SLNA changed champions to change fortunes in V-League
Before this round, SLNA went through three draws and lost, facing the risk of not being able to enter the top 8 to race for the championship in the V-League 2023. The Nghe team's leadership therefore accepted the resignation of the team. Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang, replaced the former famous player Phan Nhu Thuat.
In the debut match, coach Phan Nhu Thuat, born in 1984, let his students calmly hold the ball, coordinate briefly from the defense, step by step pressing Ho Chi Minh City. When they get to a third of the opponent's field, they often suddenly make the ball into the penalty area for foreign players.
From this piece, the homeowner scored two consecutive goals, both from the crosses on the left wing. In the 18th minute, Mai Sy Hoang received the ball after a corner kick and crossed in for Jordy Soladio to cushion the ball close to the goal to open the score. Seven minutes later, Jordy Soladio played the role of assist when he returned the ball with his head after a cross from the left, allowing Michael Olaha to split.
SLNA divided the lines of Ho Chi Minh City, making it impossible for the opponent to hold the ball to organize an attack. However, just a moment of distraction, losing the ball of Tran Nam Hai in the 35th minute, they let Ho Chi Minh City score. Hoang Vu Samson punished his opponent with a super product, shot from a distance of about 35 meters, putting the ball at a high angle in the middle of the goal. Goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet threw himself to the full but could not touch the ball. This goal also shows that the defense is a big problem for SLNA this season. From the beginning of the tournament, they only had one clean sheet, when they drew 0-0 with Thanh Hoa in the second round.
In the second half, coach Phan Nhu Thuat made three changes in personnel, launching Ho Van Cuong, Dinh Xuan Tien and Tran Dinh Hoang into the field to control the midfield, intercepting the attacking stages of TP from afar. HCM.
This multi-layered defense makes it impossible for the visitors to deploy the ball. Coach Vu Tien Thanh's army was impatient and hurried to find a way to pour the ball to find a way to approach Van Viet's goal. However, those crosses were not accurate, not even getting a shot to hit the goal. The most significant situation that Ho Chi Minh City had was a shot from outside the penalty area, sending the ball narrowly wide in the fourth minute of injury time by Uong Ngoc Tien.
Lowering Ho Chi Minh City, coach Phan Nhu Thuat had a successful debut, with the team rising to 10th with 12 points. They are only three points behind the eighth-placed team Nam Dinh, so they still hope to race for the championship in the second stage instead of having to fight for relegation. In contrast, Ho Chi Minh City is stuck in the penultimate position, with only seven points after 11 matches, one point more than the bottom of the table Da Nang.
