Nam Dinh Green Steel shares points with Ho Chi Minh City right at home

The match took place at a fairly high speed. Photo: TXND Club

The match started off at a fast pace as both teams aimed to gain points to improve their advantage on the rankings. While Nam Dinh Steel needed 3 points to consolidate their top position and maintain the gap with their competitors, Ho Chi Minh City was also determined to achieve a positive result at Thien Truong Stadium.

In the 11th minute of the match, in a tight match, the away team Ho Chi Minh City surprised everyone by taking advantage of the home team's defensive mistakes. From the situation where rookie Lam Ti Phong made a mistake and lost the ball to the opponent, Ho Chi Minh City's strikers quickly brought the ball down to a favorable position before crossing inside for Thanh Thao to tap the ball into the Nam Dinh net from close range.

Ho Chi Minh City Club (red shirt) opened the score. Photo: TXND Club

Conceding a goal, Coach Vu Hong Viet's team immediately put pressure on the team to find an opportunity to score an equalizer. However, in the remaining time of the first half, Ho Chi Minh City's defense played very well, helping the away team maintain the score.

In the second half, Nam Dinh Steel continued to increase pressure on the visitors' defense. By the 61st minute, the home team's efforts had paid off. From a free kick outside the Ho Chi Minh City penalty area, Romulo took a shot that hit the visitors' wall, changing direction, making it impossible for goalkeeper Manh Cuong to block, equalizing the score at 1-1.

Coach Vu Hong Viet continuously directs the players. Photo: TXND Club

In the following minutes, the match continued to be very tense, the two teams played tit for tat and created dangerous attacking situations. In the 82nd minute, Ho Chi Minh City was at a disadvantage when referee Nguyen Viet Duan decided to give a red card to Quoc Gia after carefully watching the VAR screen, where a Ho Chi Minh City player elbowed midfielder Tuan Anh in the face.

Despite playing with one less player and under great pressure, Ho Chi Minh City still showed great solidity in defense and interception. In the 90th minute, Nam Dinh Steel's Romulo had a situation where he hit the visiting team's player. After checking VAR, referee Nguyen Viet Duan gave this foreign player a red card.

Nam Dinh Blue Steel continues to increase pressure on the away team's defense. Photo: TXND Club

In the remaining minutes, Nam Dinh Blue Steel continued to attack in search of a goal to win all 3 points but failed and had to share points with the away team.

Becamex Binh Duong Club drew 1-1 with SHB Da Nang

In the remaining matches, Becamex Binh Duong drew 1-1 with SHB Da Nang; Hanoi FC drew 0-0 with Hai Phong Club, missing the opportunity to shorten the gap with Nam Dinh on the V. League 2024-2025 rankings.

At the end of round 18, Nam Dinh Steel Club still maintained the top position in the table, followed by Hanoi FC and The Cong-Viettel. The bottom three positions in the table are Song Lam Nghe An, Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and SHB Da Nang respectively.

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