Hoang Duc was absent, The Cong Viettel lost to Ho Chi Minh City Club

Interim coach Phung Thanh Phuong showed that he had studied his opponent The Cong Viettel very carefully in this match. The midfield of the home team HCMC closely followed the explosive Hoang Duc of The Cong Viettel, not giving the opponent's midfielder much space to operate.

Playing tightly in the back and lightning fast in the front, Ho Chi Minh City Club was the team that created the first dangerous opportunity.

Hoang Duc was closely guarded (Photo: Hai Long).

In the 15th minute, from a distance of 25m, Bui Ngoc Long of Ho Chi Minh City Club fired a very strong shot, forcing goalkeeper Pham Van Phong of The Cong Viettel to jump up to save the goal.

After many attempts to attack, the city team took the lead in the 37th minute. In this situation, foreign player Timite Aymar of Ho Chi Minh City FC connected with a shot from outside the 16m50 area by his teammate. Timite Aymar scored to help Ho Chi Minh City FC open the score 1-0.

Timite scores for Ho Chi Minh City Club (Photo: Hai Long).

Not yet recovered from the shock of the first goal, the away team lost the second goal just 5 minutes later.

In the 42nd minute, Ngo Tung Quoc dribbled on the right wing, he passed the ball to Timite Aymar, who received the ball and passed a defender of the away team. From about 10m, Timite Aymar shot diagonally, defeating goalkeeper Pham Van Phong of The Cong Viettel, raising the score to 2-0 for Ho Chi Minh City Club.

It must also be said that although the defense of Ho Chi Minh City Club did not use foreign players, the domestic central defenders including Minh Tung, Thanh Thao and Hoang Phuc played very well, neutralizing the two foreign strikers of The Cong Viettel including Mohamed Sabe and Bruno Cunha.

Ho Chi Minh City Club had an excellent match (Photo: Hai Long).

A well-deserved victory for Ho Chi Minh City Club (Photo: Hai Long).

At the other end of the field, The Cong Viettel only had one situation that caused trouble for Ho Chi Minh City Club in the first half, but Mohamed Sabe's shot from about 16m went wide of the goal.

At the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half, Ntep De Paul and Bui Ngoc Long of Ho Chi Minh City Club had face-to-face situations with goalkeeper Pham Van Phong of The Cong Viettel, but they could not take advantage of them.

However, the 2-goal victory was enough to help Ho Chi Minh City FC take all 3 points at Thong Nhat Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City). This was also the first win for interim coach Phung Thanh Phuong, since he took over the coaching position of Ho Chi Minh City FC from Mr. Vu Tien Thanh.

With this victory, Ho Chi Minh City FC jumped to 4th place on the Night Wolf V-League 2023-24 rankings, with 7 points after 4 rounds. Meanwhile, The Cong Viettel has 5 points, currently ranked 7th.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hoang-duc-mo-nhat-the-cong-viettel-thua-clb-tphcm-20231203213909409.htm