The only goal of the match was scored by Vietnamese-French player Adou Leygley Minh in the 42nd minute for Ha Tinh Club. From a corner kick, this central defender joined the attack and headed the ball dangerously, leaving goalkeeper Nguyen Manh of Nam Dinh team helpless. Not only scoring, Adou Leygley Minh also commanded the home team's defense to neutralize most of Nam Dinh team's attacks, helping the home team maintain the result until the end of the match.
Adou Leygley Minh (third from right) and Ha Tinh Club created a surprise in round 1 of V-League 2024 - 2025
At Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi FC faced many difficulties against Binh Dinh FC, which is not highly rated this season. It was not until the 82nd minute that Van Quyet scored the only goal for Hanoi FC with a tricky shot from outside the penalty area. In this match, Hanoi FC also introduced 1.88m tall Vietnamese-American center-back Kyle Colonna. With an ideal physique, this center-back played quite well when he and his partner Thanh Chung locked down the foreign strikers of Binh Dinh FC, helping the home team keep a clean sheet.
In the match on the same day, Binh Duong Club had a comeback against the home team Thanh Hoa thanks to a double goal by striker Tien Linh in the second half, both from tricky headers. Before that, Luiz Antonio opened the score 1-0 for Thanh Hoa Club in the 28th minute. This can be considered a successful debut for new coach Hoang Anh Tuan in the Binh Duong Club shirt. An incident in this match was that Thanh Hoa Stadium lost power, causing the match to be suspended for about 7 minutes.
Waiting for the mark of the former king
Today (September 15), round 1 will have 4 late matches, where all 4 former champions HAGL, Da Nang, Cong An Ha Noi (CAHN) and The Cong Viettel will be guests.
The most notable match of this round is the clash between Hai Phong Club and CAHN Club taking place at 7:15 p.m. The advantage is that the 2023 V-League champion CAHN Club has a fairly stable foundation to launch the new season. Coach Mano Polking has had enough time and received great support from the club's leadership to carefully prepare for the season with a series of quality new recruits. Among them are overseas Vietnamese player Jason Quang Vinh Pendant and last season's best left-back Nguyen Van Duc (6 goals, 3 assists), center-back Dinh Trong, striker Nguyen Dinh Bac... In addition, Mr. Polking also added "quality" foreign players, such as the duo Artur De Melo Leonardo - Alan Sebastiao Alexandre who dominated last season with 25 goals for runner-up Binh Dinh, alongside center-back Domingos Hugo Gomes and midfielder Nacismento. They will join forces with the framework of Nguyen Filip, Viet Anh, Van Thanh, Van Duc, Thanh Long, Van Hau... to create a strong enough team.
Moving to Lach Tray Stadium will be an interesting experience for Quang Hai because his old coach Chu Dinh Nghiem knows him very well. Hai Phong FC still maintains its very interesting and worth-watching ball control style of play and Quang Hai's task is to help the away team create an overwhelming attack as the CAHN FC leadership desires.
Ho Chi Minh City Club KNOW YOURSELF, KNOW OTHERS
The away match between The Cong Viettel Club and Ho Chi Minh City Club (7:15 p.m.) at Thong Nhat Stadium also promises to be exciting. Motivation has never been a doubt in coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team. Remember last season, the army team, right after changing its name to The Cong Viettel, was full of enthusiasm but was doused with cold water when it lost 0-2 to Ho Chi Minh City Club, who were then racing to avoid relegation. After that defeat, The Cong Viettel Club had to change coaches and went through a long period of ups and downs before calling back the old man Duc Thang. On the other hand, the 3 points at Thong Nhat Stadium helped coach Phung Thanh Phuong make his first mark when taking over the "Red Battleship", motivating the incredible journey of advancement, ending with 4th place overall.
After a season, Ho Chi Minh City FC will continue to have the mindset of “knowing yourself, knowing your opponent”, and will most likely choose a reasonable slow playing style against their opponent The Cong Viettel. But one thing is for sure, the match will be extremely fierce thanks to the spice from last season.
Former champions Da Nang will mark their return to the V-League with a trip to Vinh Stadium to face SLNA Club (6pm) – another former champion but much weakened, becoming a regular in the relegation race. Meanwhile, the two former champions Quang Nam and HAGL will face off at the “neutral” Hoa Xuan Stadium (5pm) because the Tam Ky Stadium of the Quang Nam team is still under construction.
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