Chau Ngoc Quang and his teammates caused a lot of trouble for the defending champion Nam Dinh.
At home, HAGL Club had a very difficult reception for the visiting team Nam Dinh. With a close-knit playing style, strong competition and good distance keeping, the mountain town team caused a lot of trouble for the reigning V-League champions.
Despite Van Son and Bao Toan being absent due to injury, coach Le Quang Trai was successful in placing his trust in Du Hoc and "Youth King" Nguyen Quoc Viet.
Without any hesitation, HAGL immediately surrounded and restrained Nam Dinh Club's sequential attack from the bottom up, deploying from the beginning 3 foreign players Lucas, Hendrio, Caio Silva next to naturalized player Nguyen Xuan Son and domestic stars Tuan Anh, Van Toan, Hong Duy...
Tuan Anh did not play the full 90 minutes on Pleiku field.
Even if they were luckier, HAGL could have opened the score before midfielder Marciel's powerful header defeated Nguyen Manh but unfortunately the ball bounced off the crossbar.
Throughout the first half, referee Tran Dinh Thinh had to continuously work to handle many fierce ball disputes across the field, when the home team successfully prevented the ball from reaching the feet of last season's top scorer Nguyen Xuan Son.
Even Ly Cong Hoang Anh and Duong Van Hao received yellow cards, and To Van Vu should have received another card when he blocked HAGL's quick counterattacks that had the potential to be very lethal.
Midfielder Marciel had a shot hit the crossbar
It was not until the 70th minute that Nam Dinh FC had their first clear chance when the ball found Nguyen Xuan Son. But the header from the striker who had just been naturalized in Vietnam could not get past the hands of young goalkeeper Trung Kien, who had just helped U.21 LPBank HAGL win the 2024 National U.21 Championship.
In the last 10 minutes, coach Le Quang Trai made a series of adjustments, including sending Van Trieu onto the field to strengthen the defense when Nam Dinh Club continuously fed the ball from the 2 wings to the 3 tall foreign players inside.
Unable to score in the last 4 minutes of extra time, Nam Dinh FC had to accept leaving Pleiku Stadium with a 0-0 draw, in a match they did not play as well as their determined opponent. Meanwhile, HAGL is continuing to live happy days by maintaining an unbeaten record with 2 wins and 1 draw to continue to be in the top of the V-League.
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