Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club continues to lose at My Dinh Stadium

Hoang Anh Gia Lai has a strong squad when traveling to My Dinh Stadium to face The Cong Viettel in the quarter-finals of the 2024-2025 National Cup. The mountain town team is struggling to avoid relegation to the V-League but is still enthusiastic in the National Cup.

Viettel and Hoang Anh Gia Lai - Clip: FPT Play

Facing an opponent who was considered to have a better squad, Hoang Anh Gia Lai took the initiative to play defensive counter-attacks, not afraid of collisions to block from afar. If Chau Ngoc Quang's shot had not hit the crossbar, Mr. Duc's team could have opened the score in the first half.

After holding out for more than 60 minutes of play, Hoang Anh Gia Lai finally could not keep a clean sheet against the "wave" of attacks from the home team. After a smooth one-touch situation with teammate Amarildo in the opponent's 16m50 area, Khuat Van Khang finished with a tricky one-touch shot, defeating young goalkeeper Trung Kien, helping The Cong Viettel open the score of the match.

Being behind, Hoang Anh Gia Lai pushed up their formation to attack Viettel. Deploying their signature wing attacks, the away team's strikers could not penetrate Viettel's defense to reach Pham Van Phong's goal.

However, the poor quality of the playing field affected the tactical implementation of coach Le Quang Trai's team. Many players of the away team were even injured and in some cases had to leave the field on a stretcher, such as central defender Pham Ly Duc.

Despite their ineffective attack, Hoang Anh Gia Lai had to pay the price with a second goal. After a counter-attack on the left wing, Nham Manh Dung crossed the ball into the 5m50 box, helping Tran Danh Trung easily tap the ball into the empty net, sealing a 2-0 victory for Viettel.

Unable to "take revenge" against Viettel, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is also at risk of losing its force before round 17 of the 2024-2025 V-League. With the farewell to the National Cup arena, coach Le Quang Trai and his team will have less "worries" and focus on completing the goal of staying in the V-League at the end of this season.

Meanwhile, Viettel has reached the semi-finals and will face the winner of the match between Hai Phong and Cong An Ha Noi. The remaining semi-final match is set to be between Binh Duong and Song Lam Nghe An, who won 2-1 against Dong Thap on the evening of March 30.

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Source: https://nld.com.vn/clb-hoang-anh-gia-lai-tiep-tuc-thua-tren-san-my-dinh-196250330220513555.htm