Nam Dinh Club continues to lead; Quang Nam Club has its first win

The 2-2 draw with Hanoi Police helped Nam Dinh Club continue to lead the rankings after 5 rounds, while Hoang Anh Gia Lai still has not known victory in V-League 2023/24.

On-field developments of the match between Nam Dinh Club (white shirt) and Hanoi Police Club. (Source: NDFC)

In the highlight match of round 5 of V-League 2023/24, the top team Nam Dinh Club shared points with the defending champion Cong An Ha Noi in a dramatic match with 4 goals scored equally between the two teams.

Center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh opened the scoring for Cong An Ha Noi in the 29th minute after a beautiful free kick combination, before midfielder Quang Hai raised the score to 2-0 for the defending champions in the 74th minute.

It seemed like the away team would leave with all 3 points, but Rafaelson's double in the last 8 minutes of the match helped the team from Thanh Nam retain 1 point in a dramatic way at home at Thien Truong Stadium.

This result helps the team from Thanh Nam continue to maintain the top position in the table with 13 points after 5 rounds, maintaining a 5-point gap with Hanoi Police Club - the team temporarily ranked 5th on the rankings.

In the earliest match of round 5, coach Kiatisuk and his team lost at home to The Cong-Viettel despite taking the lead thanks to midfielder Minh Vuong.

Bruno and Khuat Van Khang were the players who scored to help the away team come from behind to win 2-1 in the first half against the home team LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai. This defeat caused the team from the mountain town to continue to stand at the bottom of the V-League 2023/24 rankings.

In this round, Quy Nhon Stadium witnessed a rain of goals when the away team Dong A Thanh Hoa won with a final score of 3-2 against MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh.

After Doan Ngoc Tan, Rimario and Lam Ti Phong scored to help the Thanh team lead 3-0, Alan scored to shorten the score to 1-3 for MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh after a mistake by goalkeeper Thanh Diep. The goal to shorten the score to 2-3 for the home team was scored after a beautiful free kick by defender Do Thanh Thinh.

In the match at Thong Nhat Stadium, although Ha Long scored in the first minutes of the match to help Ho Chi Minh City Club take the lead over Hai Phong after the first half, Hoang Nam's goal in the last minutes of the match helped the Hai Phong team end the match with a 1-1 draw.

Round 5 witnessed the first victory of Quang Nam Club in V-League 2023/24, when coach Van Sy Son's team took advantage of the opportunities and scored the only goal by striker Yago Goncalves to overcome the away team Hong Linh Ha Tinh with a minimum score of 1-0.

This victory also helped Quang Nam rise to 10th place on the rankings, while Ha Tinh fell to the bottom of the table with 2 points after five rounds.

In the match at 19/8-Nha Trang Stadium, striker Tien Linh had a brilliant performance with a goal and an assist for striker Bui Vi Hao, helping Becamex Binh Duong win convincingly with a score of 2-0 against the home team Khanh Hoa.

In the latest match of round 5, Hanoi FC showed their superior strength when they defeated the young team of Song Lam Nghe An in the first half.

Two goals by Tuan Hai and Denilson Jr helped the Capital team win easily with a score of 2-0, thereby temporarily rising to 9th place with 6 points after 5 rounds, while Song Lam Nghe An stood at 11th place with only 3 points.

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