Ho Chi Minh City lost the third match in a row in the V-League
After the final whistle of the referee Vu Nguyen Vu, coach Vu Tien Thanh put his hands in his pockets and stepped into the field. I don't know what he was thinking, but things are definitely worse than envisioned before this season. After three matches, Ho Chi Minh City is still empty-handed, has not even scored a goal, continues to stay at the bottom of the table - the same position as when Mr. Thanh came here in the tumultuous season last year.
If the defeat against the heavily invested team Nam Dinh and the runner-up Hai Phong can be understood, today's defeat is much heavier for Ho Chi Minh City. Khanh Hoa has just been promoted after many years of absence, limited potential and also lost the first two matches.
Before such an opponent, playing on Thong Nhat Stadium should have been an opportunity for Ho Chi Minh City to "wash their face". But the host still played poorly, even though there were four foreign soldiers or naturalized in the starting lineup. Among them are the top striker in V-League history Hoang Vu Samson and rookie Victor Mansaray - a striker who is too familiar with this tournament when he played for Binh Duong, Ha Tinh and Nam Dinh.
In the opposite direction, Khanh Hoa entered confidently. They understand the insides of the opponent, and boldly push up the attack. In the 7th minute, Dinh Kha warned the host with a shot that missed the post from close range. By the 39th minute, the away team also concretized the game, opening the score thanks to Ryan Ha. About six minutes later, Ho Chi Minh City's net hit again, but the goal was disallowed because Yago Ramos was caught offside.
After the break, coach Vu Tien Thanh continuously launched attacking players like Hoang Vinh Nguyen and Ho Tan Tai. However, they also only help the host increase the number of opportunities, but are not sharp enough to convert to a table. The rare remarkable finishing situation of Ho Chi Minh City is Vinh Nguyen's outer cheek stroke from more than 35 meters, sending the ball to the back of the crossbar.
Khanh Hoa now switches to playing death, but is still ready to explode when given the opportunity. One of them was a quick counterattack and then scored twice the difference from the player's shot to replace Thanh Nhan in the 83rd minute.
With this victory, Khanh Hoa climbed to eighth. In round 4 - before the V-League paused for the national team, the beach team received SLNA, and Ho Chi Minh City was the guest of Binh Duong.
