Song Lam Nghe An defeated Hanoi, temporarily leading V.League 2020
Duc Anh - Trung Kien - June 18, 2020 21:39
(Baonghean.vn) - Dang Van Lam's long-range shot helped SLNA win by a narrow margin against Hanoi right at Hang Day Stadium, round 5 of V.League 2020. This victory was not only significant in terms of points, but it also erased the Nghe An team's streak of not winning at Hang Day Stadium.
In the 2nd minute, Rimario had a chance to score, but the home team's striker's shot was not as expected and goalkeeper Van Hoang had no difficulty controlling the situation. In the 8th minute, Ho Tuan Tai had an answer with a delicate dribble after receiving a long pass from his teammate to eliminate the home team's defense. Unfortunately, in the face-to-face situation with goalkeeper Van Cong, the striker wearing the number 10 shirt could not defeat his compatriot.
In the 16th minute, seeing that the Hanoi FC goalkeeper was too high up, Phan Van Duc from his own half suddenly launched a delicate but equally powerful chip. Although he defeated goalkeeper Van Cong, the ball from midfielder number 20 missed the goal by a hair.
Against the defending champions, SLNA did not show any weakness, even creating more dangerous opportunities towards the Hanoi FC goal. However, the lack of luck of Ho Tuan Tai and Phan Van Duc prevented the away team from scoring a goal to break the deadlock.
At the end of the first half, the two teams tied 0 - 0. Photo: Duc Anh
In the 28th minute, the home team enjoyed a set piece situation on the left wing, Thanh Luong from the free kick sent the ball into the penalty area but Van Hoang promptly pushed the ball out, creating conditions for his teammates to quickly counterattack. Unfortunately, the subsequent ball deployment situation of SLNA's attack line did not end as expected.
It wasn't until the 33rd minute that the only foreign player on SLNA's attack line spoke up when Peter Samuel made a powerful sprint, but the number 19 striker's cross was not favorable enough for Ho Tuan Tai to rush in and finish close to the goal.
Although SLNA's defense still played solidly as usual, individual mistakes still occasionally created extremely dangerous gaps. In the 36th minute, Dinh Chau handled the ball clumsily, creating conditions for Van Quyet and Rimario to continuously have finishing shots in the penalty area, but they were unable to defeat Van Hoang and the SLNA goal post.
Van Quyet continued to have chances in the 41st minute but Van Hoang still stood firm in his goal. The first half ended in a goalless draw, to the regret of both teams.
Van Lam's goal made SLNA play more confidently. Photo: Duc Anh
During the break between the two halves, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem directed his players to attack first to find a goal. But with their strengths, SLNA's defense system did not have too much difficulty in neutralizing the opponent's intentions and quickly brought the match back to a balanced situation.
After more than 10 minutes of playing at a slow pace, SLNA suddenly accelerated in the 56th minute. With the ball at his feet, Peter Samuel attacked left and right on the left wing before passing the ball to Dinh Dong. SLNA's left-back dribbled the ball before being tackled by the opponent and the ball reached Van Lam's feet.
From an extremely favorable position, midfielder number 12 quickly launched an extremely dangerous shot from outside the penalty area that hit the inside edge of the post and flew into the net, surprising goalkeeper Van Cong and the Hanoi Club defense.
With the opening goal, SLNA took the initiative in defense, waiting for counterattack opportunities. And it didn't take long for coach Ngo Quang Truong's players to continue creating dangerous situations.
In the 63rd minute, the visitors' sharp counter-attack ended with a difficult cross from Peter Samuel that almost caused defender Thanh Chung to score an own goal. Immediately after, the opportunity continued to be given to defender Gustavo Santos, but the Brazilian's header went just wide of the post.
SLNA rose to the top of the V.League 2020 rankings. Photo: Duc Anh
In the 69th minute, the duo Phan Van Duc - Ho Tuan Tai coordinated well before striker number 10 launched a dangerous low shot towards Van Cong's goal, however, the first goal in V.League 2020 has yet to come to the striker from Hung Nguyen.
Realizing the difficulty of facing the tightly arranged defense of the away team, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem continuously sent Van Kien and Quang Hai onto the field to increase the attacking power while Coach Ngo Quang Truong still had great confidence in the players he had arranged from the beginning of the match.
As soon as he entered the field, Quang Hai immediately left his mark with a long-range shot that Van Hoang struggled to block. In the corner kick situation right after that, Vietnam Golden Ball 2019 Do Hung Dung had a chance to finish but his handling sent the ball over the bar.
In the 77th minute, it was Quang Hai again with a beautiful move and a shot in the penalty area, but Van Hoang continued to play excellently to deny the home team an equalizer. In the 80th minute, the home team continued to put pressure on SLNA's goal, but the chaotic situation in the penalty area was not ended by Quang Hai with a goal.
After the 82nd minute, two substitute players, Nguyen Van Viet and Tran Ngoc Anh, along with strikers Peter Samuel and Phan Van Duc, continuously fired shots at Van Cong's goal, but the away team still could not score a goal to double the gap.
The 5 minutes of extra time were not enough for Hanoi FC to equalize and after 5 consecutive defeats against the capital team, SLNA won to get 3 valuable points. The victory helped SLNA rise to the top of the rankings with an unbeaten record.
(Baonghean.vn) - After a goalless first half, SLNA played solidly in the second half and suddenly launched a decisive attack. From a well-organized attack, young midfielder Dang Van Lam, born in 1999, opened the score for SLNA.
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