Quang Hai did not play but luckily Van Do shone, CAHN Club won hard in the Philippines

Playing away at Kaya FC (Philippines), Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) is considered superior. After 2 matches in the Southeast Asian Club Championship, Coach Polking and his team showed their strength, winning all 6 points when defeating Buriram United (Thailand) and Lion City Sailors (Singapore). In addition to quality foreign players such as Leo Artur, Vitao, Alan Grafite, CAHN Club has just welcomed the return of AFF Cup 2024 champions such as Quang Hai, Van Thanh, Nguyen Filip... Meanwhile, Kaya FC is one of the teams rated lowest in Group B. After 2 matches, the representative of the Philippines has not been able to gain any points after 2 defeats and conceded 8 goals. Kaya FC's players are not too outstanding when only goalkeeper Patrick Deyto is in the Philippines team.

Notably, the match between CAHN Club and Kaya FC took place at the artificial field Rizal Memorial. At the AFF Cup 2024, this is considered a "pass" that is difficult to overcome for strong teams. In the third round of Group B (December 18, 2024), the Vietnamese team had to work very hard to draw 1-1 with the Philippines thanks to a goal in the last minutes by Doan Ngoc Tan. In the semi-finals, the Philippine team also created a surprise here when defeating Thailand 2-1 in the first leg.

Coach Polking's team is showing superior strength in Group B.

With a squad of quality players, CANH Club easily controlled the game in the first half. According to statistics from Sofascore , the away team held the ball nearly 70% of the time and had 8 shots (2 on target). The score of 2-0 after the first 45 minutes also reflected what happened on the field.

On the day Quang Hai was benched by Coach Polking, CAHN Club's attacks relied heavily on Leo Artur's coordination ability. The Brazilian-born player did not disappoint fans with a brilliant performance, constantly moving on the field to open up delicious opportunities for his teammates. Leo Artur was given the highest score by Sofascore in the first half - 8.3 points.

In the 16th minute, Leo Artur moved to the left wing, passing the ball smoothly for Van Do to make a beautiful curling shot, completely defeating Kaya FC goalkeeper Walid Birrou to open the score of the match. Not stopping there, in the 28th minute, Leo Artur continued to have a pass with Van Do, causing Kay FC's Marco Casambre to score an own goal, raising the score to 2-0 for CAHN Club.

Starting from the 30th minute, CAHN Club proactively slowed down the pace of the match, giving control of the ball to Kaya FC. However, the representative of the Philippines did not attack well and had many difficulties approaching Nguyen Filip's goal. What Kaya FC did in the first half was 1 shot on target in the 44th minute by Shuto Komaki but was easily caught by Nguyen Filip.

Van Do helps CAHN Club open the score

Leo Artur (10) plays outstandingly in the attack of CAHN Club

In the second half, Kaya FC made many changes and had a better game than in the first half. In the first minutes, the home team increased the pressure and created many dangerous opportunities. In the 54th minute, Mark Swainston fired a shot in the penalty area, helping Kaya FC reduce the score to 1-2.

After Mark Swainston's goal, Kaya FC's spirit was pushed very high. The representative of the Philippines had at least 3 more dangerous attacks towards the goal of CAHN Club. Unfortunately, in the final shots, Kaya FC's strikers did not finish accurately.

Under a lot of pressure from the opponent, in the 66th minute, Coach Polking had to send players who had just returned after the AFF Cup 2024 such as Quang Hai, Van Thanh, and Le Pham Thanh Long onto the field to regain control of the game. The effect was immediate when CAHN Club continuously created trouble for Kaya FC's goal. However, the excellence of goalkeeper Walid Birrou prevented CAHN Club from scoring any more goals in the second half.

The 2024 AFF Cup champions entered the field but CAHN Club was powerless to penetrate Kaya FC's net in the second half.

Defeating Kaya FC 2-1, CAHN Club had its third consecutive win in the Southeast Asian Club Championship. Coach Polking and his team have 9 points and a goal difference of +7, continuing to lead Group B. Meanwhile, Kaya FC lost all 3 matches, ranking bottom of the table.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/quang-hai-khong-dau-nhung-may-van-do-toa-sang-clb-cahn-thang-nhoc-nhan-tai-philippines-185250109183757659.htm