Song Lam Nghe An won the 6-point match

After the defeat against Hanoi FC in round 12,Lam River Nghe Anreturned to the second-to-last position on the V-League 2024/25 rankings. Coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team has only won 1 match, drawn 6 matches and lost 5 matches. If they cannot improve their ranking, Song Lam Nghe An will face the risk of being relegated to the first division for the first time.

Meanwhile, Song Lam Nghe An's opponent in round 13, Hai Phong, is not doing much better. The port city team is right above Song Lam Nghe An and is only 2 points ahead of the home team. If coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team wins, they will move up to replace Hai Phong's position.

Therefore, the final round of the first leg at Vinh Stadium is considered an extremely important match in the journey to find a ticket to stay in the league for both teams and is considered a 6-point match for the winning team.

With that importance, coach Phan Nhu Thuat has decided to renew the lineup compared to the previous round.

In which, the soul of the front line Olaha did not play from the start, but instead Dinh Xuan Tien will play as an attacking midfielder for Kuku. The midfield includes: Van Bach, Quang Vinh, Manh Quynh and Long Vu.

A small disadvantage for the Vinh home team is that Van Khanh cannot play due to receiving 3 yellow cards. The player who will be replaced is Le Van Thanh. Thus, the defensive quartet will be in charge of: Vuong Van Huy, Le Van Thanh, Zaracho and Tran Dinh Hoang.

With home field advantage and determination to win all 3 points, as soon as the opening whistle blew, Song Lam Nghe An quickly pushed up their formation to put pressure on Hai Phong's field.

And right in the 4th minute of the match, Song Lam Nghe An had the first dangerous opportunity. From Manh Quynh's through ball from the middle area, Long Vu ran down, passed goalkeeper Dinh Trieu and shot towards the opponent's goal. However, Hai Phong's defender quickly cleared the ball right on the goal line for a corner kick.

Not stopping there, in the 20th minute, from an attack on the right wing, Van Huy sent an accurate cross to Xuan Tien, but from a distance of more than 10m, the midfielder wearing the number 9 shirt sent the ball over the bar.

In the first 20 minutes of the match, Song Lam Nghe An played a diverse attacking style. The right wing, where the young duo Long Vu and Van Huy appeared, was chosen as the main attacking wing. Unfortunately, the Nghe An team lacked a bit of sharpness in the final phases to be able to score against Dinh Trieu.

After many missed chances, in the 41st minute, Song Lam Nghe An broke the deadlock. From Manh Quynh's through ball, Xuan Tien ran down at high speed, then skillfully flicked the ball with the outside of his foot, leaving goalkeeper Dinh Trieu helpless as the ball went into the net, opening the score for the home team.

This was also the final result of the first 45 minutes of the match.

Entering the second half, Song Lam Nghe An continued to maintain the excitement as in the first half. And that helped the Vinh home team continue to create dangerous opportunities towards the opponent's goal. In the 48th minute, Dinh Hoang made a cross-line pass to Long Vu's position. The midfielder wearing the number 38 shirt rushed down to face the goalkeeper and then finished with technique, but unfortunately the ball hit the post.

As time passed in the middle of the second half, coach Phan Nhu Thuat decided to use a defensive counter-attack strategy. To effectively implement this strategy, the Nghe An coach sent Olaha and Ho Van Cuong onto the field to replace Xuan Tien and Manh Quynh.

This change created some sharp counterattacks for the home team. Notably, in the 71st minute, Ho Van Cuong made a move on the right wing and then passed the ball back to Olaha. The striker wearing the number 7 shirt continued to pass the ball reasonably to Kuku, but the player wearing the number 10 shirt lacked a bit of concentration to endanger Dinh Trieu's goal.

In the final minutes of the match, Hai Phong increased the pressure and they managed to put the ball into the net of Song Lam Nghe An. However, after checking VAR, the referee said that the Hai Phong player had been offside and did not recognize the goal for the away team.

That was also the last dangerous situation of the match. With a 1-0 victory, Song Lam Nghe An has risen from the second-to-last position in the rankings./.