Without a series of heroes at AFF Cup 2024, Hanoi Club shockingly lost to Dong Thap team

After the 2024 AFF Cup, Hanoi FC welcomed champions such as Thanh Chung, Duy Manh, Xuan Manh, Hai Long and Tuan Hai back. The Vietnamese national team players all performed well in the AFF Cup, promising to help Hanoi FC improve their strength, aiming for the next stage in the National Cup and V-League. However, apart from Xuan Manh, coach Le Duc Tuan did not include the remaining 4 players in the list of players competing in the 1/8 round of the National Cup, against Dong Thap FC. However, with the opportunity to play at home at Hang Day Stadium and only having to face a team playing in the first division, experts predict that Hanoi FC will have an easy match.

Hanoi Club is still very strong compared to Dong Thap even though players like Duy Manh, Thanh Chung or Hai Long are not on the field.

As predicted, Hanoi FC showed their superiority, creating great pressure on Dong Thap FC's goal in the first half. According to statistics from Sofascore , Hanoi FC held the ball for nearly 75% of the time and had 10 shots - 5 times more than Dong Thap FC. However, accuracy was something that Hanoi FC lacked in the first half, causing them to be held to a 0-0 draw by Dong Thap.

Right after the opening whistle, Hanoi FC pushed up their attacking formation. On the right wing, the duo Van Xuan and Van Kien became the main attacking direction. This pair continuously overlapped and made dangerous crosses, making Dong Thap's defense struggle to block.

Meanwhile, in the midfield area, Hung Dung performed well in his role of controlling the rhythm and opening up favorable passes for the strikers. However, when given the opportunity, strikers such as Van Quyet, Van Tung or Van Truong all shot the ball wide or could not defeat goalkeeper Thanh Tuan of Dong Thap Club.

On the other hand, Dong Thap FC played closely to protect their net. Coach Phan Thanh Binh's team retreated deep and did not rush to counterattack quickly when they won the ball. The representative of the land of lotus only had 2 shots towards Van Hoang's goal but both missed.

Hanoi FC's high balls (in purple) could not trouble Dong Thap's defense.

The second half did not change much as Hanoi FC was still the team that completely controlled the game. Coach Le Duc Tuan's team increased the tempo and deployed a variety of attacking strategies. However, just like the first half, the home team was stuck and could not penetrate the dense defense and aggressive play of Dong Thap FC.

In the final minutes of the match, Hanoi FC could no longer maintain the pressure as before. On the opposite side, Dong Thap FC still maintained a good formation and had some notable attacks. Unfortunately, Dong Thap strikers such as Vu Linh and Tuan Em were hasty and had inaccurate shots, causing the match to end in a 0-0 draw.

Hanoi Club tried hard throughout the second half but failed.

After a 0-0 draw in regular time, Hanoi FC and Dong Thap FC had to enter a penalty shootout. Notably, this was the third consecutive match in the National Cup taking place on the afternoon of January 12, after the match between HAGL FC and Binh Phuoc FC and the match between Ba Ria-Vung Tau FC and Ninh Binh FC had to be resolved by a penalty shootout. Here, the shock happened when Dong Thap FC defeated Hanoi FC 4-3 after 5 rounds of kicks.

Surprisingly defeating Hanoi FC, Dong Thap entered the quarter-finals of the 2024 - 2025 National Cup. Coach Phan Thanh Binh and his team's opponent is SLNA FC - the team that won 1-0 against Da Nang FC on January 11.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vang-loat-nguoi-hung-o-aff-cup-2024-clb-ha-noi-thua-soc-doi-dong-thap-185250112200645961.htm