Statistics & Analysis: Disappointing Ho Tuan Tai, commendable Pham Xuan Manh
(Baonghean.vn) - Playing in the starting lineup for the second time at the AFC Cup 2018, striker Ho Tuan Tai continues to leave a big disappointment. Meanwhile, although playing in the left-back position, the range of activities and efficiency that Pham Xuan Manh brings are very commendable.
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| Meeting in the third round, SLNA took the field with the familiar 4-4-2 formation while Persija Jakarta entered the match quite cautiously with a 4-5-1 formation and only placed center forward Marko Simic up front. |
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| In the first half, SLNA players had 8 shots while their opponents had 10. In the second half, despite playing with one less player, the Nghe An team still had 17 shots on Persija Jakarta's goal. |
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| Illustration of the shots taken in this match. In his first start, goalkeeper Tran Van Tien had 4 accurate saves for SLNA. |
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| The heat map reflects the range of activity of the two teams. |
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| In this match, midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc continued to be the best player of the match. He had 78 touches, 51 successful passes, a successful passing rate of 70.6% and 3 passes to put his teammates in a position to shoot. |
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| Michael Olaha was as usual, playing extremely aggressively and operating widely with 67 touches, 38 passes, 84.2% pass completion rate and 2 shots. |
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| Striker Ho Tuan Tai only had 2 shots and none were on target, with a successful passing rate of 76.5%. |
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| Phan Van Duc was the player who had the most shots on SLNA with 5, only one on target, 62 touches, 43 passes, and a pass success rate of 86%. Notably, he put his teammates in situations where they could shoot 5 times. Pham Xuan Manh was also very effective with 3 shots, 2 assists, 85 touches, and 51 passes respectively. |
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| Marko Simic, the most dangerous striker on the Indonesian team, despite being tightly controlled by Van Khanh and Ngoc Hai, still had 7 shots, 1 on target, but could not beat goalkeeper Tran Van Tien. |
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| However, this result still helps SLNA maintain the top position with 2 wins and 1 draw, without conceding a goal in the goalkeeper crisis. Photo: AFC |
Squandering opportunities, SLNA shares points with Persija Jakarta
(Baonghean.vn) – Playing with one less player in the second half, creating a lot of pressure, but coach Nguyen Duc Thang's students wasted the opportunities they created in the confrontation with Persija Jakarta - the representative from Indonesia.
