Tien Linh scores, Binh Duong Club regains winning streak

Tien Linh dribbled past goalkeeper Patrick Le Giang and opened the score.

Ho Chi Minh City FC entered the post-coach Vu Tien Thanh era by hosting Tien Linh's Binh Duong Club at Thong Nhat Stadium, in the preliminary round of the 2023 National Cup, where coach Phung Thanh Phuong made a comeback to the city's audience.

It was not an easy "debut" match, when Mr. Phuong and the new coaching team had to focus on stabilizing the players' mentality, from the noise after the departure of their predecessor.

On the other side of the front line, Coach Le Huynh Duc took advantage of the National Cup to let the main players who played a lot rest, giving opportunities to the names who rarely played in the previous stage.

Ngoc Hai, Hai Huy, Minh Trong, Trung Hieu and goalkeeper Minh Toan were the ones sitting on the bench, giving way to Dinh Khuong, Tuan Canh, Thanh Loc, Minh Khoa and goalkeeper Tuyen Quang to start. Striker Ibrara Prince was also kept out.

Coach Phung Thanh Phuong has helped Ho Chi Minh City Club find a good playing spirit.

However, it can be seen that coach Phung Thanh Phuong did a good job of raising morale, helping the "Red Battleship" enter the game fiercely, surrounding and not allowing the opponent to gradually deploy the ball.

Especially on the right wing where Bui Ngoc Long is as fast as a squirrel, there are many situations where he can accelerate very quickly. However, coach Le Huynh Duc sent Ngoc Hai to play as right back, which greatly limited this important attacking point of the home team.

After the first 45 minutes of tension, in the second half, Mr. Duc sent a series of good players onto the field such as Minh Trong, Quang Hung, Trung Hieu to push up the attack in order to finish the match in the official match time.

An attack by Ho Chi Minh City Club

In the 52nd minute, the opportunity came to Ho Chi Minh City Club from a quick counter-attack. Que Ngoc Hai cleared the ball and was quickly led by Edouard from his own half to the opponent's third, passing the ball to the right for Viet Cuong to cross for Tien Linh to tap in to open the score.

The opening goal completely changed the game, as the home team, Ho Chi Minh City Club, was forced to push forward to find the equalizer, opening up a huge gap behind the defense.

After Tien Linh put the ball into the net but it was not recognized, in the 61st minute, former U.23 Vietnam striker Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong scored himself from a narrow angle, doubling the gap to 2-0 for the visiting team Binh Duong.

The match between Ho Chi Minh City Club and Binh Duong was intense until the last minute.

However, the unyielding spirit of Ho Chi Minh City Club helped them equalize 1-2. After a corner kick by Sam Ngoc Duc, Timite Cheick jumped high to head the ball, helping the home team to have a chance in this knockout match.

In the final minutes, Binh Duong FC's defense had to work at full capacity against the fiery spirit of the "Red Battleship". Unfortunately, those opportunities were not successfully converted by Coach Phung Thanh Phuong's students.

With a 2-1 victory, Binh Duong Club entered the 1/8 round of the National Cup with the joy that the two domestic strikers Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong were both in good form and scored on the day that coach Le Huynh Duc was about to start together.

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