Song Lam Nghe An 'empty-handed'before the away team Dong A Thanh Hoa

After 7 rounds, Dong A Thanh Hoa only has 4 points, ranked second to last, while Song Lam Nghe An is only slightly better with 6 points.

Under coach Van Sy Son, the Nghe An team is showing positive signs in spirit and playing style. The 1-1 draw against Hanoi Police in the previous round demonstrated the team's discipline in defense and strong will to compete. In the reception of Thanh Hoa, despite the absence of striker Reon Dale Moore due to suspension, coach Van Sy Son still showed confidence when arranging Olaha to play as the highest striker, supported behind by the quartet Quang Vinh, Enrique, Manh Quynh and Van Luong.

Meanwhile, the away team Dong A Thanh Hoa is falling into crisis with a series of internal instability after parting ways with coach Velizar Popov. The lack of stability at the top level has significantly reduced the spirit and solidarity of the Thanh team.

With home ground advantage and high spirits under the new head coach, Song Lam Nghe An aims to win all 3 points to escape the danger zone, and at the same time bring joy to Nghe An fans after a series of unsatisfactory matches.

And that was shown as soon as the opening whistle sounded at Vinh Stadium. Song Lam Nghe An proactively controlled the game and advanced to look for opportunities right from the start.

However, Dong A Thanh Hoa unexpectedly had the first chance in the 9th minute of the match. From a chaotic situation in front of SLNA's goal, after a corner kick from his teammate, Damoth had the opportunity to shoot close to the goal, but Van Binh made an excellent save.

After many attempts to launch attacks, in the 20th minute, SLNA had a golden opportunity in front of Dong A Thanh Hoa's goal. Starting from Manh Quynh's ball down the sideline, this midfielder sent the ball into the middle of the away team's goal, but Thanh Hoa defenders cleared the ball, clearing it right on the goal line, denying SLNA a goal.

Immediately, the away team responded with a shot from a set piece on the right wing, the ball went in an uncomfortable direction that Van Binh could not control, but luck smiled on SLNA when the shot hit Thanh Hoa's crossbar.

The two teams played tit for tat and Dong A Thanh Hoa opened the score in the 32nd minute after a mistake by goalkeeper Cao Van Binh. From the away team's attack in the middle, Van Binh did not enter accurately, while Van Huy cleared the ball and it hit Rimario's foot, this striker easily tapped the ball into the empty net.

After conceding the goal, SLNA tried to push up their formation with the determination to find an equalizer, but the away team's defense played calmly to successfully neutralize the goal. Therefore, the first half ended with a temporary victory for Dong A Thanh Hoa.

In the second half, SLNA increased the pressure, in the 50th minute it seemed like the home team had equalized. However, from a distance of more than 10 meters, Van Luong shot the ball over the bar.

In the middle of the second half, SLNA created many opportunities towards the away team's goal. In the 67th minute, defender Garcia had a reasonable pass back to Olaha. However, from a distance of less than 15m, the captain's striker shot the ball over the bar, missing the opportunity to equalize the score.

In the final minutes of the match, SLNA tried to find an equalizer but failed, so the match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the away team Dong A Thanh Hoa.