Thanh Hoa Club steadfastly draws with Malaysian team in naval battle

Having to say goodbye to number 1 striker Rimario due to injury, coach Popov has no other choice for foreign players when Thanh Hoa Club travels to Malaysia to play Terengganu in the second match of Group A, ASEAN Club Championship 2024.

Luis Antonio scored the goal to shorten the gap for Thanh Hoa Club against Terengganu Club

Thanh Hoa Club used 4 foreign players: Yago Ramos, Luis Antonio, Gustavo Santos. Kim Won-sik and notable domestic players such as Thai Son, Doan Ngoc Tan, Nguyen Thanh Lomg, Hoang Thai Binh, Dinh Viet Tu were determined to at least get points away from home to maintain their advantage in the top group of the rankings.

The rain somewhat affected the quality of the match, in which players from both teams actively played tight and waited for opportunities to attack. In the 15th minute, midfielder Thai Son was unfortunately injured in a dispute with a player from the home team. Blood flowed down Thai Son's forehead after this collision, forcing doctors to come on the field to take care of him, and he then returned to the game with a bandage wrapped around his head. While the doctors were taking care of Thai Son, Thanh Hoa players acted beautifully by standing around to form a fence to shield their teammate who was lying on the field from the rain.

Thanh Hoa Club plays hard in Malaysia

The surprise happened in the 20th minute when Akhyar Rashid fired a shot from outside the penalty area, defeating goalkeeper Trinh Xuan Hoang to open the score. The goal came from a quick and sharp attack by Terengganu Club players. With a similar lightning attack, the home team doubled the gap to 2-0 thanks to midfielder Manuel Ott. Thanh Hoa players' efforts helped them narrow the gap to 1-2 from Luiz Antonio's tricky free kick in the 45+1 minute.

Attacking from the beginning of the second half in search of an equalizer, Thanh Hoa players created good attacking pressure on the defense of Erengganu Club. The equalizer 2-2 for the Thanh team in the 52nd minute came quite unexpectedly when defender Ubaidullah Shamsul in an attempt to clear the ball out of danger scored an own goal.

The increasingly heavy rain in the second half made it more difficult for the players to compete. In which, the brave fighting spirit and high determination helped Thanh Long have a clear-cut clearance to save Thanh Hoa team. The Terengganu team created more opportunities but failed to take advantage of them.

Holding Terengganu FC to a 2-2 draw in the naval battle helped Thanh Hoa FC maintain their top spot in Group A with 4 points after 2 matches. The Thanh Hoa team has the same number of points as BG Pathum United (Thailand) and PSM Makassar (Indonesia) but is ranked higher thanks to a better goal difference.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/clb-thanh-hoa-kien-cuong-thu-hoa-doi-bong-malaysia-trong-tran-thuy-chien-185240925204824071.htm