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 SLNA's young 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 spectacular victory of their home team, 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 watch SLNA "lie down" 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, being brought to the stadium by his family to watch the SLNA players' running steps throughout the match, made many people think.

Many people have asked questions: Why does a disabled person like Ky not 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 continuously have matches where they lose "back and stomach empty" but Ky still comes to cheer? If all Nghe An football fans had a strong love and faith for SLNA like Ky, surely things would be 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 to not let down the fans.

Unfortunately, the “love of football” spirit of some fans today is in the form of a “movement”, a “crowd”, seeing a victory, they cheer as if they themselves have made a contribution, seeing the team play poorly, they criticize, even using harsh words. There are matches, some people even accept to buy “black market” tickets at dozens of times the price, jostling, pushing to get into the stadium as if they are big fans, knowledgeable about football so they need to come to the stadium 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 lacking ambition, not playing with all their might, the Organizing Committee for running the tournament unscientifically, 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 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