Round 3 V.League 2019: 7 best players of the match

Reserve to shine

Among the 7 best players of the match in round 3, only Tran Thanh Binh came off the bench to replace captain Vu Anh Tuan. But he was the one who scored the decisive goal in the 2-0 victory for Ho Chi Minh City against Duoc Ha Nam - Nam Dinh. As a young midfielder from Ho Chi Minh City's talented team, Thanh Binh is only in his second season participating in the V.League. Being voted the best player of the match despite only playing for more than 30 minutes on the field is like a word of encouragement for this midfielder.

List of best players in the match in round 3 of V.League 2019. Photo: VFF

Both Mac Hong Quan and Hai Huy contributed greatly to Than Quang Ninh's 3-0 victory over the visiting team Thanh Hoa. But clearly, in addition to having 2 out of 3 goals for himself, Hai Huy's influence on Than Quang Ninh's playing style was greater. This player number 14 often dropped deep to participate in defense, and was present to clear up hot spots. He greatly limited the activities of Rimario and Van Thang of the visiting team Thanh Hoa.

Heroes and "criminals"

Dwayne Lynch is the name that deserves to be mentioned the most in the third round. This foreign player number 11 contributed a hat-trick of goals in the 4-3 victory of the visiting team Hai Phong at the 19/8 Nha Trang stadium. But with the act of taking off his shirt to celebrate the goal, referee Ngo Duy Lan had no choice but to pull out the second yellow card (which became a red card) to invite the former SLNA player to the field.

Jermie Lynch’s image was therefore quite damaged, although he was technically worthy of the title of best player of the match. Jermie Dwayne Lynch was both a hero and a “sinner” in this match.

Referee Nguyen Ngoc Chau was criticized by the coaching board, HAGL players and Plei-ku spectators for repeatedly refusing to award HAGL a penalty when a Saigon FC player handled the ball in the penalty area. However, Pedro Paulo's contribution to Saigon's 3-1 victory was recognized by the spectators. In addition to the goal that raised the score to 2-1, this foreign player number 12 and Da Sylva Dominique did a good job of "breaking the game" of the home team HAGL. This foreign player moved very widely, participated in defense and switched from defense to attack very quickly.

Olaha was voted the best player of the match for the second time in three matches. Photo: VFF

Apart from the foreign player who played for Lampang FC (Thai League 2) last year, no one would have thought that this player had only arrived in Vietnam for a few months. Oseni Ganiyu Bolaji of Hanoi FC was in the starting lineup, scored and played the full 90 minutes without being replaced by Hoang Vu Samson as usual.

Simply put, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem believes that Oseni Ganiyu Bolaji will control Viettel striker Joao De Souza well. The midfielder's energetic and very strange playing style has been shown in matches where both sides play hard to destroy each other's play. The derby only had 2 goals for the capital team but there were 8 yellow cards and 1 red card. Doing a good job of blocking and contributing 1 goal, being chosen as the best player of the match is completely worthy.

The Quang Nam derby between SHB.Da Nang and Quang Nam ended in a draw. Perhaps Bonifico Edson was voted as a favor to the home team rather than a professional assessment. Bonifico Edson opened the scoring in the 5th minute but played rather poorly. Even if we talk about the level of contribution, Duc Chinh, with his header in the 90+5th minute to equalize 2-2, had a greater influence than this foreign player.

Olaha (SLNA) and Pedro Paulo (Saigon) were voted the best player of the match twice in the 3 matches they participated in. These are the foreign players with the best start in V.League 2019. In the 2-1 victory over B.Binh Duong, Olaha directly scored 1 goal and assisted 1. With Van Duc and Tuan Tai injured, Olaha did a very good job of assisting and scoring. In the home team SLNA's playing style, this foreign player number 7 moved very widely, participating in active and effective defense.

Compared to the previous 2 seasons, Olaha's scoring and assisting skills have improved a lot. This striker has used many backheels, one-touch kicks or dropped balls into the gaps of the central defenders for his teammates to run up and surprise the opposing defense.