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@ Da Nang (1st)
G: Pham Van Thong
D: Nguyen Van Thanh/Ngo Van Thuan/Pham Anh Tuan/Nguyen Van Viet
DM: Yaovi Soglo
MC: Dang Anh Tuan/Nguyen Anh Tuan
AMC: Dinesh Singh
ST: Do Van Hau/Selemani Ntibazonkiza

57 - Thanh Hai steps in for Ngo Van Thuan; Van Hau sits for Nguyen Thanh Nam shortly before they score 0-1

70 - Soglo sends the corner into the air and Phan Anh Tuan runs right, leaping in the air to smash in the equalizing header 1-1

Sure we drop to 8th, but getting a point on the road off the top team in the league is a HUGE result.

Transfer In - DR Nguyen Tuan Anh (23) - From Mancons SG
13 Teamwork is his only standout attribute, but we're paying him $8.5k a year anyway to get some much-needed more depth at our FB spot.

Extension - ST Do Van Hau - Through 2024 - $13.75k/year - $1k agent fee
Yes, that's expensive, but we get to keep our leading goal scorer long-term on a reasonable contract.

vs SLNA (10th)
G: Tran Minh Chien
D: Nguyen Van Thanh/Ngo Van Thuan/Nguyen The Anh/Nguyen Tuan Anh
DM: Yaovi Soglo
MC: Nguyen Anh Tuan/Nguyen Thanh Hai
AMC: Dinesh Singh
ST: Do Van Hau/Nguyen Thanh Nam

6 - Nguyen Tuan Anh kicks back to Singh and runs down the return pass. Perfect cross and Van Hau celebrates his new contract by putting one away. Debut assist already! 1-0

12 - Get one, give one up 1-1

45 - DON'T FUCKING GIVE UP GOALS BEFORE HALF!!!! 1-2

I make a couple subs on our backline at half and proceed to scream at the team.

51 - ..... 1-3

Transfer In - ST Bui Quang The (23) - Free agent signing
13 Heading, 11 Aggression, 16 Bravery and Teamwork, 13 Flair, 12 Work Rate. We finally got off our asses and inked the guy who played so well for me in a loan setup at Binh Phuoc. $8.5k for the rest of the year.

Extension - DL Nguyen Van Thanh (26) - Through 2022
Slight raise to $11.5k. He's been simply too valuable for us.

Loan In - DM/MC Nguyen Van Phong (19) - From Quang Nam
We're paying 50% of his salary, but 12 First Touch, Passing, Determination, and Teamwork make him worth it - plus giving us a vital body in the middle.

Loan In - DL Truong Van Quy (19) - From SLNA
50% here too for 14 Teamwork, 11 Acceleration, and 10 Stamina - again giving us key depth.

vs Phu Yen (National Cup Second Round)
G: Tran Minh Chien
D: Nguyen Van Thanh/Ngo Van Thuan/Phan Anh Tuan/Nguyen Thanh Hai
DM: Yaovi Soglo
MC: Dang Anh Tuan/Nguyen Van Phong
AMC: Dinesh Singh
ST: Do Van Hau/Selemani Ntibazonkiza

Tran Minh Chien has officially supplanted Pham Von Phong as our best keeper and will probably get the bulk of starts going forward.

57 - Soglo wings out left to Nguyen Van Thanh for the dribble and box delivery, whereupon Van Hau heads it in 1-0

64 - Quang The on for Ntibzaonkiza; The Anh for Phan Anh Tuan

Every single one of our midfielders was 7.5 or higher, led by Dinesh Singh's PotM-winning 9.0. Nguyen Van Thanh racked up an 8.3, and our third star was Yaovi Soglo's 7.7 outing.

FUCK! Do Van Hau is out for over a month with injury after getting hurt in training.

vs Hai Phong (National Cup Quarterfinal)
G: Tran Minh Chien
D: Nguyen Van Thanh/Ngo Van Thuan/Phan Anh Tuan/Nguyen Thanh Hai
DM: Yaovi Soglo
MC: Nguyen Anh Tuan/Nguyen Van Phong
AMC: Dinesh Singh
ST: Selemani Ntibazonkiza/Bui Quang The

20 - I'd rather have had the away match. We can't beat these guys and our supporters are shitty people 0-1

22 - Nguyen Van Phong intercepts a clearance and short passes to Singh for a great box feed to Ntibazonkiza, and we immediately equalize 1-1

37 - Fucking corners 1-2

55 - Whatever 1-3

We lose 1-4

That's the end of our cup runs and we're going to be deep in the red at the end of the season. We may have to look at moving some guys out and drastically cutting our salary.