Ha Tinh kept Xuan Truong but still defeated HAGL right in Pleiku: Mr. Vu Tien Thanh ran out of 'tricks'?

Vietnam U.22 player Viktor Le congratulates Mbo's goal

Photo: Minh Tran

HAGL tried very hard but...

Both are direct competitors in the relegation race, so the match between HAGL and Ha Tinh Club was quite fierce, with the focus of the ball dispute mainly concentrated in the midfield area, on the day midfielder Luong Xuan Truong sat on the bench when returning to visit his old place.

In the first half, Minh Vuong once put the ball into the Ha Tinh Club net after dribbling past both the goalkeeper and defender. But after VAR intervened, referee Tran Ngoc Anh did not recognize the goal because he determined that Quang Nho had committed a foul earlier.

Highlight HAGL Club 0-1 Ha Tinh Club | Round 19 V-League 2024-2025

In the VAR room, the HAGL player impacted the Ha Tinh defender's leg before passing the ball back. The referee reviewed the situation and judged that the impact clearly caused an impact, so he disallowed the goal. This was the correct decision.

As the match entered the final minutes of extra time, when everyone thought of a draw in the first half, the deadlock was suddenly broken in a very surprising way, when Ha Tinh Club "hit itself in the back" and made HAGL regret with a sharp counterattack.

Du Hoc keeps the ball under pressure from Ha Tinh Club players

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From a quick transition situation, U.22 Vietnam player Viktor Le accelerated down and crossed back, Phan Du Hoc failed to block the ball, creating conditions for Mbo Noel to score the opening goal in the 45+5 minute.

Ha Tinh Club is about to finish early, HAGL is tense

The loss forced HAGL to abandon their cautious play, accept more risks and increase the speed of the match to find an equalizer. However, the problem is that they have to face the most annoying defense in V-League.

With captain Trong Hoang still "on fire" in every ball dispute, Ha Tinh players caused a lot of difficulties for Ngoc Quang, Minh Vuong, Brandao and especially Marciel who seemed not to be in the best physical condition due to a slight pain in his knee.

HAGL of the duo Vu Tien Thanh - Le Quang Trai is feeling stressed.

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The cohesion and abundant physical strength of Ha Tinh Club has greatly narrowed the attacking space of HAGL, who are better at defending strongly than attacking against crowded defenses, especially the central defenders Adou Minh and Helerson who play calmly and firmly.

With this result, Ha Tinh Club has 28 points, basically touching the ticket to stay in the league this season. Reaching the finish line 7 rounds early can be considered a success for the revolution of human and playing style of Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong.

Meanwhile, HAGL missed the opportunity, not only allowing Ha Tinh Club to leave them 7 points behind with only 7 rounds left, but also putting them (with 21 points) at risk of being pressured by the lower group in the relegation race.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ha-tinh-cat-xuan-truong-van-danh-bai-hagl-ngay-tai-pleiku-ong-vu-tien-thanh-het-chieu-185250418190249651.htm