'HAGL always holds its head high, will come back strong, it's too early to think about relegation'

Tuan Anh dribbles the ball away from Nham Manh Dung's siege.

For the second consecutive match, HAGL Club took the lead but lost. This time Minh Vuong opened the score in the 15th minute, but then just 2 minutes later, he lost 2 goals in the 17th and 20th minutes after goals from Bruno and Van Khang.

In the second half, Coach Kiatisak made a series of substitutions to help HAGL put up quite a strong pressure. However, the defense, led by the Vietnamese national team's central defender duo Tien Dung and Thanh Binh, stood firm to preserve the 2-1 victory for the away team.

Entering the press conference room, Coach Kiatisak expressed: "This is a disappointment for us. HAGL scored early to light up the hope of getting points. But Viettel, although only playing 1 foreign player, is too strong compared to many U.23 Vietnam players and the Vietnam national team.

Minh Vuong scored the opening goal.

Unfortunately, after the equalizer, we left a gap that led to the second goal too quickly. Viettel The Cong Club has a team of players who have played together for many years and have a good understanding while HAGL has not done that yet. We need time to understand each other better.

No match is easy. HAGL will have to forget this defeat, looking forward to the match against SLNA which promises to be very difficult. Football is like that, even if we fail, we will have to hold our heads high and look forward. I believe my players will do it."

HAGL continues to be without a win after the first 5 rounds of V-League 2023 - 2024, losing 2 strikers Dinh Thanh Binh at the end of December and Martin Dzilah leaving the season due to knee surgery, making coach Kiatisak very difficult to find a solution for the attack.

Khuat Van Khang scored the winning goal 2-1 for Viettel The Cong Club

Although they are temporarily at the bottom of the table, Coach Kiatisak still has confidence in his players: "HAGL is unlucky because the foreign striker was injured early. Playing without a foreign player is a disadvantage for the team. HAGL has not won yet, but we will not give up.

It is too early for HAGL to think about the risk of relegation. In the last 2 matches, the players fought to the end and created opportunities. For now, we will not think about the ranking but focus on escaping the bottom of the table and then consider each match, before waiting for reinforcements in phase 2."

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