Song Lam Nghe An share points at home against Ho Chi Minh City Club

The match between Song Lam Nghe An and Ho Chi Minh City Club takes place at 18:00 on November 2 within the framework of round 6 of V-League 2024/25.

After 5 rounds atV-League 2024/25, Song Lam Nghe An still has not known the taste of victory when drawing 3 and losing 2 matches. In the most recent match against Binh Dinh, coach Pham Anh Tuan's team played better against the team from Vo land, but mistakes in defense caused Song Lam Nghe An to only bring home 1 point.

Overall,Lam River Nghe AnThe team has not had a good start, mainly due to poor performance from an unsafe defense. After 5 rounds, coach Pham Anh Tuan's team is the team that has conceded the most goals in the V-League with 9 goals.

Before the match of round 6, luckily for Song Lam Nghe An, some key players were able to return to the starting lineup. Notably, defenderHo Van CuongAfter a period of injury, he was used by coach Pham Anh Tuan as a right-back. Playing on the opposite wing as usual was Vuong Van Huy.

The three central defenders in Song Lam Nghe An's familiar 3-5-2 formation are Zaracho, Le Nguyen Hoang and Le Van Thanh. Quang Tu, Quang Vinh and Xuan Tien continue to play in the central midfield position. Playing highest up the attack line are the striker duo Olaha and Kuku.

On the side of the away team Ho Chi Minh City Club, coach Phung Thanh Phuong and his team have not had the desired start to the season this year. The "Red Battleship" has only had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses after 5 rounds. Before the away trip to Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City Club had gone through 4 matches without knowing the taste of victory. Including the defeat against the First Division team Phu Dong Ninh Binh in the qualifying round of the 2024/25 National Cup.

Therefore, the team led by Mr. Pham Anh Tuan is very determined to win the first victory of the season.

To make this happen, as soon as the ball rolled, the home team took the initiative to control the game, increasing the attack tempo. And right from the first attack, Song Lam Nghe An put the ball into the away team's net. However, after checking the Var again, the referee determined that Kuku was offside in the attack, allowing Quang Vinh to shoot into the net of goalkeeper Patrick Le Giang.

After the goal was disallowed, the home team continued to attack and created many dangerous opportunities towards the opponent's goal. Notably, in the 23rd minute, Ho Van Cuong passed the ball to the right place, eliminating the defender of Ho Chi Minh City Club and right on the path of Olaha, but the striker wearing the number 7 shirt did not control the ball accurately, missing the opportunity to open the score for Song Lam Nghe An.

In the 32nd minute, Song Lam Nghe An continued to cause trouble in front of Patrick Le Giang's goal, but in a close-range situation, Kuku headed the ball over the crossbar, after a well-placed pass from Ho Van Cuong.

In the final minutes of the half, Song Lam Nghe An players continuously "bombarded" Patrick Le Giang's goal, but Kuku and Olaha both lacked the luck to turn their chances into goals. Therefore, the first 45 minutes ended without either side opening the score.

Entering the second half, Song Lam Nghe An continued to be the team with the first chance. After a chaotic situation in front of Ho Chi Minh City Club's goal, Ho Van Cuong made a diving volley, but could not beat goalkeeper Patrick Le Giang.

In the final minutes of the second half, Song Lam Nghe An lost control of the game to the away team, so coach Pham Anh Tuan decided to change the personnel in the midfield. Quang Tu was let go and Trong Tuan came on to replace him.

However, Song Lam Nghe An still could not make a difference against their opponent and had to accept a draw at home.