If we were to find the most impressive moment of the Nghe An team in the first leg, it would be the unbelievable victory over defending champion Becamex Binh Duong in round 4 right at Go Dau Stadium. Therefore, it is easy to understand that SLNA ended the first leg with 11th place on the rankings.

Entering the second leg, the Nghe An team has been under a lot of pressure from public opinion and fans because of the poor results they have shown before. Some experts even said that it was time for SLNA to accept defeat to accumulate for the next season. However, overcoming all that, coach Ngo Quang Truong's team knew how to overcome difficulties with a very impressive victory with a score of 3-0 against Thanh Quang Ninh, the team that SLNA lost to with a score of 3-1 in the first leg at Cam Pha Stadium.

One thing worth mentioning in this match is that the players' attitude has started to "have fire", expected players like Phi Son continue to shine. More specifically, young striker Ho Tan Tai, after a period of playing a "supporting role", has made fans mention him with his impressive performance and "double" goals after 17 months of not finding the opponent's net.

Saigon FC determined to pay back the debt it borrowed after losing to SLNA in the first leg

In contrast to SLNA, Saigon FC entered the season with many changes. The name change and relocation of headquarters to a foreign land to establish a career has made many people skeptical about the success of the team previously called Hanoi Club. However, what coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team is showing is very impressive. Up to now, after 14 matches, Saigon FC has had 5 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses, earning 20 points and is currently ranked 9th on the rankings. This is a very encouraging result for a team that has just entered the V-League.

One of the factors that contributed to the success of Saigon FC is the mark of young coach Nguyen Duc Thang when this former The Cong player breathed new life into the fighting spirit of the young and inexperienced team in the V-League arena, thereby helping the players to play confidently and form a united and unified team. It can be affirmed that Saigon FC is the best defensive counter-attacking team in the V-League up to now. Especially, they have players suitable for this style of play such as Trinh Duy Long, Andrew Mwesigwa, Nguyen Ngoc Duy...

Among them, Duy Long is an important name in the attack line of Saigon FC when he has scored 6 goals this season.

In the last round, Saigon FC had a spectacular comeback against the Quang Nam team when in just the last 7 minutes of the match, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's students had an impressive performance, scoring 3 consecutive goals to win a dramatic draw with a score of 3-3.

Before the match, the leaders of Saigon FC as well as the players were determined to defeat SLNA to pay back the debt they owed when they lost with a minimal score at Vinh Stadium in the first leg of round 5 of V-League 2016.

Obviously, playing away at Thong Nhat Stadium of Saigon FC will be very difficult for SLNA. However, with the support of more than 8 thousand enthusiastic fans in the stands along with the excitement after the victory over Than Quang Ninh. Hopefully, the team of coach Ngo Quang Truong will continue to play well to defeat the opponent, thereby bringing joy to the fans at home.

Cao Anh