Quang Ninh Coal lost many players in the match against SLNA

According to information obtained by Nghe An Newspaper, the list of "sick soldiers" of Than Quang Ninh includes: Le The Manh, Nguyen Tien Duy, Ho Hung Cuong and Nguyen Hai Long... Almost certainly, the faces mentioned above will not recover in time to join Than Quang Ninh in confrontingSLNA(The match will take place at 5:00 p.m. on March 18).

Nguyen Hai Long (number 88) has not yet fully recovered from his injury. Photo: Than Quang Ninh Club.

Among these, the absence of young midfielder Nguyen Hai Long is the most regrettable. Last season, the player born in 2000 was a big discovery not only for Than Quang Ninh but also for the entire V.League. With impressive performances in his first season with the team from the mining land, Nguyen Hai Long was called up to the Vietnam National Team by Coach Park Hang-seo (December 2020).

Currently, Nguyen Hai Long has not fully recovered and is expected to return to competition in early May. Without the presence of Nguyen Hai Long, the strength of Than Quang Ninh will be significantly affected. Fortunately, the home team Cam Pha has had the service of captain Nguyen Hai Huy, after a long period of rest.

After the first 3 rounds of V.League 2021, Than Quang Ninh has won 6/9 maximum points. This is a result beyond the expectations of the fans of the Mining land. Because before the start of this year's season, the home team of Cam Pha had to say goodbye to the "architect" - Coach Phan Thanh Hung and some important pillars such as Huynh Tuan Linh, Duong Thanh Hao, Dao Nhat Minh, Giang Tran Quach Tan...

In contrast to Than Quang Ninh, SLNA is having an extremely poor start to the new season. Up to this point, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team have only earned 1 point after 3 rounds (tied with Binh Dinh, lost to HAGL and Saigon). Therefore, meeting a team with a weakened force like Than Quang Ninh is an opportunity for SLNA to get its first victory in V.League 2021./.