Song Lam Nghe An suffered a heavy defeat against Viettel.

Before entering a nearly two-month break to make way for the ASEAN Cup,Lam River Nghe Anwill play the last match at Vinh Stadium when meeting the away team The Cong Viettel in round 9.V-League 2024/2025.

With an unconvincing performance since the beginning of the season, the Nghe team will have a lot of work to do on the journey to find a ticket to stay in the league this season. Currently, after 8 matches, the Nghe team has not known the taste of victory and is in 12th place on the rankings.

In this match, the Vinh home team faces many disadvantages when some players are injured and are serving suspensions due to penalty cards. Notably, central defender Le Van Thanh and midfielder Nguyen Quang Vinh cannot play. Thus, the 3 central defenders of Song Lam Nghe An will be in charge of Tran Nam Hai, Le Nguyen Hoang and Zaracho. Playing on the two wings are the duo Ho Van Cuong and Bui Van Duc; Dang Quang Tu, Van Bach and Dinh Xuan Tien will play in the central midfield position; Olaha will pair with Kuku in the forward line of Song Lam Nghe An.

On the other side of the battle line,Viettel The Conghave also just gone through 3 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory. Therefore, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team will definitely be determined to win all 3 points against the home team that is in poor form.

With the determination to score points, both teams increased the tempo of the match as soon as the ball rolled. Song Lam Nghe An was the team that had the first dangerous opportunity. In the 3rd minute, from a pass through the line of his teammate, Olaha rushed down the right wing to face goalkeeper Van Phong. However, the striker wearing the number 7 shirt's shot sent the ball straight to the position of Viettel's goalkeeper.

Immediately after that, Viettel responded with a close-range shot by Khuat Van Khang, but the ball went wide of goalkeeper Van Viet's goal.

Although they did not attack much, the away team was more effective in approaching the opponent's goal. That was shown in Viettel's opening goal in the 14th minute. From a corner kick, the ball was hung in the middle of the home team's goal, Duc Chien jumped high and headed the ball past goalkeeper Van Viet.

After conceding the goal, Song Lam Nghe An decided to push up their formation to find an equalizer. In the 21st minute, from a cross from the right wing by Ho Van Cuong, Kuku jumped high to head the ball, but the ball went wide of Van Phong's goal.

While the home team was busy looking for an equalizer, they unexpectedly conceded a second goal. Viettel's goal came in the 22nd minute of the match. From a poor clearance by Le Nguyen Hoang, the ball bounced right into Nhat Nam's path. This midfielder fired a beautiful shot from outside the Song Lam Nghe An penalty area that tore the roof of Van Viet's net.

During more than half of the first half, Song Lam Nghe An lacked luck. Notably, in the 28th minute, from a corner kick, Thanh Duc sent the ball towards the near post, Olaha rushed up to head the ball but it went just wide of Van Phong's goal, missing the opportunity to shorten the gap for the Nghe An team.

Entering the second half, Viettel, despite creating a safe distance, still actively attacked. In the 50th minute, the away team continued to increase the score to 3-0. From an attack on the left wing of Viettel, the ball was crossed into the middle of the home team's goal, Le Nguyen Hoang cleared the ball right to Tien Anh's position. This player volleyed, hitting Van Viet's net.

After scoring 3 goals, Viettel continued to show their superiority. Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team, with a coherent style of play, completely dominated the game. The away team created a series of effective attacks and launched many dangerous shots towards Van Viet's goal. In the 87th minute, Viettel raised the score to 4-0. The goal belonged to Nguyen Duc Hoang Minh after a close-range tap-in that hit Van Viet's net.

Not stopping there, in the 90th minute, Viettel continued to score the 5th goal against Song Lam Nghe An. The goal belonged to Huu Thang after a practice-like coordination between the away team in front of the Nghe An club's penalty area.

And the score of 5-0 in favor of the away team Viettel was also the final result of this match./.