SLNA excited, Navibank.Saigon cautious

(Baonghean) - According to plan, Navibank.Saigon arrived in Vinh on December 15, but due to problems, this morning, December 16, coach Pham Cong Loc and his team arrived in Vinh City.

In the afternoon, Navibank.Sai Gon players had a practice session to get acquainted with Vinh Stadium. When the reporter asked about Navibank.Sai Gon's situation before the match, coach Pham Cong Loc refused to answer and pointed to Aniekan. Having played in Vietnam for nearly 6 years, this player speaks Vietnamese quite fluently. Aniekan said that this was an exciting match because SLNA is the current V.League champion, and his team has many national team players. Playing at Vinh Stadium is very difficult for Navibank.Sai Gon, but he and his teammates will try their best. After the warm-up, coach Pham Cong Loc had his players practice goal shooting and small coordination exercises.

Coach Pham Cong Loc (red shirt) inspects the small coordination exercise of Saigon players.

Right after Navibank’s training session, Coach Huu Thang and his team also arrived at the stadium. SLNA players were very excited during the warm-up exercises and “ghost football”. Coach Huu Thang told the players that tomorrow’s Super Cup match is the first match of the season, so we must play our best, contribute a beautiful match and achieve the best results.

SLNA players before training session

Present on the field to encourage the players, General Director Nguyen Hong Thanh said: "Playing at home, we must strive to win."

After the training session of the two teams, Coach Huu Thang and Pham Cong Loc talked and shook hands, promising to encourage the players to play their best. Meanwhile, goalkeepers Quoc Cuong and The Anh took the opportunity to ask about their old teammates and the "bosses" at SLNA.

Duc Chuyen