Without Phan Van Duc, Song Lam Nghe An lost to SHB Da Nang
(Baonghean.vn) - Visiting Hoa Xuan, Song Lam Nghe An put Phan Van Duc on the bench and used many young players in the 3rd match - Phase II of V.League 2020. This caused the Nghe team to face many difficulties and lost with a final score of 0-2.
The two teams started the game quite slowly in the first minutes. Da Nang players were the ones who had the first dangerous opportunity in the 8th minute.
Phan Van Long's effort to dribble and cross the ball inside caused trouble for SLNA's goal. Fortunately for the away team, Gustavo was able to clear the danger.
At minute 21,SLNAgot the answer with a long shot from Ho Sy Sam. However, the shot did not have enough power and did not trouble goalkeeper Tuan Manh of SHB Da Nang. Just 1 minute later, the team from the Han River realized the opportunity to open the score.
From a distance of about 30m, Nguyen Cong Nhat fired a shot from a long distance, creating a masterpiece goal that completely defeated goalkeeper Van Hung. The goal made the home team dominate and play more comfortably with a ball possession rate of 56%.
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SLNA players could not attack as they wanted. Photo: Viet Dinh |
Despite their best efforts, the playersSLNAstill could not find a way into SHB Da Nang's goal. The first half had quite low professional quality with a total of only 3/8 shots on target ending with a score of 1-0 in favor of the home team.
In the second half, coach Quang Truong decided to send Phu Nguyen, Ngoc Duc and Phuc Tinh in to replace Dinh Tien, Sy Nam and Dinh Dong.
In the 52nd minute, from a lack of concentration by the home team's defense, Phu Nguyen fired a very quick shot that went wide. Unfortunately, goalkeeper Tuan Manh played calmly and saved a clear goal.
However, just 1 minute later, the home team scored a goal to widen the gap. 17-year-old player Phi Hoang passed Xuan Manh, conveniently passing the ball inside for foreign player Akinade to tap the ball into the goal. The score was 2-0 for SHB Da Nang.
In the 59th minute, thanks to Peter Samuel's effort, Ho Phuc Tinh had a chance to shorten the score but his shot was too weak. In the following minutes, opportunities came to Filipe Martins and Sy Sam, but there was still no goal for SLNA because the SLNA players' shots were inaccurate.
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SHB Da Nang temporarily took the lead over SLNA on the rankings. Photo: Viet Dinh |
In the 74th minute, from a cross by Tuan Tai, foreign player Filipe Martins escaped the defender's pursuit before firing a close-range shot with his right foot. Goalkeeper Tuan Manh once again showed his talent to save the home team.
With only 15 minutes left in the match, SLNA's coaching staff continued to send young players Thai Ba Sang and Nguyen Van Viet in to replace Sy Sam and Martins. In the 88th minute, Pham Xuan Manh's cross hit the crossbar. However, the Nghe An team could do nothing more and accepted a 0-2 defeat.
With this result,SLNAtemporarily dropped to 10th place and accepted to watch SHB Da Nang regain 9th place with 22 points. In the remaining matches, Hai Phong Club (16 points) temporarily escaped with a 2-0 victory over Thanh Hoa at home, Quang Nam (12 points) also beat Nam Dinh with a score of 2-0.
In the next match, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team will visit Thanh Hoa Club on October 25.
STARTING LINEUP
SLNA:TM Van Hung, Sy Nam, Van Khanh, Gustavo Santos, Dinh Dong, Dinh Tien, Sy Sam, Tuan Tai, Xuan Manh, Filipe Martins, Peter Samuel.
SHB DN:TM Tuan Manh, Dinh Hoang, Phi Hoang, Anh Tuan, Van Long, Minh Tam, Tien Dung, Cong Nhat, Tai Loc, Akinade, Igor Jelic.

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