Song Lam Nghe An lost to Hanoi FC in extra time

Lam River Nghe Anand Hanoi FC entered the match in round 22 of V.League with the determination to win all 3 points, in the context that each team has its own goals: Hanoi FC is racing for the championship, while Song Lam Nghe An is trying to stay in the league.

In the previous round, Song Lam Nghe An had a lucky 0-0 draw on Hai Phong's field. However, this result was still not enough to help coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team escape the red light group, as they were only 6 points ahead of the bottom team SHB Da Nang. The pressure on the Nghe team is getting heavier, especially when Binh Dinh - the second-to-last team just won against Hoang Anh Gia Lai, thereby reducing the gap with Song Lam Nghe An to only 1 point.

If they do not take advantage of the remaining opportunities, Song Lam Nghe An could fall into a position where they have to play in the play-off match, giving up the safe spot to Binh Dinh when the season ends.

Therefore, in the match at Vinh Stadium in round 22, Song Lam Nghe An must aim for a positive result. In order to achieve that goal, the coaching staff has deployed the strongest lineup at the moment. Goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet continues to guard the goal. The four defenders including Vuong Van Huy, Zaracho, Van Khanh and Tran Dinh Hoang are expected to ensure solidity in the defense.

In the midfield, Quang Vinh, Khac Ngoc, Ho Van Cuong and Long Vu are assigned the responsibility of regulating the play. In the attack, the Nigerian foreign duo - Olaha and Kuku will be the main spearheads with the task of penetrating the opponent's defense.

With the goal of winning points, Song Lam Nghe An entered the game with confidence and proactively pushed forward to look for opportunities. This way of playing has somewhat surprised the Hanoi FC defense. And if he had been more precise in the finishing situation, in the 3rd minute, Olaha could have brought a goal for the home team. Starting from a pass from Khac Ngoc to the right wing for the striker wearing the number 7 shirt, this player rushed down to make a shot into the near corner but the ball missed the post by a hair.

Then in the 14th minute, Song Lam Nghe An had another dangerous opportunity in front of Hanoi FC's goal. From a quick counterattack, his teammate passed the ball through the line for Long Vu to escape down the left wing, but the midfielder's pass sent the ball right into the position chosen by goalkeeper Van Chuan.

On the other hand, Hanoi FC with an even squad also caused some difficulties for the home team. In the 17th minute, from a tactical header pass into the middle of the goal by Van Viet, striker Joao Pedro rushed down to finish close to the goal, but the ball went wide.

The two teams played tit for tat and in the 24th minute, from a lightning counterattack, Kuku ran down the middle and then made an accurate pass for Ho Van Cuong to escape, but the Hanoi FC defender made a foul pushing him from behind. After checking VAR, the referee decided to award Song Lam Nghe An a penalty kick. At the 11m mark, Olaha easily defeated Van Chuan to open the score for the home team.

After the goal, Song Lam Nghe An still actively controlled the ball and launched attacks. Therefore, coach Phan Nhu Thuat's students caused a lot of difficulties for Hanoi FC's defense.

However, with the diversity in the way of attacking, the away team finally got the equalizer in the 45th minute of the match. From the attack on the right wing, the ball was transferred by Hanoi players in a very flexible way to Xuan Manh. This defender fired a close-range shot that Van Viet could not block.

And that was also the result of the first 45 minutes of the first half.

In the second half, Coach Phan Nhu Thuat continued to use defensive counter-attack tactics. However, with extremely sharp strikers, Hanoi FC still caused many difficulties for Song Lam Nghe An's goal. In the 55th minute, Van Quyet had a delicate shot in front of the home team's penalty area, but goalkeeper Van Viet dived to make an excellent save.

Despite not attacking much, in the 61st minute, Song Lam Nghe An still had a clear opportunity in front of the away team's goal. From a quick counter-attack, Kuku had a chance to face Van Chuan, but this striker's shot was not good, missing the opportunity to score, raising the score to 2-1.

In the final minutes of the match, Hanoi FC increased the pressure on Song Lam Nghe An's field in search of the second goal of the match. And in the last minute of extra time, the away team got what they needed.

The goal that raised the score to 2-1 for Hanoi FC came from Tuan Hai with a favorable pass for Daniel Passira to jump up and head the ball into the net of Song Lam Nghe An.

The score 2-1 in favor of Hanoi FC was also the final result of this match.