CAHN team narrowly escaped defeat, coach Polking still had to… blame himself: Suffocating in the 97th minute!

Quang Hai's masterpiece helps CAHN Club take the lead

Despite possessing a squad of expensive players and impressive performance in the Southeast Asian Cup C1 (winning all 5 group stage matches), CAHN Club struggled in the V-League with only 4 wins after 11 matches, and a position in the middle of the table.

After completing the group stage of the international playground and being able to focus fully on the V-League, coach Alexandre Polking's team is expected to break the disappointing draw streak, when playing at home to welcome Quang Nam Club at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of February 15.

Quang Hai opened the score with a beautiful curling shot

With Quang Hai, Dinh Bac, Alan Grafite and Leo Artur in attack, CAHN Club easily pressured Quang Nam and created many opportunities. In the 16th minute, the away team's net shook. Leo Artur dribbled past 2 Quang Nam players, then passed the ball just in time for Quang Hai to curl the ball close to the edge of the penalty area. The ball went extremely difficult, causing goalkeeper Van Cong to jump as far as he could but still could not save the goal.

Although the visiting team Quang Nam strongly resisted with a 1-1 equalizer thanks to Atshimene (beating goalkeeper Nguyen Filip in a one-on-one), the home team CAHN quickly established a lead. In the 29th minute, Leo Artur moved cleverly to break the offside trap on the right wing and then passed the ball as if setting it up for Alan Grafite. The Brazilian striker dribbled past goalkeeper Van Cong and gently placed the ball into the empty net, raising the score to 2-1.

Three minutes later, CAHN FC had a chance to score a third goal. Another clever offside trap break on the right wing, Van Thanh chipped the ball for Dinh Bac to run down. After a moment of playing the ball, Dinh Bac passed it back to the empty second line for Quang Hai. However, instead of shooting immediately, the 28-year-old midfielder hesitated, creating an opportunity for the Quang Nam defender to retreat and close all the gaps.

Van Lam (middle) punishes the wastefulness of CAHN Club's strikers

This missed shot will probably make CAHN Club regret. Because in the 42nd minute, Van Lam took advantage of a rare gap in the home team's defense to score. In a situation where the ball was in a mess in front of the penalty area, the former U.23 Vietnam midfielder stretched his instep to shoot, causing the ball to hit Viet Anh's foot and change direction, leaving goalkeeper Nguyen Filip "helpless". 2-2 was also the score of the first half.

Attractive pair

In the second half, CAHN Club continued to attack. However, Coach Polking still had to wait for the brilliance of the duo Artur and Grafite to find a goal to raise the score to 3-2.

In the 51st minute, Artur drifted to the left wing, then made a cross for Grafite to run down. The Brazilian striker cleverly chose a position in the "blind spot" of the Quang Nam defense, then easily finished close range to defeat Van Cong, putting CAHN Club ahead for the third time.

However, just like the first half, CAHN Club made things difficult for themselves due to mistakes in defense. In the 57th minute, from a harmless corner kick by the visiting team Quang Nam, goalkeeper Nguyen Filip rushed out to grab the ball, but let it slip out of his hands and straight into the opponent's shooting range. Center back Alain Eyenga took advantage of the opportunity to neatly finish into the empty net, tying the score at 3-3.

Eyenga continued his memorable day with an impressive header in the 79th minute. Continuing from a corner kick on the right wing, the Quang Nam player ran into position and jumped high to make a header that left the entire CAHN Club defense and Nguyen Filip just standing there watching.

CAHN Club's efforts to attack in the last 20 minutes of the match (including extra time) paid off in the 90+7 minute. Thanh Long crossed the ball accurately for Grafite to jump high and head the ball to equalize 4-4 for CAHN Club, ending the "crazy" chase at Hang Day Stadium.

The draw with Quang Nam at home left Coach Polking's team still in 7th place with 17 points after 12 matches, 7 points behind the top team.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-cahn-thoat-thua-trong-gang-tac-hlv-polking-van-phai-tu-trach-minh-nghet-tho-phut-97-18525021519041336.htm