Foreign hero becomes criminal
The joy of foreign soldiers of Hong Linh Ha Tinh
The 2023-2024 National Cup qualifying round between host Khanh Hoa and Hong Linh Ha Tinh, the two teams temporarily standing in the bottom half of the V-League standings this season after 3 rounds, started out not very exciting. But towards the end, it became more and more dramatic and very attractive. Not attractive partly because the field was affected by the rain, making the grass slippery, limiting the technique of the players on both sides. In addition, both teams did not put all their firepower on the field from the beginning. The home team did not arrange the positions that are often played in the starting lineup such as Huu Khoi, Cong Thanh, Manh Hung and foreign player Guirassy Mamadou, while the away team also left Pham Van Long, Ngo Xuan Toan, Ho Sy Sam on the field, and did not even register the two trump cards Tran Phi Son and Dinh Thanh Trung.
Dinh Van Truong (66) received a red card, Khanh Hoa scored but the joy disappeared after the penalty shootout.
Because both coaches Vo Dinh Tan and Nguyen Thanh Cong seemed to be indecisive, the match started off evenly but with few dangerous situations. Khanh Hoa played rather erratically and their coordination was still loose. Ha Tinh waited for counter-attacks, and thanks to the strength of foreign player Gopey (9), they were able to materialize them with the opening goal. Perhaps not wanting to lose face, the coastal team promptly adjusted and played like a new team in the second half.
Khanh Hoa's short-lived joy
When Hong Linh Ha Tinh equalized in extra time and won on penalties
The foreign striker Guisarry, who came off the bench, scored a brace from both flanks, all from situations created by his teammates. It is worth noting that the goal to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute came when Khanh Hoa was down to 10 players after Dinh Van Truong received a red card earlier. However, the home team's joy did not last long as Gopey managed to equalize 2-2 in the 90+1 minute.
Foreign player Guisarry (9) scored a double, but he also missed the penalty.
This golden goal gave Hong Linh Ha Tinh more motivation when entering the penalty shootout when 4/5 players performed very well. On the contrary, the two foreign players of Khanh Hoa, Guirassy and Leazard, both missed their shots, causing the coastal team to regretfully stop.
Class difference
Binh Phuoc stadium stands are too crowded
Fans packed the stadium to cheer on their team.
Both Nam Dinh Steel Blue and SLNA, despite not having foreign players in their squads, were still too strong compared to their first division opponents, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc and Dong Thap. The scores of 4-0 and 6-2 respectively in favor of the two V-League teams showed their superiority in class and squad quality. However, while SLNA won quite easily when the resistance of the Southwestern team was too weak, on the contrary, coach Vu Hong Viet's team had to wait until the second half when Van Toan and many other key players were brought onto the field to win 4 goals in a row.
To Van Vu kicked the ball before being blocked by Binh Phuoc defender.
Nguyen Phong Hong Duy faces his hometown team
The goals of the Nam Dinh Steel Blue Team, there was 1 goal in the first half by Tran Van Dat and the remaining 3 goals by Van Toan, defender Van Vi, veteran of Hanoi, Hoang Minh Tuan, all of whom were players coming off the bench. Although Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc lost heavily, they were commendable for their fighting spirit when they played with determination until the last minute. Especially when Binh Phuoc Stadium had more than 10,000 spectators, creating a strong effect in the stands. But as coach Nguyen Anh Duc admitted, his team was less experienced and had less courage than their opponents, so even though Ngoc My, Nhat Tan, Tu Nhan or Van Vinh tried their best, they still could not turn the situation around.
The joy of Xuan Tien and Manh Quynh after scoring for SLNA
Meanwhile, two braces from Dinh Xuan Tien and Tran Manh Quynh, an own goal from Pham Hoang Lam and the decisive goal from Nguyen Quang Vinh helped the Nghe An team overwhelm the Dong Thap team, who were inferior in all aspects. Now coach Phan Nhu Thuat can rest assured to face Quang Nam at Vinh Stadium in the upcoming V-League. As for Dong Thap, the main goal is still to play better in the first division.
Manh Quynh's beautiful celebration
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