Tien Linh scored when Binh Duong drew Hanoi
Binh Duong opened the scoring in the 73rd minute, when Tien Linh sped past the visitors' defenders to catch a pass from Rimario. His good stretch helped him pass goalkeeper Tan Truong before kicking into an empty net. This is the first goal of Vietnam's main striker in the V-League 2023. His brilliance came in the match with the team's head coach Philippe Troussier in attendance.
However, Tien Linh could not help Binh Duong win the first victory this season. In the 82nd minute, young striker Nguyen Van Tung equalized for Hanoi. The striker who just won the title of Top scorer at the 32nd SEA Games was in the right place to catch the cross from Tuan Hai and then hit the empty net. Before that, Van Tung made a big contribution when his sweeping power opened the attack phase for the visitors.
This is not a result that can make the home team happy. They and Da Nang have not won in the V-League 2023, so they share two positions near the bottom of the table. This bad start caused the Thu land team to change the coach, appointing Mr. Le Huynh Duc to replace Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan. But after two matches, the Vietnamese football legend could not help the new team win. Last round, they drew 1-1 at Khanh Hoa Stadium.
Hanoi missed the opportunity to equalize the score with the top team Thanh Hoa. But the draw was acceptable for coach Bozidar Bandovic's teachers and students when they could not overwhelm the opponent. On the contrary, without the saves of goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong, the away team could lose by more than one goal. After nine rounds, the capital team ranked third with 16 points, two points behind Thanh Hoa and played more than one match.
In this match, coach Huynh Duc put Tien Linh on the bench again, arranging Viet Cuong and Navy to support striker Rimario. This layout helps the home team be more flexible and dominate in the first minutes. However, the finishing phase in difficult positions of Viet Cuong or Rimario could not defeat Tan Truong.
The best chance in the first half belonged to Hanoi. That was the situation when Minh Tuan escaped to catch a pass from William but could not beat goalkeeper Minh Toan. At the end of the first half, coach Bandovic made an early substitution when he launched Van Tung to replace Minh Tuan.
This adjustment seemed to work when Hanoi created dangerous stops early in the second half. Lucao headed off the post while Van Tung failed to finish twice. The most unfortunate situation was the situation where Van Tung made a cut, headed his forte after William's cross but sent the ball over the bar.
At this time, coach Huynh Duc brought Tien Linh into the field. The prolific fitness helped the striker born in 1997 to shine, causing the Go Dau stadium to explode with the opening goal. However, Van Tung also did not miss the opportunity to show that he has the potential to inherit the position of a striker in the team of his four-year-old senior.
The most satisfied after this draw was probably coach Troussier when he saw both strikers he worked with scored. The Vietnamese team will play a friendly with Hong Kong on June 15 and Tien Linh and Van Tung may be summoned by the French coach.
