Foreign soldiers made Binh Dinh lose to Thanh Hoa in the V-League
74 minutes, from Adriano Schmidt's long pass, Jermie Lynch headed back for Rafaelson to control in the penalty area. The Brazilian striker glided quickly, causing Sy Nam to make a mistake leading to a penalty. But on the 11m mark, Rafaelson shot without gaining momentum and was caught by goalkeeper Thanh Diep and caught the ball.
In the last minute of injury time, Thanh Diep continued to play in ecstasy to continuously deny a long shot and a header from Rafaelson, helping Thanh Hoa protect the 1-0 lead until the end of time.
Before that, the Thanh team opened the scoring from the 12th minute in a well-coordinated phase of two foreign soldiers. Paulo Conrado gave a long pass for Bruno Cunha to control with a neat chest of Tien Duy type. The Brazilian striker then sprinted to eliminate all Binh Dinh defenders and then hit the ball to beat goalkeeper Dang Van Lam.
The 45-day break of the V-League made Binh Dinh unable to keep the sublimation circuit with three wins from round 2 to round 4. That decline is not only reflected in Rafaelson's inaccurate finishing situations but also lies in the way they entered the game somewhat sluggishly against Thanh Hoa - the team still kept the same excitement and determination as before the break.
After Bruno Cunha opened the scoring, Thanh Hoa actively retreated to the low squad, played counterattacks and continuously created opportunities. In the 29th minute, Bruno once again tested Van Lam with a header that hit the ground from Lam Ti Phong's pass. Four minutes later, the away team's right side attack was good, Ti Phong coordinated with Dam Tien Dung and then passed, but Bruno buffered the near wall incorrectly.
In contrast to Thanh Hoa, Binh Dinh's attack lacked harmony with the quartet Rafaelson, Jermie Lynch, Duc Chinh and Tien Dat. Coach Nguyen Duc Thang used all five substitutions but did not help the home team play liberally and create more scoring opportunities, accepting the second defeat from the beginning of the season.
This defeat caused Binh Dinh to lose the top spot with nine points, equal to Nam Dinh and Hanoi FC but ranked fourth because of the poor goal difference. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa rose to the top of the table with 11 points.
