Thanh Hoa won the National Cup 2023
This is the second title in Thanh Hoa football history, after the 2009 Super Cup. That year, Thanh Hoa also had to go through a penalty shoot-out where they beat Da Nang 4-3 after drawing 1-1 at time. official competition. Previously, Thanh Hoa won the runner-up of the National Cup 2018, the runner-up of the V-League 2017 and 2018.
Thanh Hoa's road to the championship this year is relatively smooth when constantly encountering first-class opponents. Velizar Popov's teachers and students respectively defeated Ba Ria - Vung Tau 4-0 in the round of 16, Phu Dong 1-0 in the quarterfinals and PVF-CAND 4-1 in the semi-finals.
Faced with the historic opportunity of the home team, tens of thousands of fans flocked to and almost filled Thanh Hoa stadium. However, because of the similarity of forces and the important nature of the match, the two teams played firmly. During the 90 minutes only a few significant chances were created.
In the first half, the first remarkable opportunity belonged to Viettel, but Duong Van Hao shot over the bar in the 19th minute. In the 34th minute, it was Bruno Cunha's turn of Thanh Hoa to miss the post.
Entering the penalty shootout, Thanh Hoa successfully shot all five rounds thanks to Paulo Conrado, Le Thanh Binh, Gustavo Ana Santos, Dam Tien Dung and Bruno Cunha. Meanwhile, Viettel failed in the second round when Bui Tien Dung hit the crossbar, thereby losing the final 3-5. This is the second time they finished second in the National Cup after losing 1-2 to Hanoi in the final 2020.
Thanh Hoa will receive 2 billion VND in bonus, while Viettel will receive 1 billion VND. The two third-placed teams, Binh Dinh and PVF-CAND, received VND 400 million each.
Thanh Hoa: Thanh Diep, Minh Tung, Trinh Van Loi, Gustavo Ana, Hoang Thai Binh, Doan Ngoc Tan, Le Pham Thanh Long, Thai Son, Lam Ti Phong, A Mit, Bruno Cunha
Viettel: Pham Van Phong, Vu Van Quyet, Thanh Binh, Bui Tien Dung, Phan Tuan Tai, Truong Tien Anh, Jaha, Hoang Duc, Duong Van Hao, Nham Manh Dung, Mohamed Essameldin.
