Song Lam Nghe An shares points with Hanoi FC at Vinh Stadium
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite being scored first by the opponent, with Olaha's excellence, Song Lam Nghe An kept 1 point at Vinh Stadium against Hanoi FC, in round 16 of V.League 2023/2024.
After more than a month of break, V.League 2023/2024 returns with a series of matches in round 16. In this round, Song Lam Nghe An will host Hanoi FC at Vinh Stadium. With poor form recently, it will not be easy for the Nghe team to gain points, despite having home field advantage.
However, Nghe An fans can still hope for a positive result against the representative of the Capital, when talented midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien has returned after a long time of injury. Besides, Tran Nam Hai has also recovered from his injury in time to be ready to welcome Hanoi FC.
However, both of these players were not put on the field by coach Phan Nhu Thuat from the start.
Thus, coach Phan Nhu Thuat arranged the starting lineup with a 4-4-2 formation. As usual, goalkeeper Van Viet stood in the goal of Song Lam Nghe An. The 4 defenders of the Vinh home team included: Vuong Van Huy, Mario Zebic, Le Van Thanh and Tran Dinh Hoang.
Playing just above the home team's defense are Phan Ba Quyen, Manh Quynh, Quang Tu and Van Viet in midfield roles.
As usual, the striker duo of Song Lam Nghe An is still Olaha and Xuan Dai.
On the other side of the front line, Hanoi FC did not have the services of the main striker duo Van Quyet and Tagueu Joel, so coach Daiki arranged for Tuan Hai and Van Tung to play highest in the attack line.
Unexpectedly, the match's tempo was pushed up as soon as the ball rolled. In the first seconds, Hanoi FC organized a sharp attack on Van Viet's goal. Tuan Hai made a cross from the left wing. Xuan Manh was the one to finish the last shot, but Song Lam Nghe An's defense played with concentration and cleared the danger for their team's goal.
Immediately, the home team responded with a cross into the middle of the goal by Quan Van Chuan. However, the Nghe An strikers were unable to have an accurate shot to score against Hanoi FC.
Although this was an important match for both teams, Song Lam Nghe An and Hanoi FC still played with a fairly open game. To approach the opponent's goal, the away team used a close-range passing game, but Nghe An's defense played calmly to neutralize it. Meanwhile, Song Lam Nghe An used the two wings as the main attack direction. And with this way of playing, Nghe An FC created difficulties for the away team.
In the 22nd minute, from a smooth overlapping move on the right wing, Dinh Hoang made a pass towards the second post, but Phan Xuan Dai could not get past the pursuit of central defender Thanh Chung.
Before that, in the 19th minute, a moment of distraction by Song Lam Nghe An's defense opened up an opportunity for Van Truong, but goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet excellently dived to save the home team.
Possessing a team with equal expertise, in the last 1/3 of the first half, Hanoi FC completely dominated the game. The representative of the Capital created a series of opportunities in front of Van Viet's goal.
After many missed situations, in the 38th minute, Hanoi FC broke the deadlock with a goal by Tuan Hai. Van Truong made a smart pass to Tuan Hai in front of the 16m50 area. The number 9 striker handled the ball calmly before finishing low, dangerous enough to defeat Van Viet. It must also be said that in this situation, center back Van Thanh did not have the ability to judge accurately to prevent Van Truong's pass.
After conceding the goal, coach Phan Nhu Thuat asked his players to push up their formation to find an equalizer. And that helped the Vinh home team equalize the match score.
In the 45th minute, from Olaha's daring breakthrough, the Nigerian striker skillfully overcame the Hanoi defender's challenge, then kicked the ball and hit Tien Long's leg, changing the trajectory, leaving Van Chuan with no chance to block. The match score was brought back to the starting line by Song Lam Nghe An.
In the second half, to strengthen the defense, coach Phan Nhu Thuat decided to send Le Nguyen Hoang onto the field to replace center back Le Van Thanh.
In the first minutes of the second half, Song Lam Nghe An were more daring in organizing their attacks. And as usual, Olaha always played the role of the soul of the Nghe team's attack.
In the 50th minute, Olaha tried to dribble the ball on the left wing, then crossed the ball inside, but his teammates could not respond in time.
With the hope of winning all 3 points in this match, coach Phan Nhu Thuat decided to send Nam Hai, Dinh Xuan Tien, and Quang Vinh onto the field to replace Dinh Hoang, Phan Xuan Dai, and Quang Tu.
However, the presence of these talents still could not give the Vinh home team an advantage over the opponent.
In the final minutes of the match, neither team took the initiative to increase the attack tempo, so the score 1-1 remained until the referee blew the final whistle.
Round 17 V.League 2023/2024, Song Lam Nghe An will travel to Pleiku to face host Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
