Song Lam Nghe An shared points in the opening match of V-League 2024/25

The match between Song Lam Nghe An and SHB Da Nang in round 1, took place on the afternoon of September 15, onVinh Stadium.

The match to kick off the new season of Lam River Nghe An witnessed a large number of Nghe An fans present at Vinh stadium to cheer for their team. Besides, many spectators were also curious to know how the new players would perform in the Song Lam Nghe An shirt.

This year in particular, the Vinh home team has the participation of two foreign players, central defender Zaracho and striker Kuku. This duo is expected to contribute to helpNghe An football teamsafe landing in the 2024/25 season.

In the first match at Vinh Stadium, Song Lam Nghe An met the new recruit of V-League 2024/25 (SHB Da Nang). Therefore, this is considered an advantage for Pham Anh Tuan and his team to get positive results on the opening day.

In order to realize this goal, the Nghe An coach has deployed a 3-4-3 formation. Because Ho Van Cuong and Tran Nam Hai have just recovered from injury, they are not physically fit enough to be in the starting lineup, so the 3 central defenders of Song Lam Nghe An are taken care of by Zaracho, Le Van Thanh and Nguyen Xuan Binh; the wing duo is given to Bui Thanh Duc and Vuong Van Huy; the 2 central midfielders are Quang Vinh and Quang Tu; the 2 wingers are taken care of by Olaha and Ngo Van Luong; the highest player on the Nghe An team's attack line is center forward Kuku.

With the home field advantage, Song Lam Nghe An quickly took the initiative when the ball started. However, the home team did not push the tempo of the match too high. Therefore, not many situations were created by the two teams.

The most notable move in the first minutes of the match took place in the 5th minute. Van Huy passed the ball into the opponent's penalty area to Kuku, but the striker wearing the number 10 shirt could not get past the Da Nang defender.

After that, both teams played a tight game so there were few opportunities. It was not until the 30th minute that Kuku created a dangerous situation towards Van Cuong's goal (SHB Da Nang). Originating from Van Huy's pass, the striker wearing the number 10 shirt jumped high to head the ball from a distance of more than 10m, but the ball missed the opponent's goal.

Immediately, SHB Da Nang responded with a lightning counter-attack. Striker Almeida skillfully handled the ball in front of the home team's penalty area, then turned around and shot the ball dangerously, but Van Viet dived in time to block it.

In the last minutes of the first half, both sides tried to find a goal but failed. Therefore, the first 45 minutes ended without either team opening the score.

Entering the second half, the two teams' play was still not very smooth. Both home and away teams played tightly so very few dangerous opportunities were created.

Realizing that his team's attacking style was at a standstill, coach Pham Anh Tuan decided to send the new 19-year-old midfielder duo Trong Tuan and Long Vu onto the field to replace Quang Tu and Khac Luong.

However, the presence of this duo on the field had not been long, Song Lam Nghe An lost a player. From a dispute on the left wing, Zaracho tackled the ball dangerously with both feet, the main referee of the match immediately showed a red card, expelling the center-back wearing shirt number 15.

After losing a player, Song Lam Nghe An was forced to deploy a defensive counter-attacking style of play. In the opposite direction, SHB Da Nang pushed up their formation with the determination to find a goal right at Vinh Stadium.

With the advantage of more players, SHB Da Nang created many scoring opportunities, but goalkeeper Van Viet played excellently to successfully block all of the opponent's shots.

On the other hand, in the last minute of the match, Kuku had a golden opportunity to score against the away team, but the striker's kick was not really dangerous enough to defeat Van Cuong.

So, 0-0, was the final result of the match.

Round 2, Song Lam Nghe An will travel to Pleiku to meet host Hoang Anh Gia Lai./.