Losing to Hai Phong, Song Lam Nghe An drops to the bottom of the V.League 2021 rankings

In the 6th minute, SLNA had a good chance to open the score. From a fairly open counter-attack on the right wing, Phan Van Duc could have shot in a one-on-one situation with Van Toan, but his pass was too perfect, causing SLNA's chance to slip away.

In the following minutes, the two teams were playing tit for tat, the home team Hai Phong had some difficulty because SLNA played defensive counter-attack. In the 20th minute, from a failed clearance by central defender Thai Ba Sang, Joseph Mpande quickly launched a powerful shot, fortunately for SLNA the ball hit the crossbar and went out.

In the 26th minute, Hai Phong Club showed their dominance, continuing to create a stormy situation towards the goal.SLNA. From Joseph Mpande's precise cross from the right wing, Diego Fagan headed the ball, but goalkeeper Van Hoang still had time to react and save the home team.

SLNA fell again at Lach Tray. Photo: VPF

Although not overwhelming, the away team also had quite clear opportunities. In the 34th minute, SLNA was awarded a free kick, taken by Manh Quynh. The ball came to Xuan Manh's position and the SLNA player jumped high to head the ball. Unfortunately, the shot went just over the crossbar.

In the 42nd minute, SLNA suffered a big loss when center back Igor Jelic had to leave the field due to injury. SLNA's coaching staff was forced to send Pham The Nhat to play with center back Thai Ba Sang. With a makeshift defense, the Nghe An team still stood firm and the first half ended without any goals scored.

In the second half, the absence of Igor Jelic made the SLNA defense play very shakily. And that was the opportunity for the home team Hai Phong to open the score. In the 49th minute, Diego Fagan took advantage of the lack of concentration of the SLNA defenders, escaped down and easily cushioned the ball to open the score for Hai Phong.

Foreign player Peter Samuel returned but could not help SLNA score. Photo: VPF

Conceding a goal, SLNA was forced to withdraw Nguyen Van Viet and Tran Manh Quynh to bring in midfielder Nguyen Van Duc and foreign player Peter Samuel, while simultaneously pressing forward to find an equalizer. All efforts of the Nghe An team were still ineffective in the early second half.

However, SLNA's defense still had to withstand relatively sharp attacks from the opponent. Foreign playersHai PhongThere were many opportunities right in front of Van Hoang's goal.

In the 66th minute, the away team SLNA had the clearest chance of the match. From a free kick outside the penalty area, Pham Xuan Manh jumped high to head the ball past goalkeeper Van Toan, but unfortunately, Van Hanh from Hai Phong managed to clear the ball right before the goal line.

The game became more open and the match between Hai Phong and SLNA was tense with fierce battles. In the 78th minute, luck continued to turn its back on Pham Xuan Manh once again. Also from the free kick, the SLNA player jumped high to head the ball towards the empty goal. Unfortunately, the ball hit the post and went out.

SLNA ranked last in V.League 2021. Photo: VPF

In the 82nd minute, Van Hoang's goal continued to be threatened after a long-range shot from substitute Nguyen Phu Nguyen. However, the home team did not have to wait long for the second goal.

In the 85th minute, from Joseph Mpande's cross from the left wing, midfielder Le The Cuong rushed in to finish close to the goal. The one-touch shot was too difficult, forcing goalkeeper Van Hoang to go into the net to pick the ball up. The score was 2-0 for the home team Hai Phong.

In 5 minutes of extra time,SLNAcould not find an honorary goal and accepted a 0-2 defeat. After 11 matches, SLNA lost 7 matches with poor scoring performance and dropped to the bottom of the rankings with only 10 points. Because in the remaining matches, Saigon FC won 2-1 against SHB Da Nang.

STARTING LINEUP

Hai Phong: Nguyen Van Toan (goalkeeper), Le Quoc Huong, Pham Manh Hung, Le Trung Hieu, Nguyen Van Hanh, Le The Cuong, Lam Qui, Le Manh Dung, Diego Fagan, Joseph Mpande, Jeremie Lynch.

SLNA: Nguyen Van Hoang (goalkeeper), Pham Xuan Manh, Nguyen Van Viet, Thai Ba Sang, Tran Dinh Dong, Phan Van Duc, Igor Jelic, Bui Dinh Chau, Cao Xuan Thang, Tran Manh Quynh, Bruno Henrique.

Phan Van Duc and teammates are ready for the match against Hai Phong.

(Baonghean.vn) - During the training session at Lach Tray Stadium on the afternoon of April 27 to prepare for the match against the home team Hai Phong in round 11, Song Lam Nghe An welcomed the return of foreign player Peter Samuel and defender Tran Dinh Dong.