Super long shot helps Hanoi Police to escape defeat
In the 83rd minute, when the Hanoi Police were leading 0-1, Jhon Clay received a short pass from his teammate. He shot the shot right when the HAGL player had not been able to close up. The ball flew high over the reach of Huynh Tuan Linh's goalkeeper and then dropped, lightly touching the bottom edge of the crossbar before going into the net, helping the visitors equalize.
HAGL opened the scoring 10 minutes earlier. Brandao took advantage of Almada Monteiro's opportunity to jump in and miss the ball, escaping down the left wing before returning inside for Paollo Madeira to finish. After this goal, Ho Tan Tai could not keep his composure, held the handball strongly and criticized Almada Monteiro. This is the third game in a row that the Hanoi Police cannot keep a clean sheet. The rookie V-League team started the season jubilantly when they defeated Binh Dinh 5-0, but then lost to Hanoi FC 0-2, Viettel 1-2 before drawing HAGL 1-1.
As a guest at Pleiku today, the Hanoi Police replaced the goalkeeper, let Patrik Le Giang take the lead, and Bui Tien Dung retired to the reserve. However, this overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper does not bring a sense of peace of mind when there are some panicky situations of catching the ball. At the beginning of the first half, it took him two beats to control Brandao's cross line and no HAGL player had time to rush in. At the beginning of the second half, when no one approached, Le Giang again handled it with a frantic foot after Sam Ngoc Duc's return, causing the home team to suffer a corner.
Patrik Le Giang was lucky not to have to concede in the 52nd minute when Paulo Oivera's shot in the 52nd minute did not hit the crossbar. However, in the 74th minute, he could only stand and watch, having to receive the first goal in the V-League after Paollo Madeira's finish.
The focus of attention before the match was Vu Van Thanh, when he faced the team that trained himself for the first time in his career, HAGL. But this right-back was only a substitute when coach Paulo Foiani continued to put his faith in Ho Tan Tai. It took until 73 minutes for Van Thanh to enter the field, but played as a midfielder instead of Sam Ngoc Duc. This player only left a little impression with a corner kick that created a messy situation for Doan Van Hau to head the pass for Ho Tan Tai to hit the ball to hit the crossbar in the 87th minute.
In the match to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Kiatisuk's arrival with HAGL - February 18, 2022, HAGL was very hungry for a victory. But the fact shows that despite opening the score first, the Thai coach's team is more or less lucky to have a point. Before Ho Tan Tai's header hit the crossbar at the end of the game, the vertical column also once saved them from Sam Ngoc Duc's long shot in the 19th minute. The whole match, Hanoi Police held the ball 56% and launched it. 13 shots, while HAGL only has 7 shots.
Hanoi police cut the losing streak, but could not improve many positions on the scoreboard, when they ranked 8th with 4 points. HAGL stood right after also having 4 points, with a draw from the beginning of the tournament.
After the 4th round, the V-League 2023 will take a break for U20 Vietnam to attend the Asian finals. When the tournament returned, the Hanoi Police received Hai Phong on April 8, and HAGL also played on Hang Day Stadium as a guest of Viettel the day before.
