Thanh Hoa FC and Hoang Anh Gia Lai regrettably shared points

(HNMO) - On the afternoon of May 19, the opening match for the return of V.League 2023 between Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club and Thanh Hoa Club (Thanh Hoa FC) within the framework of round 8 took place.

The ball fight between Thanh Hoa FC players (yellow shirts) and Hoang Anh Gia Lai players.

After a long break to make way for SEA Games 32, both clubs have had enough time to fix any remaining shortcomings.

Right from the first minutes, the match was very exciting and attractive. The away team Thanh Hoa was determined to win 3 points to keep the top position, while the home team Hoang Anh Gia Lai also wanted to take all 3 points to continue the race to compete for the championship of V.League this season.

By the 23rd minute, the balance was broken. From the situation where Minh Tung was competing with a Hoang Anh Gia Lai player, the ball bounced to Minh Vuong's position, the home team player did not miss the opportunity to finish from outside the penalty area to successfully open the score.

Conceding an unexpected goal, Thanh Hoa FC was forced to push up their attacking formation to find an equalizer. However, in the remaining time of the first half, no more goals were scored.

Entering the second half, with reasonable changes, Thanh Hoa FC quickly got an equalizer. In the 58th minute, U22 Vietnam player Thai Son had an accurate pass for Paulo Conrado to push past Diakite before shooting into Hoang Anh Gia Lai's net from a narrow angle, equalizing 1-1.

Taking advantage of a gap in the defense of the Mountain City team, the away team Thanh Hoa FC continued to score their second goal after only 20 minutes. In the 77th minute, taking advantage of a gap in the opponent's defense, Bruno Cunha entered the penalty area and then shot diagonally past goalkeeper Tuan Linh for the second time, raising the score to 2-1 for Thanh Hoa.

But it only took nearly 10 minutes for Hoang Anh Gia Lai to immediately respond. In the 86th minute, from a cross into Thanh Hoa's penalty area, substitute Dinh Thanh Binh controlled the ball for a moment and then kicked it very hard. The ball hit the underside of the crossbar and flew into Thanh Hoa's net, tying the score at 2-2.

In the final minutes of the match, although Lam Ti Phong had the ball in the Hoang Anh Gia Lai net for the third time, the assistant referee confirmed that he was offside. The match ended with a score of 2-2, Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Thanh Hoa shared the points.

On May 20, round 8 of V.League 2023 continues with the following matches: Song Lam Nghe An - Hong Linh Ha Tinh; Nam Dinh FC - Hai Phong FC; Viettel FC - Topenland Binh Dinh.

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