Hanoi beat Hai Phong, returning to the top of the V-League 2023 table
Thousands of Hai Phong fans came to Hang Day Stadium to fuel the team under coach Chu Dinh Nghiem. They continued to light flares both outside and in the yard, although before that, the club's chairman Van Tran Hoan personally pledged not to burn when he proposed Hanoi FC to support more than 1,000 tickets. The fans of the port land also booed the home team in unison just before the ball rolled, creating a suffocating atmosphere.
However, only 38 seconds after the opening, Hai Phong received "cold water". Left-back Nguyen Kien Quyet let Le Xuan Tu slip close to the sideline, then pulled the opponent. Referee Nguyen Viet Duan immediately blew a penalty in Hai Phong. On the 11m mark, captain Nguyen Van Quyet fooled goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu, shot in the middle to open the score for Hanoi FC.
Hai Phong had to push up the offensive formation, but the hit pieces were not sharp enough. The whole first half, the away team shot four shots wide of the goal.
In this match, Hanoi FC lost pillar Do Duy Manh, forcing coach Bandovic Bozidar to use defender in 2002 Vu Tien Long to play with Bui Hoang Viet Anh and Nguyen Thanh Chung in the three central defenders. In order to increase his defense, Marcao is allowed to move flexibly, sometimes backing down from the defensive midfielder position to the stone like a central defender. The defense system of the capital team worked so well that the spearheads Joseph Mpandez, Fernandez Herrera, Trieu Viet Hung, or Nguyen Hai Huy did not have the opportunity to penetrate the penalty area to threaten Bui Tan Truong's goal in the half. one.
Hanoi FC did not attack much, only three shots on goal in the first half, but scored two goals. 37 minutes, in the middle of the field, Lucao headed the ball to the back. Three defenders of Hai Phong missed the momentum, letting Van Quyet escape for the second time forcing goalkeeper Dinh Trieu to go into the net to pick up the ball.
In the second half, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem launched Luong Xuan Truong, Ho Minh Di and Nguyen Huu Son respectively into the field. Thanks to that, Hai Phong got a better hold of the ball and started creating spaces to attack. 59 minutes, they had a good chance to shorten the gap. Fernandez Herrera pressed two central defenders of Hanoi FC and returned it to Mpande close to the 16m50 line. But when unaccompanied, Hai Phong's foreign soldiers shot over the bar. Outside the border, Mr. Nghiem scratched his head and grimaced regretfully.
The two players entering the field in the second half, Xuan Truong and Minh Di, also had the opportunity to score but could not take advantage. Xuan Truong headed close to the goal at the right position of goalkeeper Tan Truong in the 70th minute. A minute later, Minh Di shot but could not beat the goalkeeper of Hanoi FC.
Having the opportunity but not taking advantage, Hai Phong had to pay the price with the third goal in the 80th minute, when the opponent only had two players to attack. Pham Tuan Hai opened the ball to the right for Lucas Vinicius so that the foreign striker could then launch a shot like a left-back, sending the ball straight into the top corner of the goal to set the score 3-0.
Winning 3-0, Hanoi FC extended its 13-year record of not losing to Hai Phong on Hang Day Stadium. This victory also brought the capital team back to the top of the V-League 2023, with the same 14 points as Thanh Hoa, but more in terms of goal difference.
The next round Hanoi FC will be the guest of Binh Dinh FC, on April 17.
