Visiting Ho Chi Minh City's Thong Nhat Stadium, Hanoi FC quickly showed their strength, pushing up their attacking formation. Right in the 10th minute, the capital's representative had the advantage in terms of numbers when Thanh Khoi of Ho Chi Minh City received a red card. However, Hanoi FC encountered many difficulties and had to wait until extra time, when VAR intervened for the second time, for the away team to open the score from Van Quyet's penalty spot.
The scenario in the second half was no different from the first half when Hanoi FC was still the team that controlled the ball better. However, Hanoi FC lost Le Van Xuan at the beginning of the second half due to a red card. But when the number of players on the field was balanced, Ho Chi Minh City FC still could not find a way to the goal of Hanoi FC. At the end of the match, the away team scored the second goal from the penalty spot thanks to Joao Pedro.
Hanoi FC had a hard-fought victory over Ho Chi Minh City (red shirt)
Hanoi FC beat Ho Chi Minh City 2-0, rising to 3rd place with 6 points. However, the way Van Quyet and his teammates played clearly made the fans unhappy. Hanoi FC had a lot of possession and had the advantage in numbers, but apart from 2 penalties, they struggled to connect the players.
Despite that, Coach Le Duc Tuan was still satisfied with the result against Ho Chi Minh City Club. He commented: “World football also needs VAR, to bring fairness. We really need VAR. Two deserved penalties, Hanoi Club played well. Before the match, I communicated the goal to the players to have 1 to 3 points away. The team did not get into the rhythm well in the first 20 minutes, I had to ask the players to push up the squad. Overall, the players made an effort, as I intended. Hanoi Club deserved this score.”
Coach Van Phuc shows red card to HCMC FC player
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Coach Le Duc Tuan was satisfied when Hanoi FC won thanks to a penalty.
On the other side, the 0-2 defeat against Hanoi FC was the 18th match that Ho Chi Minh City FC could not beat this team since playing in V-League 2017. However, coach Phung Thanh Phuong is still optimistic: "This loss does not affect the next match. Especially the spirit of the whole team in the first half, despite losing a player, they still played very well."
VAR at Thong Nhat Stadium
The referee checks the situation via VAR screen.
In the first half, VAR forced Ho Chi Minh City FC to play with one less player and receive a penalty. Coach Phung Thanh Phuong stated: “VAR brings fairness. But how it operates is important. The referee checks VAR for all situations on the field and has a solution. In the last situation, a Ho Chi Minh City player received a red card (Hai Quan Team), but when VAR checked again, there was no red card. We reviewed Cao Van Trien's situation and in my opinion it was a bit harsh. My player did not do it on purpose in this situation. There was a collision but it was not a red card.”
Coach Phung Thanh Phuong said the red card the Ho Chi Minh City player received was too harsh.
At the end of his speech, Coach Phung Thanh Phuong also shared about the quality of the current Ho Chi Minh City Club squad. He said that the team's structure is reasonable, the positions are playing well and the team named after Uncle Ho will continue to maintain this style of play.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/var-ngoi-sao-sang-nhat-tran-ha-noi-thang-doi-tphcm-hai-hlv-khau-chien-185240929230648826.htm
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