Song Lam Nghe An continues to lose on Thanh Hoa field

Van Duc tried his best but could not help his team escape defeat. Photo: Chung Le

The trip of coach Huy Hoang and his team to Thanh Hoa stadium is predicted to be extremely difficult. Because according to statistics, Song Lam Nghe An has not won any match in the last 4 encounters on this field in V.League.

Going into today’s match, experts believe that it will be even more difficult for coach Huy Hoang and his team, as assistant Svetislav Tanasijevic has added many quality foreign players such as Ze Paulo, Gustavo Costa Balotelli and central defender Gustavo Santos. This will be a difficult problem for Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates at Song Lam Nghe An.

In order to avoid being caught by the opponent, as well as to create a fresh look in the attack, coach Huy Hoang used Tran Dinh Tien to enter the field from the beginning to replace striker Oseni. In addition, Van Hoang was also qualified to start in place of goalkeeper Tran Van Tien. Mario Arques also played alongside Van Duc to be ready to put pressure on Gustavo Santos and his teammates on the Thanh Hoa side.

Olaha had a lackluster match on Thanh Hoa field. Photo: Chung Le

Although playing away from home, with the determination to be in the top 3 this season, Song Lam Nghe An did not hide their ambition to win all 3 points despite having to travel to Thanh Hoa. That was shown right from the opening whistle. Coach Huy Hoang's team proactively controlled the game and deployed quite coherent attacks. As usual, Song Lam Nghe An's main attack still originated from the two wings.

With such a way of operation, Song Lam Nghe An almost opened the score when the match had only passed 4 minutes. The situation originated from Mai Sy Hoang's cross. The ball flew across the opponent's goal and found Dinh Tien's feet. But unfortunately, the striker wearing the number 15 shirt could not count the ball accurately, allowing the opponent's defender to clear the ball on the goal line.

Interspersed between the attacks from the flanks were straight attacks down the middle. Olaha created opportunities from this way of playing. But it was a pity that the Nigerian striker's kick was not difficult enough to defeat Thanh Diep.

In the first half of the first half, despite playing at home, Petrovic's team did not create many notable plays. Most of Thanh Hoa's attacks were easily broken by Que Ngoc Hai's teammates. However, the surprise came to Thanh Hoa in the 35th minute of the match. From a set-piece free kick in front of the penalty area, Pinto unexpectedly shot, leaving Van Hoang with no chance to block. The score opened for Thanh Hoa.

After conceding the goal, Song Lam Nghe An tried to put pressure on the opponent's field. However, the final combinations of the Nghe An strikers were still not sufficiently innovative to defeat the opponent.

Oseni had many opportunities in the second half, but could not score against Thanh Hoa. Photo: Chung Le

In the second half, coach Huy Hoang decided to bring Oseni and Ho Van Cuong onto the field with the hope of creating a new look for Song Lam Nghe An's attacks. This substitution created some danger to Buu Ngoc's goal. Oseni was the player who created a clear scoring opportunity for Song Lam Nghe An. In the 8th minute, from Mario's through ball, Oseni used his speed to break through the opponent's defense, but the toe-toe flick of the striker wearing the number 91 shirt was not accurate enough to score against Thanh Hoa's net.

10 minutes later, Oseni continued to have 2 good chances in front of Buu Ngoc's goal. But the score still could not be balanced for Song Lam Nghe An. The first situation was from a cross from a teammate, the ball went across the opponent's goal, but Oseni's kick sent the ball flying over the bar. In the next situation, Oseni headed the ball into Buu Ngoc's net. However, the referee thought that the striker wearing the number 91 shirt was offside.

In the final minutes of the match, coach Petrovic's students scored another goal to secure a 2-0 victory for Thanh Hoa.

Losing, the Vinh home team will face many difficulties in the journey to realize the goal of top 3 this season. On September 13, Song Lam Nghe An will return to Vinh Stadium to meet SHB Da Nang in round 16 of V.League 2022.