Tuan Tai and Phu Nguyen contributed greatly to SLNA's victory over B. Binh Duong.

(Baonghean.vn) - Although not highly rated this season, especially after a series of not really successful matches that made the team lose before round 24, not many people believe that SLNA will get points against the opponent, especially the opponent is the defending champion B.Binh Duong.However, SLNA unexpectedly got all 3 points, in a way that couldn't be easier.

This season, it was thought that after B. Binh Duong "gave up their guns" in the AFC Champions League, the team dubbed "Vietnamese Chelsea" would focus on the domestic arena. However, with the current ranking of 7th on the rankings, 10 points behind the leading team Than Quang Ninh, the hope of defending the championship for the team from Thu Dau Mot is gone.

However, marching to SLNA Stadium in the second leg, B. Binh Duong really wants to pay back the debt they owed in the match at Go Dau Stadium (losing to SLNA 1-2).

Meanwhile, in this year's season, SLNA, after the departure of a series of key players, has shown immaturity and instability. Especially the lack of a true spiritual leader like Huu Thang and Huy Hoang has caused Phi Son and his teammates to always be ranked around the Top 10 this season.

Even after the humiliating defeat against QNK Quang Nam at Tam Ky Stadium in the 23rd round, SLNA was pushed down to 11th place. Of course, with the current score of 28 points, 10 points more than Dong Tam Long An - the team that almost had to play in the playoff to stay in the league, at this time the home team SLNA has considered completing the goal of staying in the league. Therefore, this match for coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team is just a formality.

Entering the match, both teams still fielded their strongest lineups. B. Binh Duong, with their superior lineup, quickly dominated the game and created a few dangerous situations in front of SLNA's goal. As for the home team SLNA, after a few minutes of somewhat disjointed play, the young players of coach Ngo Quang Truong quickly regained control of the game and began to have extremely dangerous attacks.

Midfielder Baba Salia stirred up B.Binh Duong's goal with his technical dribbling on the right wing.

In the 19th minute, from a quick counter-attack, striker Ho Tuan Tai fired a shot past the away team's goalkeeper Tan Truong, 1-0 for SLNA.

With a big advantage in terms of score, SLNA took the initiative to deploy a tight defense and quick counterattack. Meanwhile, despite fielding the strongest lineup, with the top names of Vietnamese football at the moment, B. Binh Duong still could not penetrate the home team's defense led by center back Que Ngoc Hai. There were no more notable situations in the remaining minutes of the first half.

One attack

Entering the second half, SLNA suffered a big loss when Van Khanh could not continue playing. This forced coach Ngo Quang Truong to send Phu Nguyen in as a replacement. However, SLNA still imposed a good playing style against their opponents with the dynamism of Phi Son, the agility of Ho Tuan Tai and the solidity in front of goal of Nguyen Manh.

In the 61st minute, from a very well-organized central attack, Phi Son with his excellent tactical vision made a pass to Phu Nguyen. In a face-to-face position, although goalkeeper Tan Truong had come out to narrow the shooting angle, Phu Nguyen had a delicate move with the outside of his right foot, scoring against B.Binh Duong, bringing a huge advantage to the home team.

SLNA players celebrate the goal that increased the score to 2-0.

After conceding the second goal, Cong Vinh, Trong Hoang and their teammates began to increase the pressure on goalkeeper Nguyen Manh's goal. At this point, people began to see the image of a reigning champion, but despite great efforts, B. Binh Duong still could not score a goal of honor.

Even when the away team had a great chance, when Tien Linh - player wearing number 22 faced goalkeeper Nguyen Manh in a very favorable position after a pass from Trong Hoang on the right wing, this player still shot far away from the goal.

Maintaining the score of 2-0 until the final whistle, SLNA got 31 points after 24 rounds and rose to 10th place on the rankings because Saigon FC lost on the field of SHB Da Nang Club in the match taking place at the same time.

In the next round, the penultimate round of V-League, SLNA continues to play at home and only has to host XSKT Can Tho, so getting points is very promising. This is the last home match of this year's season, hopefully the young players of SLNA will have a satisfying performance, which is not a bad farewell for fans before a disappointing season.

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