Nam Dinh Club lost to The Cong Viettel: Without Xuan Son, it’s too difficult to score!

Nam Dinh Club is still on the championship track, but the injury of main striker Nguyen Xuan Son puts the home team at Thien Truong Stadium in doubt. Without the striker who scored 31 goals in 26 matches in the V-League last season, where will coach Vu Hong Viet and his team go? Especially when Nam Dinh has to welcome former king The Cong Viettel, which has a very solid defense, in the match taking place at 6:00 p.m. on January 19 in round 10.

The answer was revealed on Thien Truong Stadium. No longer in possession of the best striker, Nam Dinh Club, although better in possession of the ball, was stuck in finding The Cong Viettel’s goal.

During the first half, Joseph Mpande and his teammates encountered many difficulties in launching the attack. Nam Dinh Club lacks a breakthrough to open the ball up, so most passes either wander around the middle of the field, or come close to the edge and are blocked. Against one of the best defenses in the tournament, the best opportunities Nam Dinh created in the first half came from long shots, or individual breakthrough efforts from Mpande or Caio Cesar.

On the other hand, The Cong Viettel does not depend on foreign soldiers (even internal soldiers are more outstanding), so the away team played proactively and diversely with sharp pieces. In the second half, when Nam Dinh Club began to push the team higher, leading to “exposed ribs”, The Cong Viettel had the decisive punch in the 64th minute. Duc Chien dribbled the ball on the right wing and then crossed in just right to Manh Dung. The ice cut off a dangerous shot, opening the score for The Cong Viettel.

For a team as good at defense as The Cong Viettel to score first, the chances for every team to equalize are not high, including champion Nam Dinh. In their strong counter-attack defense position, coach Nguyen Duc Thang’s team did a good job of blocking the detonators on Nam Dinh’s side. The home team only had a chance in the last seconds when goalkeeper Van Phong rushed out and collided with Nam Dinh Club’s Lucas in the penalty area. However, after consulting the slow motion, the referee refused to give Nam Dinh a penalty because he judged that the ball was still a long distance away from Lucas, and even if goalkeeper Van Phong did not block it, it would still be difficult for the home team to score. .

Maintaining the victory with a score of 1-0, Viettel Sports Club rose to third place with 18 points. Coach Duc Thang and his team are only 2 points away from second team Nam Dinh, but still played 1 match less than their opponents.