Hanoi FC beat Ho Chi Minh City FC in a match with 2 red cards and 2 penalties

The ball had only been rolling for 10 minutes when the drama of the match began. Thanh Khoi of HCMC FC tackled Van Truong of Hanoi FC violently and referee Nguyen Van Phuc gave Thanh Khoi a red card and sent him off.

Playing with one more player, Hanoi FC dominated the rest of the first half. In the first half's extra time, the away team was awarded a penalty.

HCMC FC could not hold Hanoi FC (Photo: HCMC FC).

Referee Nguyen Van Phuc, after consulting VAR technology, determined the fault of the player on the HCMC Club side and Mr. Phuc awarded Hanoi FC a penalty kick.

From the penalty spot, Van Quyet successfully executed, scoring the opening goal for coach Duc Tuan's team.

Hanoi FC had the advantage in personnel until the beginning of the second half. In the 51st minute, it was the turn of Le Van Xuan of the away team to be sent off. When the number of players on both sides was equal, the game gradually became balanced.

Hanoi FC (white shirt) rose to 3rd place in the rankings (Photo: HCMC FC).

In the final minutes, Ho Chi Minh City FC pushed up their attack formation, but this was an opportunity for Hanoi FC to counterattack.

From such a counter-attack, Hanoi FC scored the second goal. Just a few minutes before the end of the match, Doan Hai Quan of Ho Chi Minh City FC fouled striker Joao Pedro in the penalty area.

Referee Nguyen Van Phuc initially determined that this foul was outside the 16m50 area. However, after receiving a signal from the VAR room, Mr. Phuc changed his mind, and Hanoi FC was awarded the second penalty of the match.

This time, Joao Pedro was the one to finish and he was still successful, sealing a 2-0 victory for Hanoi FC. With this victory, Hanoi FC climbed to 3rd place on the LPBank V-League 2024-25 rankings, with 6 points after 2 matches.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/ha-noi-fc-thang-clb-tphcm-trong-tran-dau-co-2-the-do-va-2-qua-phat-den-20240929213504459.htm