Players shine, SLNA defeats Cong Vinh's team in air combat

The match started, Phi Son became the focus of the home team’s attacks. However, the former SLNA midfielder was closely “taken care of” by his former teammates on the away team.

Playing slowly, but in the 12th minute, the away team SLNA unexpectedly took the lead. Starting from a throw-in situation, Au Van Hoan hesitated to handle the ball, creating an opportunity for Phan Van Duc to jump high and head the ball into the home team's net.

In the 22nd minute, SLNA was awarded a relatively dangerous free kick from about 25m away and directly in front of the goal. Midfielder Khac Ngoc unleashed a powerful shot, the ball hitting the edge of the net.

At this time, TP HCM played quite poorly, and Phi Son was almost caught out by his teammates. Due to injury, Phi Son left the field in the 36th minute, ending a lackluster performance against his former teammates.

It seemed like the first half would end with a 0-1 victory for SLNA, but in the final seconds, coach Duc Thang's students scored their second goal. From a corner kick by Khac Ngoc, captain Que Ngoc Hai jumped very high and headed the ball past goalkeeper Thanh Diep, raising the score to 2-0.

In the second half, Ho Chi Minh City FC had more chances when the away team SLNA actively played low in their home field. However, SLNA's defense showed that they were more "experienced" than the home team.

However, SLNA still created significant opportunities. In the 60th minute, home team goalkeeper Thanh Diep made two consecutive saves, denying Khac Ngoc's shot attempt and The Cuong's rebound.

SLNA's defense did not give Ho Chi Minh City FC many opportunities. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City FC

In the 68th and 70th minutes, Hai Anh continuously had clear opportunities. First, Hai Anh leisurely dribbled into the penalty area and shot diagonally, fortunately goalkeeper Vu Hai saved the goal for the away team. A few minutes later, the striker from Nghe An still could not defeat Vu Hai with his header.

For the rest of the match, SLNA’s defense continued to play focused against an ineffective HCM City attack. In the end, the Nghe An team won 2-0. With this victory, coach Duc Thang and his team earned 4 points, temporarily ranking 10th on the rankings./.

Ranking after round 4 V.League 2018.

Song Lam Nghe An lost on Thanh Hoa field

(Baonghean.vn) - Facing the star players of the Thanh Hoa team, especially SLNA veterans like Van Binh and Hoang Thinh, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team had a very difficult match on the opponent's field.