SLNA received a bonus, coach Le Huynh Duc was angry because he lost at home

(Baonghean.vn) - Answering the press conference after the match, Coach Le Huynh Duc of SHB Da Nang admitted that the Nghe An team successfully neutralized the main striker Do Merlo to get the victory.

Speaking about the hard-fought victory at Hoa Xuan Stadium, SLNA coach Nguyen Duc Thang said: “To get the victory, the players had to pay the price with sweat and blood. Although SLNA received 6 yellow cards in this match, I think we should ask whether those yellow cards were too much or not. There were situations where the referee did not deserve a card but still gave a card.

Obviously in this match, SLNA did not play dirty or play dirty, malicious football. The yellow card given to SLNA was very unfortunate because of the referee's reaction. Every victory has a price to pay but of course that is not what I want.

I think the referee was a bit too harsh, in the situation where Phi Son got cramps at the end of the match and had to leave the field. I don't understand why he received a yellow card.

Coach Nguyen Duc Thang is not satisfied with the unnecessary penalty cards for SLNA. Photo: Trung Kien

Before the match, we highly appreciated SHB Da Nang and tried every way to limit Merlo's strength. I would like to thank SLNA fans and the players for playing their best to get this victory right on the away field."

Meanwhile, coach Le Huynh Duc was very disappointed with this loss and blamed the referee for not managing the match well. Besides, he admitted that SLNA players were "more experienced" than his students:

“We were unlucky today. In the first half, we played very well and created many chances but could not take advantage of them. The strikers finished and shot very poorly. In the second half, they continued to have problems with finishing. As for SLNA, they did not play better than us and only in the last minutes did they cause us difficulties.

Coach Le Huynh Duc of SHB Da Nang explained that SHB Da Nang lost because of bad luck. Photo: Trung Kien

In this match, striker Do Merlo was closely marked and in high ball situations, SLNA players knew how to put pressure on the opponent. It can be said that SLNA is "more experienced" than our team and they have many players who have played for the national team.

SLNA did not play dirty, but some of their players tried to provoke us, causing SHB Da Nang players to feel frustrated. That is a small part of football and we cannot blame it. In terms of expertise, I think we were unlucky." - Coach Le Huynh Duc concluded./.

Trung Kien