Song Lam Nghe An and the difficult trip to Quy Nhon stadium
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2-1 victory over Khanh Hoa Club will help coach Pham Anh Tuan's team be more confident in the upcoming away match. However, this is expected to be a difficult match for Song Lam Nghe An when the team from the land of Vo is flying high on the V.League rankings.
The 2-1 victory over Khanh Hoa Club recognized the efforts of the young players from Nghe An. This victory will bring a certain excitement in the trip to Quy Nhon Stadium.
However, Song Lam Nghe An will be missing two key players in this match due to suspension. They are veteran Tran Dinh Hoang and midfielder Phan Ba Quyen. This will greatly affect the defense of the Nghe An team. Especially, when Phan Ba Quyen was the one who opened the score in the first leg and is the "talisman" of Song Lam Nghe An this season.
Fortunately for Song Lam Nghe An, center back Mario Zebic will return after his suspension. In addition, the young center back duo Le Van Thanh and Le Nguyen Hoang will likely be in the best shape to play in the upcoming match. This will help coach Pham Anh Tuan have good players in the defense to come up with plans to deal with the attacking elements of MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh. That is the Brazilian duo Léo Artur and Alan Grafite. It is the sharpness of this attacking duo that has helped the team from the land of Vo fly high on the V.League rankings (currently ranked 3rd). Striker Alan Grafite has scored 9 goals and 3 assists after 15 matches. Meanwhile, Léo Artur is even more excellent with 7 goals and 9 assists.
However, the possibility of midfielder Leo Artur playing is still uncertain due to an injury in the match against Hai Phong Club. If the Brazilian midfielder is absent, it will be a huge loss for the team from the land of Vo. Because he is the inspiration in the attacks of coach Bui Doan Quang Huy's team.
However, the Nghe An team cannot be complacent in this away match at Quy Nhon Stadium. Coach Pham Anh Tuan's team will have to arrange a low formation with a large number of players on the home field to increase the stability of goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet's goal.
Even the midfield duo Nguyen Quang Vinh and Dang Quang Tu will also drop deep to support the defense. After doing a good job of defending, Song Lam Nghe An can think about counterattacks.
The speed and pressing ability of Michael Olaha and Phan Xuan Dai will be the fulcrum for the counter-attacks of the Nghe An team. In particular, the striker from Yen Thanh is highly confident after the goal scored in the last round. In the first leg, it was Phan Xuan Dai who contributed 1 goal to help Song Lam Nghe An win 2-0 against the team from Vo land. Hopefully, in the upcoming rematch, Phan Xuan Dai will continue to score to help the home team get a positive result.
Especially when the home team will be without foreign center back Marlon Rangel due to suspension. However, MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh's defense still has Dang Van Lam, Adriano Schmidt and Tran Dinh Trong. Therefore, Song Lam Nghe An's attack will have to make a lot of effort and have some luck to be able to penetrate the home team's defense.
The home team MerryLand Binh Dinh is in good form with 8 consecutive unbeaten matches. Therefore, this will be a very difficult challenge for coach Pham Anh Tuan's team. The Nghe team will have to play with the highest spirit to be able to achieve a good result when leaving Quy Nhon Stadium, thereby continuing to chase the teams above the rankings.
The match between MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and Song Lam Nghe An will take place at 18:00 on May 22 at Quy Nhon Stadium.
