Thanh Hoa overcame CAHN, taking the top of the V-League table
Bruno Cunha was the hero when he scored both goals for Thanh Hoa, with a header and a perfect long shot. The Thanh team rose to the top of the table with 29 points, one point more than the Hanoi Police. However, they kicked one more match than the opponent, and could be pushed back, if the capital team got points in the latest round match against Hai Phong on July 29.
In this match, Binh Dinh suffered a big loss on the offensive front when Rafaelson - the striker leading the scorer list in the V-League 2023 with 13 goals - was injured and could not play. Jamie Lynch also has not fully recovered, so he is only registered on the reserve list. Therefore, coach Nguyen Duc Thang must use all domestic strikers, with Ha Duc Chinh as the number one hope. This striker had the opportunity to open the scoring in the 14th minute, when he deftly broke the offside trap to escape, controlled a neat long pass from the middle of the field and then shot his foot to finish. However, the ball bounced off the post. In the accretion phase immediately after, Pham Van Thanh continued to hit the vertical post when the opponent's goalkeeper could not get up, the goal was empty.
This match, coach Velizar Popov was suspended from directing because he received three yellow cards. But he sat in the stands, conversing with the assistant interpreter and the walkie-talkie was hooked up to the coaching staff downstairs. Thanks to that, Thanh Hoa still retains a sure-fire gameplay. They do not hold the ball much, but are more effective than the opponent when counter-attacking quickly. In the 38th minute, the stands at Thanh Hoa stadium burst with Bruno's opening goal. This foreign soldier jumped high to receive the corner kick, heading around the reach of goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. Ly Cong Hoang Anh stood on the line, jumped to touch the ball but could not save the home team.
In the second half, coach Duc Thang launched Lynch and Mac Hong Quan in turn, but the attack power of the away team was still not improved. Their bright spot is Van Lam. This goalkeeper excellently blocked the shot with his foot in the face of Lam Ti Phong in the 69th minute.
When the match was about 20 minutes, coach Nguyen Duc Thang pulled out midfielder Marlon De Almeida, to bring more attacking player Nghiem Xuan Tu into the field. No longer a strong central defender clinging to Bruno, Binh Dinh immediately had to pay the price. In the 83rd minute, even though the control of the first step was not good, so that the visitors from the away team could go ahead, Thanh Hoa's foreign soldiers still managed to grab it back, turning to finish from a dangerous distance, causing goalkeeper Van Lam to jump all the way. could not stop, had to go into the net to pick up the ball.
Winning 2-0, Thanh Hoa went to the top of the table. The next round they will be guests of "neighbors" Ha Tinh on August 2. Binh Dinh meanwhile fell to the last place in the group of eight kicking teams in the second stage of the championship race and had little hope of lifting the Cup.
