V.League is on hiatus, Song Lam Nghe An lost to Hong Linh Ha Tinh in a friendly match

When V.League 2020 has only passed 2 rounds, SLNA is the team that started relatively smoothly with 1 draw against Saigon and a win against B. Binh Duong at Vinh Stadium. Meanwhile, neighboring team Hong Linh Ha Tinh has not had any wins when losing to Viettel and Nam Dinh.

In the friendly match at Vinh Stadium, SLNA did not use Phan Van Duc, foreign player Peter Onyekachi suffered a muscle strain and did not play. Coach Ngo Quang Truong arranged the team in a rather strange formation when testing central midfielder Quoc Trung as a central defender with Gustavo Santos for the entire 90 minutes.

SLNA’s two full-backs are Tran Dinh Dong and Vo Ngoc Duc, the central midfielder pair Sy Sam – Van Lam plays with wingers Tran Ngoc Anh and Tran Dinh Tien. The highest players are Ho Phuc Tinh and foreign player Alagie Sosseh.

Midfielder Dang Van Lam faces senior Le Manh Dung from Ha Tinh. Photo: Xuan Thuy

On the Hong Linh Ha Tinh side, coach Minh Duc did not use captain Le Tan Tai, however all three foreign players, Almeida Santos, Bruno Sousa and new player Victor Mansaray, entered the field from the start. However, the away team Ha Tinh still could not find a way to score against goalkeeper Van Tien throughout the first half.

In the second half, SLNA made some adjustments when they sent Nguyen Van Viet, Cao Xuan Thang and Nguyen Phu Nguyen onto the field. After this adjustment, the home team was awarded a corner kick and center back Gustavo jumped high and headed the ball accurately, opening the score of the match.

However, just a few minutes later, midfielder Le Manh Dung, former SLNA player, equalized the score 1-1 for Hong Linh Ha Tinh with a decisive shot.

The dominance of the Ha Tinh team was shown with the advantage of foreign players on the field and when the match had only 15 minutes left, they were awarded a penalty when an SLNA defender committed a foul in the penalty area. On the penalty spot, Bruno Sousa made no mistake to defeat goalkeeper Tran Van Tien, raising the score to 2-1. And this was also the final result of the match.

Currently, clubs in the V.League are still practicing moderately because the date of the tournament's resumption is still unclear. As for Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club, the rookie team has completed the home stadium lighting system and the matches here are eligible to take place at the general time frame of the organizing committee.

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