Quang Nam gets points in the opening match of the 2023 First Division

(QNO) - This afternoon, April 6, the 2023 First Division opened with the most anticipated match between Ba Ria Vung Tau and Quang Nam. These are also the two teams that created the biggest surprise in the National Cup qualifying round a few days ago when they defeated both Ho Chi Minh City and Song Lam Nghe An.

Quang Nam (yellow shirt) and Ba Ria Vung Tau drew 0-0. Photo: A.S — Quang Nam (yellow shirt) and Ba Ria Vung Tau drew 0-0. Photo: AS

With a young squad, the average age of the whole team is only 22.5 years old (compared to 26.5 years old of Quang Nam), the students of coach Nguyen Minh Phuong entered the match with confidence, pushing the squad up quite high. However, the home team's attacking tactics were not really sharp.

On the contrary, Quang Nam calmly neutralized the threats of the home team. Not only that, the counter-attacks of coach Van Sy Son's team proved to be quite dangerous. One of them was Van Trang's extremely powerful shot from outside the 16m50 box that hit the crossbar.

The situation in the second half did not change much as both teams slowed down. The young players of Ba Ria Vung Tau played with great determination but could not score a goal, and had to accept a share of points with Quang Nam.

In the remaining match this afternoon, PVF Cong An Nhan Dan defeated the host Hoa Binh 1-0. The remaining matches will continue on the afternoon of April 7 and 8.

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