SLNA: What do you see from Alves' red card?
(Baonghean.vn) - The match between SLNA and Thanh Hoa in round 5 of V.League 2019 has only reached the 8th minute, but the home team has already suffered a loss of a player when striker Alves was sent off for a foul.
Alves's disastrous red card almost cost the Nghe An team a loss against the team currently bottom of the table. Fortunately, thanks to the excellent performance and brave fighting spirit of his remaining teammates, SLNA still won all 3 points with the only goal scored by Ho Khac Ngoc.
Witnessing the situation where the player wearing the number 19 shirt was sent off, experts, fans of Nghe An and even coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team felt extremely surprised and indignant. Because for a long time, SLNA players no longer had to endure harsh decisions from the referee team.
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| The situation where Alves was sent off by the referee after a foul on Dinh Tien Thanh. Photo courtesy |
It is not an exaggeration to say that SLNA is one of the most “fair play” teams in V.League in recent seasons. In V.League 2017 and 2018, none of Coach Nguyen Duc Thang’s players had to “take an early bath”. This is clear evidence of the change in the playing style and behavior of SLNA players that no one can deny.
While other teams in the V.League often have players receive red cards, SLNA “took” more than 2 and a half years to get into a situation of playing with one less player. The most recent player to be sent off by the main referee was midfielder Vo Ngoc Toan, in SLNA’s 1-0 victory over HAGL, which took place on July 29, 2016. However, midfielder Vo Ngoc Toan was sent off because he received 2 yellow cards, unlike Alves.
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| Before Alves, Vo Ngoc Toan (yellow shirt) was the latest SLNA player to be sent off. Photo from FBNV |
