HAGL welcomes Thanh Hoa when V-League returns
During the break to make way for the recent 32nd SEA Games, HAGL said goodbye to assistant Tran Quoc Viet, who used to be a goalkeeper and then a goalkeeping coach and a close assistant to Kiatisuk. Currently, the team's coaching staff only supports Duong Minh Ninh who is Vietnamese, besides Thai assistants who help Kiatisuk. This upheaval is not too big, but shows that Kiatisuk is holding all the power in his hand when he is trusted by Duc.
However, HAGL's performance this season fluctuated wildly. The home field advantage has not been taken advantage of, when they drew all three matches at Pleiku. The away record is somewhat better with one win, two draws and one loss. The loss to SLNA in the seventh round ended the undefeated streak of the mountain town team.
During the recent break, HAGL was still hard at work forging troops at Ham Rong headquarters. But they welcome the good news when they have the strongest force for the return of the V-League, with midfielder Diakite out of suspension, midfielder Minh Vuong recovering from injury. However, they must fully promote their home field advantage if they want to stand firm against Thanh Hoa.
The away team is in high form this season when topping the table, above Hanoi FC, Binh Dinh or Hanoi Police. The army under Popov did not have many stars, but showed a disciplined, tight and effective play. After only seven matches, Thanh Hoa scored 13 goals and lost only five. The sharpness and sharpness of the foreign duo Bruno and Paulo will definitely make the HAGL defense difficult.
On the contrary, the team from Thanh Hoa is empty of center-back Gustavo because of suspension after receiving all three yellow cards, so HAGL's attack may have more opportunities. HAGL once jubilantly won Viettel 4-1 when the V-League returned from the Asian U20 break in April 2023.
HAGL: Duong Van Loi, Le Van Son, Chau Ngoc Quang, Diakite, Tran Minh Vuong, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Dung Quang Nho, Tran Bao Toan, Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Paollo, Brandao.
Thanh Hoa: Nguyen Thanh Diep, Tien Thanh, Sy Nam, Van Hoa, Thai Binh, Thanh Long, Le Quoc Phuong, Trong Hung, Ngoc Tan, Bruno, Paulo.
