Tie with Ho Chi Minh City, Nam Dinh Club moves closer to V-League championship

Ho Chi Minh City FC is rated lower than the top team Nam Dinh, although coach Phung Thanh Phuong's team will play at Thong Nhat Stadium on the evening of June 15. Therefore, it is not surprising that Ho Chi Minh City FC chose a defensive counter-attacking style of play in this match.

The early part of the match was a time when Ho Chi Minh City Club had to withstand great pressure from the visiting team Nam Dinh.

Hòa TPHCM, CLB Nam Định tiến gần ngôi vô địch V-League - 1 — Ho Chi Minh City Club played very resiliently (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

Hòa TPHCM, CLB Nam Định tiến gần ngôi vô địch V-League - 2 — Nam Dinh tried to besiege the goal of Ho Chi Minh City Club (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

Playing patiently, Ho Chi Minh City FC opened the score in the 26th minute. In this phase, Van Kien shot from about 25m, sending the ball deep into the far corner, defeating Nam Dinh goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh, opening the score 1-0 for Ho Chi Minh City FC.

In the last minute of the first half, Ho Chi Minh City FC almost scored a second goal, from a similar situation. This time Thanh Long was the one to finish, goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh was once again helpless. Luckily for Nam Dinh, the ball went just wide of the post.

Hòa TPHCM, CLB Nam Định tiến gần ngôi vô địch V-League - 3 — Van Kien helps HCMC FC take the lead (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

Trailing after the first half, Nam Dinh pushed up their attacking formation even more in the second half. National players Tuan Anh and To Van Vu were brought onto the field to increase the creativity of the Nam Dinh team.

After many efforts to press the field, Nam Dinh found an equalizer in the 79th minute. Ho Khac Ngoc crossed the ball for Hendrio to head. Hendrio missed his header, but Rafaelson rushed in to tap the ball into the net, tying the score 1-1 for Nam Dinh.

Hòa TPHCM, CLB Nam Định tiến gần ngôi vô địch V-League - 4 — Rafaelson equalized for Nam Dinh team (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

Hòa TPHCM, CLB Nam Định tiến gần ngôi vô địch V-League - 5 — Nam Dinh team was very close to the championship (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

After that, the team from Thanh Nam had a few more dangerous shots, but Van Toan and Khac Ngoc could not overcome the brilliance of Vietnamese-American goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang from the HCMC club.

Drawing 1-1 with Ho Chi Minh City FC at Thong Nhat Stadium, Nam Dinh has 44 points, 7 points more than second-place Binh Dinh. Nam Dinh has played one more match than Binh Dinh, but the Night Wolf V-League 2023-2024 season has only 3 more rounds to end.

Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City FC has 33 points, ranking 6th on the rankings. This is a very surprising position for the city team. Ho Chi Minh City FC is 7 points ahead of the second-to-last ranked SLNA, while there are only 3 rounds left in the tournament. Coach Phung Thanh Phuong's team has almost successfully avoided relegation.

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Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hoa-tphcm-clb-nam-dinh-tien-gan-ngoi-vo-dich-v-league-20240615214313304.htm