SLNA gives first victory to 'player number 12'

(Baonghean) - After 7 rounds, last week, SLNA finally had their first victory at Vinh Stadium in the 2017 season. In addition to winning all 3 points to escape the bottom of the rankings, SLNA's victory also had a lot of meaning when the young SLNA players knew how to "overcome themselves".

Taking the field with a weakened squad and conceding a goal to the away team, but with a tireless fighting spirit and the brilliance of Khac Ngoc, SLNA "turned the tables" and brought home an emotional victory.

Unfortunately, very few Nghe An fans directly witnessed the home team's spectacular victory, because before that, they were too disappointed with SLNA's weak performance and inexplicable loss of points right at the "holy land of Vinh", so many people no longer wanted to go to the stadium to see SLNA "lying" for the away team to "torture".

Fans are always a special source of encouragement and are known as SLNA's "number 12 players". Photo: Duc Dung.

That day, witnessing the image of disabled fan Nguyen Ba Ky lying on a folding bed with wheels, brought to the field by his family to watch the SLNA players' running steps throughout the match, made many people think.

Many people have asked questions: Why doesn’t a disabled person like Ky stay at home to watch the live broadcast on TV but has to ask his family to take him to the stadium? Why does SLNA have consecutive “dirty back and white stomach” losses but Ky still comes to cheer? If all Nghe An football fans had a strong love and belief for SLNA like Ky, things would have been different?!

After the match, Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh - President of SLNA Club went down to the field and called the players to Ky and said: You must look at fans like Ky to practice and compete, do not let down the fans.

If only all the football fans of Nghe An in particular and the fans of football teams in Vietnam in general always accompanied the team, even when they were in trouble as well as when they were in good form, surely every time the players entered the field they would feel excited and try their best not to let down the fans.

Unfortunately, the “love of football” spirit of some fans today is in the form of “movement”, “crowd”, seeing a victory, they cheer as if they themselves have achieved something, seeing the team play poorly, they criticize, even with harsh words. There are matches, some people even accept to buy “black market” tickets at dozens of times the price, jostle, push to get into the field as if they are very fans, knowledgeable about football so need to come to the field to watch this match, but when the home team is behind, they abandon the match and go home.

Perhaps, in addition to criticizing the players for their lack of ambition, their lack of dedication, the tournament organizers for their unscientific management, causing frustration... football fans should also look back at their own way of cheering and supporting, have they ever had the love for the team like Mr. Nguyen Ba Ky, to stand up on behalf of the fans to criticize the teams and the players?

Therefore, many people jokingly said that SLNA's victory over SHB.Da Nang was a victory dedicated to special fan Nguyen Ba Ky!

Duc Dung