The strength of SLNA and the sadness of SHB Da Nang.

Despite not needing to field their strongest lineup, SLNA still secured a 2-1 victory against SHB.Da Nang in the final match of the men's football tournament at the 7th National Sports Festival, officially eliminating SHB.Da Nang from Nam Dinh.

Before the final matchday, coach Le Huynh Duc's team didn't have their fate in their own hands, but they still hoped to win against SLNA to please the fans and await good news from the match between Nam Dinh and Hanoi FC.

The strength of SLNA and the sadness of SHB Da Nang.

SHB.Da Nang has a clear advantage, because just before this match, SLNA coach Ngo Quang Truong announced that he would not field his strongest lineup, in order to conserve the energy of key players for the final.

And in fact, coach Ngo Quang Truong kept his promise, leaving some key players like Quang Tinh, Phi Son, Phuc Thinh… on the bench from the start, replacing them with relatively new and young faces.

On the SHB.Da Nang side, with nothing left to lose, Huynh Duc fielded the strongest possible lineup with big names like Phuoc Vinh, Minh Tam, Nguyen Sa, Quoc Anh…

However, things didn't go according to the logic of the two coaches' lineups, because compared to the orange-shirted team, SLNA, despite being considered the underdog, continued to show convincing form.

The evidence is clear: throughout the 90 minutes on the field, Coach Le Huynh Duc's players were unable to decipher the youthful energy and passionate playing style of the Nghe An team. In fact, SHB Da Nang allowed SLNA to dominate and deservedly win 2-1 after goals from Tuan Tai and Van Khanh (the consolation goal for SHB Da Nang was scored by center-back Phuoc Vinh), thus officially ending their participation in the tournament.

It can be said that this is a rather regrettable defeat for Coach Le Huynh Duc and his team, because their mission at this Games, like SLNA, was to try to win the gold medal for their locality. Even more disheartening, after 4 matches in the tournament, the orange-shirted team showed a very disappointing performance, losing 3 and winning only one match, finishing 4th out of 5 teams after the group stage.

In contrast to the disappointment of SHB Da Nang, SLNA is truly experiencing happy days at the 7th National Sports Games with an unbeaten record since the beginning of the tournament. Their victory against Huynh Duc's team in the final match once again affirmed SLNA's strength, proving that with their homegrown players, they are not afraid of any opponent. And naturally, with that momentum, on the eve of the final match, the Nghe An team is full of confidence that they can bring home the gold medal for the province's sports sector.

As for the new head coach, Ngo Quang Truong, he is having a fairly successful debut and seems to have a knack for leading SLNA teams. Success at the Games will be a huge morale boost for Ngo Quang Truong and his team as they look forward to the future.

According to the Cultural Center