Le Van Thang was a prominent name in Vietnamese football in the years 2009-2016. At that time, besides other top strikers such as Le Cong Vinh or Nguyen Anh Duc, the striker from Thanh Hoa was considered a killer of the penalty area with extremely sharp scoring ability. There was a period when Le Van Thang was considered a hero of Thanh Hoa and even though he drifted to many other clubs such as Can Tho, Hai Phong, when returning to Thanh Hoa, the number 10 of this land was still the top scoring "machine".
There was a time when Le Van Thang, after joining the U.23 team and the Vietnam national team, always had a starting position alongside foreign players. Even when his performance declined due to age (he was born in 1990), in the 2023 V-League season, Van Thang was still a prominent name. He was the player who scored the opening goal for Dong A Thanh Hoa in the 3-0 win over the home team Hai Phong in round 2, phase 2 of this season and contributed greatly to helping the Thanh team end a streak of 5 winless matches. This player also had 2 goals in V-League 1 and 1 goal in the National Cup (match against Ba Ria - Vung Tau, round of 16).
Le Van Thang scored a hat-trick for Thanh Hoa
However, because coach Popov likes to use 2 foreign strikers in the attack, Le Van Thang's chances of playing this season are not many. Luck came to him in the National Cup when he met Phu Dong Ninh Binh, the Thanh team could not send foreign players to play and Van Thang became the captain leading the attack of Thanh Hoa Club. Not disappointing expectations, this 34-year-old striker scored a hat-trick against the team from the ancient capital Hoa Lu, helping the home team win 3-0 and enter the quarter-finals of the National Cup.
Thanh Hoa (yellow shirt) overcomes Phu Dong
The remaining 3 matches on the afternoon of March 12 also brought victory to the home team but all with the same narrow score of 2-1. PVF-CAND, despite having many key players such as Cong Den, Minh Binh, Duc Phu, Bao Long on the bench, still had a slight advantage over their opponent in the same first division, Dong Nai, thanks to the aggressive play of the striker pair with the same name Nam, Duc Nam and Xuan Nam. Both scored goals for the home team of Hung Yen, while Hai Duong scored 1 goal for Dong Nai.
Hung Dung (right) returns with joy to Hanoi FC
Meanwhile, Hanoi FC playing at home at Hang Day Stadium led Ha Tinh 2-0 thanks to two foreign players Denison and Tagueu. However, a last-minute loss when Ha Tinh fought back caused the capital team to concede a goal, scored by Vu Viet Trieu after a backheel from Vu Quang Nam. Luckily for Hanoi, they were able to defend their victory with difficulty.
This match also marked the return of Do Hung Dung after a long period of injury, although he could not play the entire match. But hopefully if he can play regularly, the excellent midfielder of the Vietnam team will regain his original form. This match was also Van Quyet's 350th match. In this match, Ha Tinh coach Nguyen Thanh Cong had an excessive reaction to the referee.
Van Quyet (right) is the soul of Hanoi Club
Van Quyet's 350th match for Hanoi FC
At Lach Tray Stadium, Hai Phong also beat Quang Nam thanks to two goals from foreign players Bicou and Lucao. In the second half, Ngan Van Dai scored a goal back and that was all the Quang team could do. Despite the defeat, coach Van Sy Son was not sad because Quang Nam still prioritized the relegation battle in the V-League.
On the afternoon of March 13, the remaining 4 matches of the National Cup Round of 16 will take place between Long An vs. Becamex Binh Duong (5:00 p.m.), SLNA vs. Da Nang Club, Binh Dinh vs. Nam Dinh (6:00 p.m.) and The Cong Viettel vs. Cong An Ha Noi (7:15 p.m.).
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