What can we see from Song Lam Nghe An's draw against Ho Chi Minh City Club?
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite their best efforts, the Nghe An team could only get a draw at home. This is the 10th consecutive match that Song Lam Nghe An has not known victory. And it is making it increasingly difficult for the Vinh team in the relegation race in the V.League.
Changing generals does not change fortunes
The match against Ho Chi Minh City Club was the debut match of new head coach Pham Anh Tuan. However, this could not help Song Lam Nghe An change their fortunes, as the Nghe An team only got 1 point after a goalless draw.
Under the cheers of about 4,000 home fans, coach Pham Anh Tuan's students played very hard. But the home team could not create too much pressure on the away team's goal. The opportunities that Song Lam Nghe An had mostly came from set pieces or individual efforts. However, Mario Zebic, Phan Xuan Dai and Ngo Van Luong missed these opportunities.
Thus, in the last 5 matches, Song Lam Nghe An has only scored 1 goal. This is one of the reasons for the poor performance of the Nghe team. If they cannot improve their scoring performance in the upcoming matches, it will be difficult for Song Lam Nghe An to break the winless streak and improve their position in the remaining stages of the season.
On the other hand, fortunately for the Nghe An team, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet had an excellent day. The goalkeeper born in 2002 had to show off his talent to save his team at least 4 times. Nguyen Van Viet's reasonable moves and excellent reflexes helped Song Lam Nghe An get a valuable point in the last match.
It can be said that the 0-0 draw accurately reflected the situation of the match. And with this result, the Nghe An team is still stuck in 13th place on the rankings, 6 points ahead of the bottom team Khanh Hoa Club before the two teams meet in the next round.
The game of the little players
In the starting lineup of Ho Chi Minh City Club, midfielder Hoang Vinh Nguyen is noteworthy. This is a young player who studied abroad for 2 months at Cadiz Club (Spain). Although only 1m65 tall, this young midfielder played very well in this match. With good technical foundation and the ability to dribble, Hoang Vinh Nguyen made the defense of Song Lam Nghe An have a hard day's work. Hoang Vinh Nguyen is one of the most outstanding players on the side of Ho Chi Minh City Club.
Along with Hoang Vinh Nguyen, midfielder Nguyen Thanh Khoi also left quite an impression on Vinh City audiences. His height of 1m65 and weight of 60kg did not put Thanh Khoi at a disadvantage in the ball disputes. If he had been luckier, Thanh Khoi could have opened the score for the away team after a face-to-face with goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet at the beginning of the second half.
On the home team side, defender Vuong Van Huy also had a pretty impressive match. This 1m63 tall player played very well on the left wing to neutralize foreign player Santiago Patino. Unfortunately, this defender born in 2001 suffered an injury and left the field early in the second half. Hopefully, Vuong Van Huy's injury is not too serious so this young defender can return in the upcoming match.
Defensive crisis
Not only did Song Lam Nghe An not win this match, they also suffered many losses in defense. First, a head injury to Vuong Van Huy forced the young defender to leave the field at the beginning of the second half to make way for Mai Sy Hoang.
Also unable to play the full 90 minutes was central defender Le Van Thanh. The central defender wearing the number 5 shirt of the Nghe An team was injured and left the field in the 67th minute. Meanwhile, the player partnering Le Van Thanh, central defender Mario Zebic, received his third yellow card of the season and will therefore be absent from the upcoming match.
In addition, another central defender of Song Lam Nghe An was also unable to play in the last match, a national team player.U23 VietnamLe Nguyen Hoang. Thus, after this match, the defense of the Nghe An team is facing the risk of missing many key players in the upcoming "reverse final" against Khanh Hoa Club.
Hopefully, in the upcoming match, coach Pham Anh Tuan will have reasonable calculations to help Song Lam Nghe An win against a direct competitor in the relegation race./.
