Dong A Thanh Hoa received their first loss of the season.

Losing 1-4 to Hanoi Police right at home in the 11th round (afternoon of June 5), Dong A Thanh Hoa had to accept the first loss since the beginning of the Night Wolf V.League 1 - 2023 season. However, the Thanh team still maintained the top position in the rankings.

Dong A Thanh Hoa (yellow shirt) received their first defeat in the 2023 season.

Dong A Thanh Hoa has the return of goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Diep and the presence of defender Nguyen Sy Nam. The home team still has the service of three Brazilian players in the starting lineup. Meanwhile, coach Flavio Cruz also has the best faces in hand.

Dong A Thanh Hoa's starting lineup.

Right after the opening whistle, both Dong A Thanh Hoa and Cong An Ha Noi deployed a high-speed attacking style of play. The two teams created an attractive game of “tit for tat”. The home team was the one who created the first scoring opportunity.

Thanh Hoa Stadium welcomed a record number of spectators with more than 11,000 people.

Not Bruno Cunha or Paulo Conrado, the midfielder who was recently called up to the national team, Lam Ti Phong, is the main character in the attack of Dong A Thanh Hoa. In the 5th minute, this player wearing the number 17 jersey had a "bicycle kick" style shot but the ball unfortunately hit the crossbar.

The two teams played an exciting game.

The home team still tried to attack but also encountered the fierce pressing play of Hanoi Police. The away team also created quite sharp counter-attacks. Gustavo Henrique was the player who made Dong A Thanh Hoa's defense work quite hard. This striker almost scored in the 13th minute if his shot was not blocked by goalkeeper Thanh Diep.

Lam Ti Phong played most impressively on the home team's attack and was the player who opened the score.

In such a dramatic and tense match, in the 26th minute, Lam Ti Phong headed the ball close to the goal, opening the score for Dong A Thanh Hoa. This was a very important goal, helping the home team relieve the pressure.

After conceding a goal, Hanoi Police stepped up their attack and put great pressure on the home team's goal. In the 37th minute, Gustavo Henrique headed the ball to equalize for the visitors. A more exciting and fierce match was created by both teams after that. However, 1-1 was the result after the first 45 minutes of this match.

Hanoi police quickly equalized 1-1.

Just 2 minutes into the second half, Lam Ti Phong broke into the penalty area, forcing a Hanoi Police defender to commit a foul and Dong A Thanh Hoa was awarded a penalty. However, Bruno Cunha hit the crossbar, missing the chance to increase the score. This was also the turning point of the match.

A few minutes later, it was Hanoi Police's turn to be awarded a penalty after a Dong A Thanh Hoa defender handled the ball in the penalty area. Jesus Clay successfully converted the penalty, raising the score to 2-1 for the away team.

East Asia Thanh Hoa faces many difficulties.

With nothing left to lose, Coach Popov sent Le Quoc Phuong and Nguyen Thai Son onto the field to strengthen the attack. Before the home team's substitutions could take effect, substitute Hoang Van Toan raised the score to 3-1 for Hanoi Police in the 67th minute.

Hanoi police played sharper and more effective attacks in the second half.

Before they could “recover”, a few minutes later, Vu Van Thanh raised the score to 4-1 for the away team and almost brought Dong A Thanh Hoa to a “broken” state. The home team tried hard but their lack of fighting spirit made it difficult for them to find a way to the goal of the Hanoi Police.

The most notable situation was Le Quoc Phuong's shot hitting the crossbar. An unlucky day as this was the third time Dong A Thanh Hoa's strikers hit the crossbar in this match. 4-1 in favor of Cong An Ha Noi was the final score of this match.

Coach Popov received his first defeat of the season.

Thus, Dong A Thanh Hoa suffered their first loss this season after a 10-match unbeaten streak. However, coach Velizar Popov's team still leads the rankings with 22 points, but is only 1 point ahead of second-placed Hanoi Police and 3 points ahead of third-placed Hanoi FC.

Manh Cuong

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/the-thao/dong-a-thanh-hoa-nhan-tran-thua-dau-tien-o-mua-giai/187708.htm