Thanks to VAR intervention and denial of Hai Phong's goal, home team Thanh Hoa won 3-2 in round 10 to maintain second place in V-League 2023-2024.
The second half had five minutes of added time and in the penultimate minute, Lucao Vinicius volleyed outside the box, hitting the right post and then bouncing into the Thanh Hoa net. He then ran out onto the field to celebrate with his teammates and many Hai Phong members.
However, after consulting VAR and going directly to the sidelines to review the video, referee Nguyen Viet Duan denied Lucao's equalizer at 3-3. The ball was determined to have touched Lucao's right hand before he turned around to shoot.
Thanh Long (middle) celebrates the goal that increased the score to 2-1 for Thanh Hoa, in the 3-2 victory over Hai Phong in round 10 of V-League 2023-2024. Photo: Thanh Thanh
At the post-match press conference, coach Velizar Popov appreciated the support of VAR, which helped his team avoid disadvantages. Although each time VAR intervened, it took a long time, the Bulgarian coach said: "We can wait five minutes if we have the right support from VAR."
Meanwhile, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem was not satisfied when VAR interrupted the match many times, reducing the excitement of the players. "I don't understand why the VAR team did not communicate with the main referee via walkie-talkie but had to ask the assistant referee to handle it," said coach Chu Dinh Nghiem. "The match slowed down a lot because of that."
At Thanh Hoa Stadium, the home team started better with many dangerous situations. In the 24th minute, Luiz Antonio passed the ball in the middle for Lam Ti Phong to escape and shoot from the near corner to open the score. But five minutes later, from an impromptu combination in the middle by his teammate, Trieu Viet Hung created an opportunity for Tuan Anh to escape, fooling goalkeeper Xuan Hoang to equalize 1-1.
In the 40th minute, A Mit shook Hai Phong's goal with a shot from the 16m50 line that hit the right post. A minute later, Thanh Hoa scored the second goal with a close-range shot from center back Thanh Long, after Luiz Antonio's long-range shot hit the post. The home team could have increased the gap in the 54th minute, if Lam Ti Phong had not hit the crossbar from a distance of 5m50.
Rimario (yellow shirt) sealed a 3-2 victory for Thanh Hoa against Hai Phong. Photo: Thanh Thanh
Not willing to share the points, coach Popov's team continued to push forward and made Hai Phong's defense reveal mistakes. From Dinh Viet Tu's long pass in the 76th minute, Rimario broke the offside trap, controlled the ball and then fired a diagonal shot from the edge of the penalty area to seal a 3-2 victory for the Thanh team.
Thanks to their third consecutive victory, after defeating Quang Nam and Hanoi FC with the same score of 2-0, Thanh Hoa maintained second place in the table with 21 points, one point behind Nam Dinh and having played one more match. Hai Phong lost four consecutive matches after Quang Nam 0-2, Binh Dinh 0-1 and Nam Dinh 1-3. The port city team is currently ranked ninth with 11 points.
Starting lineup
Thanh Hoa: Trinh Xuan Hoang, Doan Ngoc Tan, Dinh Viet Tu, Hoang Thai Binh, Thanh Long, Trinh Van Loi, A Mit, Thai Son, Luiz Antonio, Lam Ti Phong, Rimario Gordon
Hai Phong: Dinh Trieu, Van Dat, Van Minh, Pham Manh Hung, Trieu Viet Hung, Bicou Bissainthe, Luong Xuan Truong, Luong Hoang Nam, Tuan Anh, Joseph Mpande, Lucao Vinicius.
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