HAGL lost to the bottom team in Ho Chi Minh City
HAGL is more appreciated when it is in high form with three wins and is played at home, and has the psychological advantage of being relegated early.
However, the team of the manager Doan Nguyen Duc suddenly played under the opponent who was at the bottom of the table and suffered a 0-1 defeat, with the only goal of Hoang Vu Samson. This result repeats the 2022 season, when HAGL lost 1-2 when receiving Ho Chi Minh City in need of points to race for relegation.
Next to Ho Chi Minh City, coach Kiatisuk suddenly put goalkeeper Huynh Tuan Linh and the team's top scorer Paollo Oliveira. The mountain town team is still slightly better than the opponent in terms of ball control, but there are no dangerous attacks. The whole first half they only had a significant chance of Tran Minh Vuong's shot hitting the post in the 21st minute.
Meanwhile, in defense, HAGL leaves plenty of space for opponents to attack. They suffered seven shots in the first 45 minutes and conceded one. Coach Kiatisuk's students did not retreat quickly in the situation where HAGL counterattacked and Hoang Vu Samson had enough space and time to correct the ball, shot from close to the 16m50 area and hit 20-year-old goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien in the 31st minute. , the away team almost doubled the lead. The whole HAGL defense stood and watched to give Ho Tan Tai a chance to shoot from a distance of only about three meters, but the ball went out of the goal.
In the lead position, HAGL continuously withdrew pillars such as foreign striker Washington Brandao, midfielder Chau Ngoc Quang, Nguyen Tuan Anh or Tran Minh Vuong to the field. With the remaining squad, the German team played completely under the opponent's muscle, the whole half only had two more shots, both did not go in the right direction. Meanwhile, the spearheads of Ho Chi Minh City have a lot of opportunities when the home team's defense is loose.
In the 73rd minute, defender HAGL ran behind, bumped himself into Hoang Vu Samson and fell, letting the HCM City striker comfortably volley after a cross from the right, but missed the center of the ball. In the 81st minute, it was still Samson who shot out when he only encountered the resistance of a home team player, comfortably escaping.
The match result does not affect HAGL's top position in Group B, but gives Ho Chi Minh City great hope of relegation. From the bottom of the table, coach Vu Tien Thanh's team rose to 13th with 14 points, three points more than Da Nang. In the last match, they just need to draw Binh Duong to stay relegated. In case of losing the match, this team will still stay in the V-League if Da Nang does not win Khanh Hoa.
The V-League is entering the final stage with the matches being questioned and reacted by the audience. Previously, Nam Dinh had to receive an official letter from VPF, reminding that the competition lacked motivation when losing to CAHN 1-2 on August 2.
