Ho Chi Minh City Club shockingly defeated CAHN team, ending a streak of 6 'goalless' matches

Quang Hai and teammates are at a deadlock

In the first half, CAHN Club easily dominated the match thanks to the superior quality of their squad. They controlled the ball up to 60%. However, the away team's attackers lacked coordination, so they did not create many dangerous opportunities. It was not until the 38th minute that the most notable situation appeared. After an attack on the right wing, Leo Artur fired a very strong shot, hitting the crossbar of the Ho Chi Minh City team's goal. Goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang also touched the ball.

The remaining opportunities of CAHN Club mainly came from set pieces or Nguyen Dinh Bac's throw-ins. On the day he dropped back quite deep and played as a central midfielder, Quang Hai was not a threat to HCMC Club. Other players such as Phan Van Duc and Vu Van Thanh were also lackluster.

Meanwhile, the counterattacks that Ho Chi Minh City FC created were not sharp enough to make goalkeeper Nguyen Filip work hard. Therefore, the first half ended without any goals being scored.

Dinh Bac and the attacking stars of CAHN Club had difficulty against the close and fierce play of Ho Chi Minh City Club. Behind is the fourth referee Tran Ngoc Nho

Referee Remember

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In the second half, referee Nho entered the field to blow the whistle, replacing referee Tran Dinh Thinh who was injured.

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At this time, referee Thinh went out to be the fourth referee.

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Schmidt had some awkward situations with his feet, making Ho Chi Minh City fans gasp.

Ho Chi Minh City Club quenches "thirst"

In the beginning of the second half, Ho Chi Minh City FC suddenly played better, continuously creating dangerous opportunities. Endrick and Doan Hai Quan took turns making dangerous shots but still lacking a bit of accuracy. However, thanks to these situations, the home team's fighting spirit improved significantly.

Then in the 57th minute, Ho Chi Minh City FC opened the scoring. From a quick counter-attack, Phan Nhat Thanh Long fired a shot in the penalty area. The ball hit Giap Tuan Duong's foot, changed direction, and found Erik Sorga, who easily headed the ball into the net, putting the home team ahead. This was Ho Chi Minh City FC's first goal in 7 matches and also Sorga's first goal in 8 matches.

Sorga relieved a lot of pressure after this goal

Ngoc Long scored a beautiful goal against his old team.

From then on, CAHN Club pressed forward to attack in search of an equalizer. In the 65th minute, they brought the match back to balance thanks to a moment of brilliance from Leo Artur. The Brazilian striker fired a powerful shot with his instep, giving Patrik Le Giang no chance to block.

But just 5 minutes later, the lead was restored by Ho Chi Minh City FC. In the 70th minute, Bui Ngoc Long surprised everyone with a beautiful shot from a very narrow angle, raising the score to 2-1 for Ho Chi Minh City FC.

After that, coach Alexandre Polking made a series of substitutions to improve the attacking ability of CAHN Club. They created a number of dangerous opportunities but goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang made excellent saves. CAHN Club also failed to take advantage of the long 8-minute injury time to equalize when they were down to 10 men from the 90+2 minute, after Nguyen Trong Long received a red card.

Therefore, CAHN Club accepted a 1-2 defeat and this was also the second consecutive defeat of the police team (lost 0-1 to HAGL in round 7). With this result, Ho Chi Minh City Club climbed to 10th place with 10 points while CAHN still only had 11 points and was pushed down to 8th place on the V-League 2024 - 2025 rankings.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/clb-tphcm-thang-soc-doi-cahn-ngat-chuoi-6-tran-tit-ngoi-185241116211610136.htm