Coach Anh Duc shed tears on farewell day, Binh Phuoc was extremely resilient and 'forced' PVF-CAND to share points

With Cong Phuong absent, Binh Phuoc Club was deadlocked in the first half.

On February 28, Binh Phuoc Club announced that Coach Anh Duc will leave the position of Head Coach of this team. Thus, the highlight match of round 11 of the first division between the two top 3 teams Binh Phuoc Club and PVF-CAND is the "farewell" of the former Vietnamese national team player. However, in this special match, Coach Anh Duc will not have the service of key striker Nguyen Cong Phuong as the striker from Nghe An has not recovered from injury.

This is also the reason why Binh Phuoc FC played relatively deadlocked. As usual, the two strikers Le Thanh Binh and Ho Tuan Tai were still hungry for the ball and coach Anh Duc even had to adjust the personnel twice in the first half. It was the visiting team PVF-CAND who played better and had clearer opportunities.

In the 31st minute, Ho Thanh Minh brought a penalty for PVF-CAND Club after an effort to break through the penalty area. But from a distance of 11 meters, he could not defeat goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong. This was also the most notable play in the first 45 minutes.

HLV Anh Đức rơi lệ ngày chia tay, Bình Phước kiên cường tột đỉnh ‘bắt’ PVF-CAND chia điểm- Ảnh 1. — Tay Van Toan (number 99) opened the victory for PVF-CAND Club

Coach Anh Duc's incomplete farewell day

In the second half, PVF-CAND continued to play better and scored 2 goals in a row. The players who scored were Tay Van Toan (minute 50) and Ho Thanh Minh (minute 60). It seemed that this advantage would give coach Mauro Jeronimo and his team a big advantage to win all 3 points. However, Binh Phuoc Club rose up, scoring 2 consecutive goals by Ho Tuan Tai (minute 68) and Nguyen Khac Vu (minute 71) to bring the match back to the starting line.

Thanks to 2 goals in less than 5 minutes, plus the desire to win all 3 points to give to coach Anh Duc on his farewell day, the players of Binh Phuoc Club played with great determination in the rest of the match. However, the home team's efforts were unsuccessful. Binh Phuoc Club accepted a 2-2 draw, making coach Anh Duc's farewell day incomplete. Before the final match, under the witness of the home audience, this strategist shed tears. This probably made coach Anh Duc and Binh Phuoc Club fans feel more regretful.

With this result, Binh Phuoc Club and PVF-CAND team have 21 points each, 9 points behind the leading team Ninh Binh.