Thanh Hoa is at the top of the V-League after the reverse victory
At home, Thanh Hoa controlled the game and created many chances to score, but unexpectedly conceded a goal in the 42nd minute. From the left wing attack, Van Duc stretched for Trung Trung to head close to the goal to open the score.
After that, Ha Tinh retreated to the defense, completely ceding the battlefield to Thanh Hoa. Sometimes the home team holds the ball up to 75%, but this statistic is also meaningless when it does not bring them an equalizer. However, a reasonable personnel adjustment by coach Popov - bringing in Le Quoc Phuong to replace Doan Ngoc Tan - in the 60th minute created an important turning point for Thanh Hoa to reverse the situation.
Eight minutes after entering the field, Quoc Phuong took a technical ball on the left wing, passed two Ha Tinh players and was stopped by Nguyen Ngoc Thang without the ball. Referee Hoang Thanh Binh immediately blew the penalty. On the 11m mark, foreign soldier Paulo Conrado easily tricked goalkeeper Duong Quang Tuan, equalizing 1-1.
This equalizer added excitement for Thanh Hoa to push up the team continuously and was rewarded with two consecutive goals in the 78th and 81st minutes. Le Pham Thanh Long hung the ball straight into the goal from a wing corner. left, causing Ha Tinh defender Janclesio to fumble for an own goal. Three minutes later, still from the corner, but on the right wing, Quoc Phuong hung the ball so that center-back Gustavo Santos hit the ground, making Quang Tuan unable to catch it. Striker Le Thanh Binh took a shot to raise the score to 3-1.
Ha Tinh tried to get up, but left an opening behind and conceded one more goal in the fourth minute. Le Thanh Binh received the ball to counterattack quickly, handled it well on the right wing before passing to the striker to replace Le Van Thang with a slight but dangerous finish to set the score 4-1 for Thanh Hoa.
Four goals in the net of Ha Tinh helped Thanh Hoa dispel some doubts about attack power after scoring only four goals from the previous five matches. And thanks to the rain of goals at home today, Coach Popov's army reached the top of the table with 14 points, two points more than the second in Nam Dinh. And Ha Tinh stomped on 10th place with six points. However, Hanoi FC can take the place of Thanh Hoa if they beat Hai Phong in the latest series of round 6, tomorrow April 13.
A point gained helps Da Nang temporarily escape from the bottom of the table to climb to 13th with three points, equal to Ho Chi Minh City but with a better goal difference (-3 vs -5). Tomorrow, Ho Chi Minh City Club will play, receive Binh Dinh at Thong Nhat Stadium.
