'Lungless Man' fails to score, PVF-CAND still has not tasted victory

For the past 2 years, the nickname "Lungless Man" Nguyen Thanh Nhan, along with Le Van Do and Huynh Cong Den, have been a trio that has made important contributions, enhancing the strength of PVF-CAND's playing style. It is no coincidence that all 3 have been called up to the Vietnamese national teams, and most recently, Thanh Nhan was brought into the field by coach Troussier to compete in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. However, since the beginning of the 2023-2024 first division tournament until now, all 3 have played worse than themselves.

Thanh Nhan (left) failed to score against Long An's defense.

Thanh Nhan disappointed with many simple moves, lacking the speed and sharpness he usually had before. Perhaps after the injury, this striker is no longer as dangerous as in 2021 when he "exploded" in the national U.19 tournament. Even in the most delicious situation from Xuan Bac's cross at the end of the match, despite choosing a good position, Thanh Nhan headed the ball out. Throughout the match, there were few moves that demonstrated the class of the striker who was the top scorer of the 2023 season.

Thai Ba Dat (yellow shirt) tries hard in his first start

Van Do and Cong Den also showed signs of decline compared to the period when coach Park Hang-seo was about to start in the 2021 SEA Games and coach Gong Oh-kyun used them in the 2022 AFC U23 Championship. There were no less than 3 good chances, but Van Do was either too individualistic or did not handle them accurately. In particular, the situation of escaping alone in the second half, if he had passed to Duc Nam inside, would have been the decisive goal for PVF-CAND. But this left wing striker shot right into Long An goalkeeper Truong Long. Cong Den also "disappeared", his passes lost their sharpness and his ability to turn around was no longer fast.

Thai Ba Dat scored

In that context, PVF-CAND had to rely on the talent who had just won the title of the best player in the national U.21 tournament, Thai Ba Dat, to score a goal. Playing as a starter, the striker who had won the U.23 Southeast Asian Championship with Vietnam U.23, played explosively in the first 2 halves to score a double (opening the score 1-0 in the 5th minute and equalizing 2-2 in the 51st minute). But Thai Ba Dat alone, although helping PVF-CAND score for the first time in the season after 3 scoreless matches, could not help coach Mauro Jeronimo and his team get 3 points. Because the whole team played with an unstable performance, in which 2 goals were conceded very easily. One in the 12th minute, Khac Vu equalized 1-1 without any intervention from the PVF-CAND defense. The second goal conceded in the 47th minute was from a mistake by veteran center-back Ngo Viet Phu, allowing Thanh Phong to score for Long An.

Huynh Cong Den (8) could not struggle against Long An's tight play.

Drawing 2-2, PVF-CAND extended their draw streak to 4 matches and only had 4 points, ranking 9th, only above Dong Thap and Phu Tho. This situation shows that Mr. Jeronimo's team will have a very difficult time hunting for a ticket to play in the V-League. Because a strong candidate for a ticket to play in the V-League next season, SHB Da Nang, won Phu Tho 4-0 away. 4 goals by Pham Van Huu scored a double in the first half and the remaining 2 goals in the second half by Nguyen Phi Hoang and Pham Dinh Duy, to continue to hold the top position in the first division with 11 points, a quite large gap compared to PVF-CAND.

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