Before this round, Hanoi FC was 2 points behind the top team, Hanoi Police. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa had been widened the gap to 4 points by the police team. In theory, Hanoi FC was the team that started the match more quickly, but with the home field advantage, the Thanh team created many storms on the opponent's field in the first 10 minutes.
In the 9th minute, Lam Ti Phong from Thanh Hoa dribbled skillfully into the Hanoi FC penalty area. Unfortunately, his diagonal shot could not get past the Hanoi FC defender. A few minutes later, Bruno Cunha took a free kick from the left wing, sending the ball just over the crossbar of the away team's goal.
Caion shines in the first half
It was not until the 20th minute that Hanoi FC had their first chance. Foreign player Milan Murzaev unleashed a powerful shot that Thanh Hoa goalkeeper Thanh Diep had to work hard to block. Immediately after, the Kyrgyzstan player took a free kick from less than 20 meters away, sending the ball hitting Thanh Hoa's crossbar.
Hanoi FC's efforts were realized in the 31st minute. From a corner kick on the left wing, captain Van Quyet created an opportunity for foreign player Caion to head the ball into the home team's net from close range. Not stopping there, in the second minute of injury time of the first half, Hanoi FC doubled the gap with a similar set piece. Van Quyet still took the free kick, opening up an opportunity for Caion to lean forward and hook the ball beautifully. This striker's shot surprised goalkeeper Thanh Diep and he accepted the second goal.
During the break between the two halves, Hanoi FC also knew clearly how Hanoi Police dominated Viettel at Hang Day Stadium. That is why this team continued to attack with the hope of winning all 3 points against Thanh Hoa.
In the 53rd minute, also from a free kick, Van Quyet passed the ball to Caion in the penalty area. This foreign player headed the ball to the right corner of the goal, pinning down Thanh Hoa's defense. Losing 3 goals to Hanoi FC, Thanh Hoa tried to push the squad up to find an honorary goal. Coach Velizar Popov also increased the firepower by putting on the field players with high attack power.
Hanoi FC persistently pursues Hanoi Police Club
In the 69th minute, Thanh Hoa got what they wanted. Bruno Cunha skillfully dribbled past defender Viet Anh. His shot in the penalty area then hit Thanh Chung's foot, startling goalkeeper Tan Truong and forcing him to concede the goal.
With a 3-1 aggregate win over Thanh Hoa, Hanoi FC maintained a 2-point gap with Hanoi Police Club. The two-horse race for the championship between these two teams will continue in the final round of the tournament. On December 27, Hanoi FC will face Viettel at My Dinh Stadium. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa will meet Hanoi Police Club at Hang Day Stadium.
* With Raphael's double and Quang Hai's penalty goal, Hanoi Police defeated "rival" Viettel with a score of 3-0, thereby moving closer to the 2023 V.League championship.
Hang Day Stadium on Saturday afternoon, August 12, was packed with spectators, the weather was nice and both teams had enough talent. It can be said that the match between Viettel and Cong An Ha Noi had all the elements to become a "super classic", the final match of V.League 2023. This match really started off with great excitement when the two teams played tit for tat.
In the 6th minute, from the right, Giap Tuan Duong crossed the ball accurately, Jhon Cley jumped higher than everyone to head the ball, goalkeeper Van Phong was helpless but the crossbar saved Viettel. Immediately, the home team responded with continuous attacks. In the 9th minute, Essam crossed the ball accurately but Duc Chien's header went right into goalkeeper Filip Nguyen's position. At this point, Hanoi Police began to realize the fertile land on the right wing, where Duy Thuong was defending, could be exploited.
Raphel scored a brace for CAHN
The visitors focused all their strength on the left wing with the presence of Raphael and Jhon Cley. Viettel did not react to this, as evidenced by the two central defenders Tien Dung and Thanh Binh often moving up, leaving vast spaces behind. The storm began to arise with Jhon Cley's shot and immediately after that was Quang Hai's close-range shot. What had to happen happened, in the 24th minute, Jhon Cley passed the ball for Raphael to escape and eliminate Duy Thuong, before kicking the ball past goalkeeper Van Phong.
It is hard to believe that Viettel's defense, which is considered a "steel wall" thanks to the fewest holes conceded in the V.League, played surprisingly poorly. Coach Thach Bao Khang and his colleagues did not make any changes to fill the "deadly" gaps. In the 31st minute, the two central defenders pushed up again, and Duy Thuong had to face a 1 vs 1 battle with Raphael, who was fast, strong, and skillful. Viettel's right-back made a mistake when he blocked inaccurately and Raphael punished the home team again when he defeated Van Phong in a one-on-one situation.
It was not until they conceded the second goal that Viettel woke up and pulled Jaha back to support. When things were still not brighter, Jaha himself made a fatal mistake by pushing Raphael down in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, Quang Hai had no difficulty raising the score to 3-0. Viettel had to fight back to play offensively and in the 46th minute, after reviewing the video from VAR, referee Ngo Duy Lan awarded Viettel a penalty when Tien Dung kicked Duc Chien's leg. Unfortunately, Duc Chien could not defeat Filip Nguyen on the penalty spot.
Viettel (red shirt) made too many mistakes.
At the beginning of the second half, coach Thach Bao Khanh brought Van Khang, Manh Cuong, and Manh Dung onto the field at the same time to improve the attacking ability. Cong An Ha Noi was no longer in control of the field when the opponent increased the number of players who controlled the ball well. However, Viettel did not have any solutions to penetrate Cong An Ha Noi's goal. What Viettel had were 2 shots on target from Hoang Duc and Jeferson, but Filip Nguyen was the winner.
With a 3-0 victory, Hanoi Police almost touched the championship title when they only needed 1 point against Thanh Hoa in the final round.
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