Thanh Hoa defeated Viettel after the chase for the score
After the warm draw against HAGL last week, Popov's teachers and students returned to their home ground with the goal of regaining the winning streak. In addition to the increasingly crowded appearance of the audience, they are also motivated by this week's slippage of direct competitors such as Hanoi FC, Nam Dinh or Binh Dinh.
That determination was concretized by Thanh Hoa into a dominant game and opened the scoring in the 30th minute. After escaping down the right wing, Lam Ti Phong kicked the ball into Viettel's penalty area, letting Nguyen Huu Dung reach for the finish. The ball is close to the post into the net.
Despite owning many more famous domestic players such as Nguyen Hoang Duc, Phan Tuan Tai or Nguyen Duc Chien, Viettel is not in good form. This match, they almost have to "accept the West". Recruited Egyptian striker Mohamed Essam to replace Gieovane with a serious injury, but not yet due to register a player Viettel cannot use. Coach Thach Bao Khanh can only use one foreign soldier, midfielder Jahar.
It was the Uzbek player who brought the equalizer for Viettel just five minutes after being led. From Hoang Duc's free kick, Zahar chose the correct drop point, headed the ball and hit the post into the net, causing goalkeeper Trinh Xuan Hoang to stand still and watch.
In the second half, coach Thach Bao Khanh sent Duong Van Hao to replace Nguyen Hoang Duc Minh. This personnel change was immediately effective. In the 50th minute, Van Hao walked in between the two central defenders of Thanh Hoa, received a pass from Hoang Duc's home field and set his heart to defeat Xuan Hoang.
On the opposite side, Coach Popov also quickly transferred personnel, launching Le Quoc Phuong to replace Nguyen Sy Nam. The appearance of this small but skillful player helps the home team to attack effectively, constantly shaking Viettel's defense.
In the 73rd minute, Quoc Phuong took a free kick on the right wing as if putting the ball in the head for Gustavo to equalize. By the 88th minute, the whole Thanh football field seemed to burst when the home team had a goal to set the score 3-2. The assist was again Quoc Phuong and the header was still Gustavo, the only difference was that the ball was brought in from the left wing.
After the third goal, Thanh Hoa slowed down, trying to keep the ball to buy time and preserve the results. Viettel tried to push up the offensive formation but only created a dangerous opportunity belonging to Nham Manh Dung. However, the striker missed the momentum and failed to finish after a teammate's pass.
After six minutes of injury time, referee Nguyen Manh Hai blew the whistle to end the match. Thanh Hoa players and coaching staff hugged each other to celebrate their sixth victory in the V-League 2023. After nine rounds, they reached 21 points more than the second team, the Hanoi Police, by 4 points, while Viettel drifted down more than half the table. score with 11 points.
In the 10th round on June 1, Thanh Hoa was a guest on the penultimate team of Binh Duong, while Viettel received SLNA.
