V-League 2018: Danger Nam Dinh!
(Baonghean.vn) - After 6 rounds with only 1 draw and 5 consecutive losses, rookie Nam Dinh is gradually sinking to the bottom of the rankings. Even more dangerous, their opponents in the next 3 rounds are SLNA (Vinh Stadium), Hanoi (Thien Truong Stadium), Quang Nam (Tam Ky Stadium), all of which are stronger opponents.
Up to now, Coach Nguyen Van Sy still highly appreciates the fighting spirit of his players. On Cam Pha field, they still had a very interesting second half, but Nam Dinh's biggest problem at the moment is that they need to have a match without losing to revive their spirit. Because if they keep playing without winning, Nam Dinh will gradually lose strength, that is what the fans of Thanh Nam are worried about.
Deadly defense still conceded
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| Mac Hong Quan scored to help Than Quang Ninh win 1-0 against Nam Dinh. Photo: Internet |
Conceding the game to the home team, the players of Thanh Nam still could not stop Than Quang Ninh from scoring. In the 31st minute, the away team had to accept the bitter consequences after Viniciu escaped deep down the left wing, the next pass back helped Mac Hong Quan break the deadlock of Than Quang Ninh, in the situation where he was closely followed by a Nam Dinh defender.
At the end of the first half, the home team even controlled the ball up to 70% of the time, while Nam Dinh had 30%. The away team's midfield did not dare to hold the ball so the game on the field was completely coordinated by Than Quang Ninh midfielder Nguyen Sa. T.Quang Ninh had 8 shots compared to Nam Dinh's 1.
Attack without scoring
In a situation where it was all or nothing, coach Nguyen Van Sy made 3 substitutions to go all out. Henry almost scored when he skillfully dribbled past a Than Quang Ninh defender in the opponent's penalty area, but unfortunately the shot from the foreign player of the Southern team found the hands of goalkeeper Tuan Linh.
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| Nam Dinh fans are very worried about coach Nguyen Van Sy and his team. Photo: Internet |
The visitors focused on attacking on the right wing with speed races, arranging up to 6 players who were always present on the Than Quang Ninh field. There were many times when they had up to 74% of the ball possession time, pushing the home team down, but Henry and Benjamin still showed no luck. If they only had 1 shot in the first half, they had 9 shots in the second half, 4 of which hit the goal but did not create clear opportunities.
Benjamin was still aggressive and enthusiastic but lacked finesse in decisive moments. Henry had shots and headers but still lacked power due to being too far from Than Quang Ninh's goal. Nam Dinh's attacks were still "innocent" in the first class style so it was not difficult for Than defenders to neutralize them.
Than Quang Ninh played an unimpressive match, apart from the goal they did not leave the audience with any beautiful plays. The ball control rate was better than the opponent 58% compared to 42% but the number of shots on goal was only 11 compared to 10, which was difficult to satisfy the audience of the Mining land. However, they did what coach Phan Thanh Hung and his team needed, which was 3 points to catch up with Hanoi FC.
As for Nam Dinh, coach Nguyen Van Sy said that the team will have significant additions to their squad to avoid relegation. But first, they must get points in three difficult matches against SLNA (Vinh Stadium), Hanoi (Thien Truong Stadium), and Quang Nam (Tam Ky Stadium). If Hanoi and Quang Nam are strong teams, SLNA is also in dire need of points to improve their ranking. Therefore, Nam Dinh's goal sounds difficult to achieve./.
