Song Lam Nghe An was defeated by Ho Chi Minh City Club.

In the first minutes of the match, with the home field advantage, Ho Chi Minh City FC were the better team. Meanwhile, SLNA played a defensive counter-attacking game. In the 12th minute, Lam Ti Phong skillfully moved past Dinh Dong in the SLNA penalty area and then fired a powerful shot from a narrow angle, but the ball bounced hard against the post.

That was the most significant situation in the first 20 minutes of the match and the away team SLNA players still did not show any coherence in this match. The ball control and opportunities were in favor of the home team TP. HCM.

In the following minutes, TP. HCM continued to attack but did not have much success. Besides, SLNA's defense also played very focused and almost did not make even the smallest mistake. It was not until the 37th minute that SLNA had their first clear chance but Bruno and Van Duc both failed to finish.

SLNA had a match to forget. Photo: Huu Thanh

Minute 44, TP. HCM had another dangerous attack. StillLee NguyenA delicate pass to Vo Huy Toan but this player's first pass was unsuccessful. The first half of the match ended dull and no goals were scored.

In the second half, coach Polking of Ho Chi Minh City Club started to send all 3 foreign Brazilian players including Joao Paolo, Dario Frederico and Junior Barros onto the field to increase the pressure. SLNA also made 2 substitutions when Dinh Thang and Sy Hoang came on to replace Van Viet and Peter Samuel.

Surprisingly, in the second half, SLNA had the first dangerous opportunity. In the 50th minute, Dinh Dong threw the ball strongly into the 16m50 area. The ball was cleared and Dinh Dong still crossed for Bruno Henrique to head back from close range but the ball flew over the crossbar.

In the 54th minute, SLNA conceded a goal. From the home field, Trong Long kicked the ball long over the SLNA defense and Junior Barros got down to control the ball neatly and then finished accurately with his left foot, defeating goalkeeper Van Hoang.

After the goal, Ho Chi Minh City Club became more excited and had 2 consecutive clear chances but Barros and Tung Quoc could not finish or kicked the ball out. At this time,Coach Quang TruongThai Ba Sang was sent onto the field to replace the rather lackluster midfielder Sy Sam. And foreign player Jelic was pushed up to play central midfield.

The third consecutive loss left SLNA sinking to the bottom of the rankings. Photo: Huu Thanh

It wasn't until the 63rd minute that SLNA had a sharp attack. Center back Igor Jelic rushed in very quickly to finish after a cross from his teammate but a playerHo Chi Minh Citymanaged to clear the ball. In the 66th minute, Bruno Henrique had a shot from a narrow angle but it hit a home team player.

Despite their high attack but unable to find an equalizer, SLNA continued to pay the price. In the 73rd minute, foreign player Dario Frederico made a classy pass to defender Ngo Tung Quoc who stopped the ball with his chest and then swung his left foot to kick the ball into SLNA's net. The score was 2-0 for the home team.

In the 75th minute, SLNA almost conceded a third goal. Foreign player Joao Paolo made a "cross-eyed" pass to Ngo Tung Quoc, but this time the number 2 defender could not beat Van Hoang in the face-to-face situation.

With the game broken, it was understandable that the Nghe An team conceded the third goal. In the 89th minute, Xuan Manh let the ball touch his hand in the 16m50 area and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Captain Lee Nguyen calmly executed the penalty kick. In the end, SLNA lost 0-3. With this result, SLNA continued to sink to 12th place with the third consecutive loss.

STARTING LINEUP

Ho Chi Minh City: TM Nguyen Thanh Thang, Ngo Tung Quoc, Lam Ti Phong, Tran Dinh Khuong, Bui Van Duc, Do Van Thuan, Tran Thanh Binh, Nguyen Trong Long, Lee Nguyen, Vo Huy Toan, Ho Tuan Tai.

SLNA: TM Nguyen Van Hoang, Bui Dinh Chau, Hoang Van Khanh, Pham Xuan Manh, Bruno Henrique, Igor Jelic, Ho Sy Sam, Tran Dinh Dong, Nguyen Van Viet, Phan Van Duc, Peter Samuel.

Comments on SLNA's opponents in round 8 of V.League 2021

(Baonghean.vn) - After the regrettable loss to Nam Dinh FC in round 7, the task of coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team continues to be the away match against Ho Chi Minh City FC. The performance of the home team Thong Nhat Stadium this year is not good but SLNA is not better either.