Losing to SLNA by a narrow margin, Long An Club officially relegated

(Baonghean.vn) - Only having to face the bottom team Long An at Vinh Stadium, SLNA still had an extremely difficult match due to the lack of luck of the strikers.

After a few minutes of slow play, in the 5th minute, midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc tested goalkeeper Tien Anh with a long-range shot with his left foot from quite a distance. The ball went straight and had power but was not dangerous enough to defeat Long An's goalkeeper.

In the following minutes, the two teams played at a fast pace, exchanging blows. Long An showed no signs of giving up and created many difficulties for the home team SLNA.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh received the Fairplay Team of the Month award on behalf of the club.

The second truly dangerous opportunity that SLNA created in front of Long An's goal was a well-coordinated attack in the 13th minute. Starting from Phi Son, Xuan Manh rushed down at high speed and put the ball right in Olaha's position. Unfortunately, Olaha's high jump header missed the post by a hair.

Playing aggressively but being quite stuck in the process of turning and finishing, SLNA almost paid the price from a counter-attack in the 34th minute. Striker Eydison, after a brave escape, broke the offside trap facing goalkeeper Van Hung. Luckily for this goalkeeper, the Long An striker's powerful shot went wide of the post.

In the last 10 minutes of the first half, SLNA continued to maintain a one-sided game. Players like Khac Ngoc and Phi Son continuously had powerful long-range shots. However, accuracy was still lacking for the Nghe players, the first 45 minutes ended without any goals being scored.

The entire bonus was given by coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his students to disabled fan Nguyen Ba Ky.

In the second half, the away team decided to cause a surprise at Vinh Stadium and switched to a 3-4-3 formation. With the opponent's 3-forward formation, there was a time when the Nghe team had to retreat to their home field to defend.

Playing low in the first minute of the second half, but in just one attack, SLNA scored the opening goal. In the 50th minute, Olaha made a delicate pass for striker Van Duc to run into the position, successfully breaking the offside trap. Facing the Long An goalkeeper, the young striker of SLNA finished neatly, bringing joy to the few home fans present at Vinh Stadium.

Long An fiercely fought back against SLNA's attacks.

Despite being scored against, coach Nguyen Minh Phuong and his team reacted because they thought that Van Duc was in an offside position. Afterwards, referee Nguyen Trung Kien still decided that it was a completely valid goal.

With the lead, SLNA comfortably launched various attacks towards the opponent's goal. In the 61st minute, center back Pham Manh Hung once again made people remember him with the nickname Hung "crossbar". From a distance of about 40m, the SLNA center back took a powerful free kick that hit the crossbar, surprising the audience and Long An goalkeeper. Just one minute later, Olaha continued to have a shot from a tight angle but did not score a second goal.

Having scored, SLNA immediately exposed a weakness in their defense. In the 67th minute, from a cross from a teammate, Wander Luiz headed the ball dangerously, scoring the equalizer 1-1 for the away team Long An.

There were very few spectators present at the stadium to watch the SLNA - Long An match.

Refusing to accept a draw, SLNA launched an all-out attack in the remaining minutes. After Ho Phuc Tinh missed a clear chance, Olaha, Khac Ngoc and Phi Son continued to fire at the opposing team's goal, but the opposing team's goalkeeper Tien Anh had an excellent day.

At this time, SLNA's attack began to appear quite deadlocked, but it must be admitted that luck had turned away from SLNA. Many times the yellow-shirted strikers appeared confused and impatient in front of Long An's goal. From the crossbar to the vertical post, they denied the Nghe players' finishing shots.

After a series of missed opportunities, SLNA finally got the result they deserved thanks to striker Olaha's dribbling efforts. The Nigerian striker's cross helped striker Ho Phuc Tinh easily tap the ball into the empty net, raising the score to 2-1. Before he could enjoy the goal, Phi Son left his mark with a somewhat lucky goal just one minute later.

Two consecutive goals stunned the away team Long An, but in the 90th minute, Long An surprisingly shortened the score to 2-3 thanks to Wander Luiz.

The hard-fought 3-2 win helped SLNA gain 31 points. Meanwhile, the away team Long An officially said goodbye to V.League after this defeat.

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