SLNA is ready for the match against Sanna Khanh Hoa

(Baonghean.vn) - After a temporary break to make room for the Vietnam National Team to participate in the friendly tournament AYA Bank Cup held in Myanmar, SLNA is urgently practicing to prepare for the predicted difficult away match against the tough team Sana Khanh Hoa in round 12 of the Toyota V-League 2016 National Championship.

SLNA players are very confident before the away match against Sana Khanh Hoa.

Up to now, after 11 rounds, SLNA is in 10th place on the rankings with 14 points, scoring 14 goals, while goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh had to pick the ball out of the net 15 times. Most recently, the Nghe An team, although not under the direction of head coach Ngo Quang Truong due to serving a penalty after the incident at Thanh Hoa Stadium in round 9, SLNA still got 3 important points after defeating the team at the bottom of the rankings Dong Thap with a score of 3-0 in the last round at the "fire pan of Thanh Vinh" in round 11. With the victory over the team from Bung Bien, SLNA ended the streak of only drawing and losing matches since the victory against Saigon FC in round 5 of the Toyota V-League before.

In the recent match at the National Cup, SLNA with its young players played very resiliently against the team that was showing very impressive form, Hai Phong, and only lost with a score of 2-1 right at the Lach Tray stadium of the port city team.

To prepare for the difficult journey in the away match at Nha Trang Stadium, players such as Que Ngoc Hai, Tran Dinh Hoang, Tran Nguyen Manh, Tran Phi Son, after having a successful tournament in the Vietnam National Team jersey in the friendly match with the Syrian team and the AYA Bank Cup quadrangle, have been present to practice with their teammates. Meanwhile, after 2 matches having to be "unwilling spectators" in this match, SLNA will welcome the return of Coach Ngo Quang Truong to the coaching bench.

SLNA defeated Sana Khanh Hoa at the Kienlongbank Kien Giang National Cup 2016

More than ever, the Nghe An team is showing its determination to defeat Sana Khanh Hoa right at their home ground, thereby improving their position on the rankings as well as creating excitement for the young players in the second leg of V-League 2016.

In terms of the head-to-head record between the two teams, since last season until now, each team has won 1 match and drawn 1 match. Most recently, SLNA defeated the team from the Sea City with a minimal score right at Vinh Stadium in the 1/8 round of the National Cup in a match where the Nghe team played with only 10 men on the field.

As planned, Coach Ngo Quang Truong's team will leave their headquarters to march to Nha Trang today (June 15) to get used to the conditions and weather and have the best preparation for the stormy away match against Sana Khanh Hoa.

Hopefully with such careful preparation, the Nghe An team will achieve a favorable result against the team currently ranked 8th on the rankings in the match taking place at 5:00 p.m. on June 19.

Cao Anh