A goal in the final minutes of injury time helped Hong Linh Ha Tinh make a dramatic comeback against Ho Chi Minh City Club in a 7-goal match.
Lineup of home team Hong Linh Ha Tinh.
On the afternoon of May 27, within the framework of round 9 of Nightwolf V.League 2023, Hong Linh Ha Tinh hosted Ho Chi Minh City Club at home.
In this match, the two teams took to the field with familiar lineups and without much change. Dinh Thanh Trung continued to be assigned the responsibility of captaining Hong Linh Ha Tinh. On the Ho Chi Minh City Club side, the responsibility of captain also belonged to another veteran, naturalized player Hoang Vu Samson.
Hong Linh Ha Tinh took the initiative to attack from the first minutes of the match.
With the goal of winning all 3 points, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong's team proactively deployed a close-quarters and attacking style of play.
The surprise of the match came quite early when the away team's striker Victor Mansaray scored the opening goal in the 12th minute. While being behind, the Hong Mountain team continuously attacked from both wings.
The effort was rewarded in the 30th minute when captain Dinh Thanh Trung received the ball from a rather messy situation in front of the goal and promptly fired a shot to equalize for the home team.
The away team Ho Chi Minh City Club unexpectedly took an early lead.
It was thought that the equalizer would bring about a sublimation in the playing style, but once again, the home team Ha Tinh received a "cold shower" from the away team. In the last minute of extra time of the first half, from a corner kick, Hoang Vu Samson jumped high and headed the ball into the net of goalkeeper Duong Quang Tuan, raising the score to 2 - 1.
The second half had just started for 2 minutes when Mansaray once again scored a brace, doubling the gap for Ho Chi Minh City Club.
The match continued to heat up after Bui Van Duc crossed from the left wing for Paulo Pinto to head in and shorten the score for Hong Linh Ha Tinh.
Captain Dinh Thanh Trung celebrates the equalizer.
The game quickly changed after the home team Hong Linh Ha Tinh was awarded a penalty in the 74th minute. The away team's defender Campbell fouled Pinto in the penalty area and received a direct red card.
Dinh Thanh Trung on the 11m mark, although it took 2 beats, still brought a valuable equalizer for the Hong mountain team.
With the advantage, a series of dangerous opportunities were created by the home team Ha Tinh. And the sweet fruit came in the 97th minute when Van Long scored from a corner kick, sealing the victory for the home team.
Hong Linh Ha Tinh had an emotional comeback against Ho Chi Minh City Club with a score of 4-3.
With this result, the Hong Mountain team temporarily rose to 6th place on the rankings with 13 points after 9 rounds.
Nhat Dinh
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