Doan Ngoc Tan scored, Chanathip almost held a grudge in Thailand: What did the Vietnamese players say?

Doan Ngoc Tan was closely followed by a Thai player

Even though he didn’t have much time to recover, Doan Ngoc Tan, with the captain’s armband in hand, still played quite aggressively in the shuttle role, helping the Thanh Hoa Club’s midfield play solidly against BG Pathum’s small group coordination style. United.

In most of the match, Doan Ngoc Tan was the one whose name was called the most, as he was constantly closely followed by Thai players on BG Pathum United’s side, not afraid to make mistakes.

However, unfortunately for coach Popov and his team, at the end of the first half they lost a very important player Gustavo, forcing the Bulgarian coach to replace him with veteran general Le Van Thang.

On the other side of the field, coach Surachai also adjusted the attack, reinforcing striker Ilham Fandi to replace Chananan Phombuppha to penetrate the net of the defense directed by midfielder Thanh Long.

Entering this match, Group A has 3 teams leading with 4 points: PSM Makkassar, BG Pathum United and Thanh Hoa Club. Therefore, the Thai representative really wants to take advantage of home field advantage to get all 3 points against the team leading the V-League rankings this season.

Witnessing star Chanathip Songkrasin warming up on the sideline, many people were waiting for the prospect of this midfielder entering the field and facing Doan Ngoc Tan in the midfield. In fact, “Thai Messi” was introduced to the field from the 60th minute.

Hold the gold and let it fall

But before Chanathip could show off, the whole Pathum Thani stadium was silent, only the cheers of two Vietnamese fans could be heard after Doan Ngoc Tan’s unstoppable volley, helping Thanh Hoa Club take the lead. -0 in minute 71.

Unfortunately, the Thanh team’s defense without Gustavo, despite playing resiliently, could not stand firm, when Chanathip assisted Nonthasira to equalize 1-1 in the 87th minute, to the relief of Thai fans. present on the field and thousands of “War Elephants” fans on television.

This draw is considered a success for Thanh Hoa Club as they soon lost key midfielder Gustavo at the end of the first half, helping Doan Ngoc Tan and his teammates temporarily rank second in Group A with 15 points (equal to BG Pathum United). , temporarily 7 points behind PSM Makassar.

After the match, Ngoc Tan shared: “It was a beautiful goal, my feeling is great, but if Thanh Hoa Club got all 3 points today, it would be even better.

When I play for Thanh Hoa Club or the Vietnamese team, I always try my best, try my best, and burn my heart out. That’s my playing style.

I want to thank Vietnamese fans for always cheering for the Vietnamese team and today cheering for Thanh Hoa Club.”