Winning by a narrow margin over Nam Dinh Green Steel, Hanoi FC closes in on the top spot

(HNMO) - On the evening of June 4, the opening matches of round 11 of V.League 2023 took place. The focus of the round was on the confrontation between Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh Blue Steel.

The ball fight between Hanoi FC players (purple shirts) and Nam Dinh Steel Blue players.

Facing a team that is chasing them fiercely on the rankings, Hanoi FC surprised everyone by fielding a starting lineup that did not include any foreign players. This made the match relatively slow and somewhat balanced in the first 20 minutes.

However, after midfielder Hai Long was withdrawn to make way for striker Lucao, the Hang Day home team played more aggressively than their opponents. However, Nam Dinh also proved to be not an easy opponent to bully. The team from Thanh Nam with stopper Nguyen Manh played very tightly and caused the capital's attack to face many deadlocks for most of the first half. It was not until near the end of the half that Tuan Hai had a chance to break the deadlock. In the 42nd minute, from a corner kick, Duy Manh made a tactical header for Tuan Hai to head the ball in a tricky connection, opening the score for the match.

In the second half, coach Vu Hong Viet asked his players to push up their formation to find an equalizer. The team from Thanh Nam immediately created an attacking game, forcing Hanoi to retreat to defense.

In the 90+3 minute, in Nam Dinh's final efforts, the ball was put into Hanoi's net but the linesman raised the offside flag for the Thanh Nam player.

After 45 minutes of the second half without scoring a goal, Nam Dinh accepted a minimal 0-1 defeat. Winning 3 points in today's match, Hanoi FC temporarily rose to 2nd place in the V.League rankings.

In the same day's match, Hong Linh Ha Tinh narrowly won against Binh Dinh with a score of 2-1; Hai Phong FC won 2-0 against Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

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