SXKT. Can Tho - SLNA (3-3): The suffering of "we carry the West"

Because Phuc Tinh, Ngoc Toan, Sy Nam and Osmar were injured, SLNA had to play in a "confrontation" style, with only Olaha in the starting lineup. Meanwhile, the home team, in addition to the foreign strikers Wander Luiz and Patiyo Tambwe, also had naturalized center-back Hoang Vissai. SLNA was attacked by the home team in a "man-on-man" style and appeared to be exhausted at the end of the match.

The host knows himself and knows others.

Coach Dinh Hong Vinh studied the away team quite carefully so he decided to use the entire first half to destroy the away team's strength and play style with the mobility of the four names Wander Luiz, Patiyo Tambwe, Huu Dung and Ut Cuong in the attack line. The defense line Hoang Vissai also played quite tough, with no purpose other than to wear down the strength of Olaha and Van Duc.

Wander Luiz (blue shirt) had an impressive match, scoring 2 goals. Photo: TA

Ut Cuong had a pretty impressive match, in addition to constantly causing trouble on the right wing, he also scored a header goal from a corner kick. The ball from the right wing was continuously stuffed into the 16.5m area and in a lack of concentration, goalkeeper Vu Hai repeatedly missed or missed the ball. In addition to Tuan Tai saving the goal line once, central defenders Que Ngoc Hai, Van Khanh and Dinh Hoang had to continuously save the ball.

Taking the lead twice, but in the end, in the second half, when their physical strength was not guaranteed, SLNA let Wander take the lead 3-2 in the second half. After 3 matches for Can Tho since returning from Tam Ky, this was the 90 minutes this foreign player showed his form. Not a star, simply relying on a physical style of play, but the Tay Do team made SLNA struggle.

Coach Dinh Hong Vinh chose a fairly simple style of play, concentrating his troops to protect the goal. When he won the ball, he would pass it to midfielder Huu Dung before the ball would reach Wander Luiz, Patiyo Tambwe and Ut Cuong. In the end, Wander scored a double, before that Ut Cuong had put his name on the scoreboard.

Confidence

Coach Dinh Hong Vinh's team has just had 2 consecutive victories against B.Binh Duong, Hai Phong and has the strongest lineup to face SLNA. But that does not make the Nghe An team worry, because SLNA players understand the strength of the Tay Do team very well.

Olaha and Tuan Tai, who scored important goals to help SLNA defeat Tampines Rovers at Vinh Stadium in the AFC Cup, continued to pair up. Tuan Tai scored the opening goal very early from a situation where Olaha missed a corner kick, and the number 10 striker quickly fired the shot into the home team's net.

Van Duc was the best player of SLNA in the match against XSKT. Can Tho. Photo: TA

At Can Tho Stadium, Nghe An audiences once again witnessed Khac Ngoc using a pass with a landing point for Van Duc to sneak behind 2 central defenders to score a goal against To Vinh Loi. This was Khac Ngoc's 3rd assist since the beginning of the season, a new move from this national team midfielder.

If in the first half, taking the lead twice showed confidence in the match "taking advantage of the West", Van Duc's equalizer to tie the score at 3-3 showed the determination of the young players. Playing with 3 foreign players, Can Tho's aggressive style of play, the physical strength of SLNA players was clearly reduced but they still showed admirable determination.

Olaha did not score but gritted his teeth to fight in the midfield to reduce the home team's attacking pressure. Dinh Hoang, except for one mistake, Patiyo passed the ball to Wander to score, and had a good match.

Van Duc and Khac Ngoc were the best players in this match, their good physical strength helped them to be present at the hot spots. With 2 goals, Van Duc showed his scoring talent, worthy successor of his senior Phi Son.

A draw reflects the true nature of the game, the ball possession ratio of the two teams is 50/50. The home team had 18 shots, 11 on target, the away team had 12 and 8. However, if SLNA still uses only 1 foreign player Olaha, they will face many difficulties when going deep into the season because the players' physical strength will be quickly worn out.