Play-off match season 2019: Battle between Nghe An players
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of October 29, the play-off match for a place in V.League 2020 between Thanh Hoa and Pho Hien will take place at Vinh Stadium. The lineups of the two teams include a number of players who have grown up from the SLNA training center.
Thai Ba Sang (Pho Hien)
The central defender, born in 1999, is a player currently playing for the Nghe An team. At the beginning of this season, the former U19 Vietnam player was loaned to Pho Hien by the SLNA Board of Directors to gain more experience before returning to serve the Vinh team.
In the Hung Yen team shirt, Thai Ba Sang often plays on the field. The excellent performances of the player from Quynh Luu contributed to helping Coach Hua Hien Vinh's team win the runner-up position in the 2019 National First Division and thereby participate in the play-off match with Thanh Hoa.
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| Thai Ba Sang in the U19 Vietnam shirt. Photo courtesy |
Most likely, the match against the Thanh team will also be Thai Ba Sang's farewell match to Pho Hien after 1 season. Most likely in the 2020 season, Thai Ba Sang will wear the SLNA shirt to compete in the V.League and National Cup arenas.
Vuong Quoc Trung (Thanh Hoa)
Unexpectedly saying goodbye to Hai Phong right after the first leg of V.League 2019, the former SLNA midfielder decided to join Thanh Hoa. At the Thanh team, under coach Vu Quang Bao, Vuong Quoc Trung is the top choice in the central midfielder position.
However, since coach Mai Xuan Hop took over the hot seat, the familiar position of the player born in 1990 is on the bench. According to statistics, Vuong Quoc Trung only had 6 appearances in V.League 2019 and did not score any goals.
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| Vuong Quoc Trung (right) in Thanh Hoa's shirt. Photo: VPF |
With extensive experience and especially having had many years of training and competing at Vinh Stadium, the opportunity to be used by Coach Mai Xuan Hop in the match between Thanh Hoa and Pho Hien is quite large. Especially in the situation where the Thanh team is not allowed to use foreign players (VPF regulations).
Pham Duc Thong (Pho Hien)
Similar to Thai Ba Sang, Pham Duc Thong is also a player that SLNA loaned to Pho Hien for 1 season. Previously, the striker from Nghia Dan played quite prominently for U21 SLNA at the National U21 Finals in 2017 and 2018.
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| Pham Duc Thong (red shirt) is a dangerous striker on the left wing of Pho Hien. Photo: VPF |
Playing as a left winger, Pham Duc Thong has played many matches as a defender - left midfielder, always completing his assigned tasks excellently. Thanks to that, the striker born in 1997 was once called up to the U22 Vietnam team by coach Park Hang-seo.
3 goals and 1 assist in the 2019 National First Division, partly shows the talent and importance of Pham Duc Thong to Pho Hien. Almost certainly, the former U21 SLNA player will play alongside Martin Lo, Nguyen Xuan Nam, Tran Van Trung in the attack of the First Division team in the play-off match.
