Vietnam-Malaysia 1-0: Scoring the Nghe An players
(Baonghean.vn) - With a Malaysian team consisting of many experienced players with outstanding physical strength, it is not surprising that Coach Huu Thang arranged a lineup with up to 8 players of Nghe An origin. In fact, they did not let down their coach.
Nguyen Manh has long been the team's number 1 goalkeeper. His close-range saves in the final minutes of the match helped us maintain the fragile score of 1-0. He deserves to be rated as one of the best players of the match with a score of 8.5.
The defense line has 3 names Van Hoan, Dinh Luat, Ngoc Hai, Dinh Luat is rated higher because of his ability to judge situations quite well. Dinh Luat neutralized Ahmad Hazwan, Ahmad Fakri, and supported Van Thanh very well. Watching him play this afternoon, many people called the oldest player of this team "an old but not weak warrior", scoring 8.5.
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Trong Hoang deserves 8.5 points. |
Meanwhile, Van Hoan and Ngoc Hai played only averagely, on the right wing Van Hoan had many situations where he lost the ball quite unluckily. Both in defense and attack, he showed that he could not surpass his senior Dinh Dong. Discovering this, Coach Ong Kim Swee continuously instructed his students to exploit this wing, Van Hoan only got 6 points.
Center back Ngoc Hai did not appear much in front of the camera, he only used 80% of his ability. Viewers also did not see long passes or delicate cuts, he was given 6.5 points.
The midfield has 3 players from Nghe An, Hoang Thinh played delicately, aggressively and responsibly. Facing the muscular midfield, Hoang Thinh was not at all inferior, on the contrary, he handled the game delicately, using both firmness and softness at the right time. Score 8.5.
If the 41st minute move had been a goal, Trong Hoang would have been the best player of the match. If in the first half, he only broke the left wing occupied by Australian Matthew Davies, in the second half, Trong Hoang joined the attack. With the only goal of the match, 1-0, Trong Hoang deserved 8.5 points. Left winger Thanh Trung played better than in the previous match, he also missed 2-3 chances and was only considered average with a score of 7.
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Cong Phuong had 3 delicious situations that a player with expectations like Cong Phuong should have done better. |
Striker Cong Vinh did not score but he was still the one who lifted the spirits of his teammates in a match with an outdoor temperature of 32 degrees Celsius. Cong Vinh moved continuously, causing the Malaysian defense to lose direction. Appearing at the right time at hot spots, arguing in English with the referee in the role of captain, keeping the spirits of his teammates up against the opponent's extremely tough playing style, that was the image of Cong Vinh this afternoon. 8 points for the player wearing the captain's armband who always fought tirelessly.
As the 9th player, coming off the bench, Cong Phuong had 3 good chances that a player with expectations like Cong Phuong should have done better. I won't give Cong Phuong a score because his playing time was too short, I just wish him to score his first goal against Cambodia in the next match.
The answer to why there are so many players from Nghe An in the national team is now known. Simply because they play with dedication, enthusiasm and efficiency.
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