@ Dong Thap (2nd)
G: Tran Minh Chien
D: Nguyen van Thanh/Nguyen Van Viet//Ngo Van Thuan/Nguyen Thanh Hai
DM: Yaovi Soglo
MC: Dang Anh Tuan/Van Van Loi
AMC: Dinesh Singh
ST: Do Van Hau/Selemani Ntibazonkiza
We've got a long break after this one, so we can use our 4-4-2 Diamond Narrow and give our overworked backline a little more rest.
58 - So frustrating. We've outplayed them, but their defense has been amazing, and then they slap us on the counter
0-1
68 -
Van Hau shoots it out left to
Van Viet for the short pass to
Ntibazonkiza. Pass into the box, and
Van Hau converts the equalizer. In:
Nguyen The Anh for
Ngo Van Thuan and
Nguyen Anh Tuan for the shockingly shoddy
Soglo. First mediocre game we've seen from our Beninese star
1-1
80 - Awful corner kick defense after they get two in a row
1-2
So frustrating. We should have had at least the draw here.
They have the temerity to call it a tactical blunder. Whatever, man.
Dinesh Singh is out 5-7 weeks with a stomach injury, but he recovers in time during our break.
Do Van Hau continues our run of striker injuries - out over a month.
vs Binh Duong (8th)
G: Pham Van Phong
D: Nguyen Van Viet/Phan Anh Tuan/Nguyen The Anh/Ngo Van Thuan/Nguyen Thanh Hai
DM: Yaovi Soglo
MC: Nguyen Anh Tuan/Van Van Loi
AMC: Dinesh Singh
ST: Selemani Ntibazonkiza
18 - SMH
0-1
26 - Pro tip:
Van Viet can't play DL
0-2
I rearrange shit at half with subs and the like but it's not going to matter.
88 - Just one of those days where nothing goes right
0-3
vs SLNA (National Cup First Round)
G: Tran Minh Chien
D: Nguyen van Thanh/Phan Anh Tuan/Nguyen The Anh/Ngo Van Thuan/Nguyen Van Viet
DM: Yaovi Soglo
MC: Dang Anh Tuan/Nguyen Anh Tuan
AMC: Dinesh Singh
ST: Selemani Ntibazonkiza
37 -
Dang Anh Tuan cracks a long ball to
Ntibazonkiza and he goes into the box all by himself. Defender strips the ball, but our Burundi superstar gets it back, fends off two more defenders, and gets that goal!!!
1-0
48 -
Thanh Hai goes for
The Anh;
Dang Man moves up to AMC, and
Van Loi's day off ends
We finally snap the losing streak. This one was all about
Selemani Ntibazonkiza's miraculous 8.3 PotM outing and
The Dang Man's 7.8 brilliance, plus a couple other guys with pretty good games.
2,545 people showed up for that one, netting us a vital $26.25k to help staunch some of the bleeding (even with that boost, we've lost almost $110k so far this year). The red ink is all due to having the worst attendance in the league by far, but I'm cautiously hopeful that if we can stay up and continue proving we're worthy of being here, that will gradually increase.