Ho Chi Minh City Police beat Becamex Ho Chi Minh City in a "derby" match.

Tien Linh did not celebrate when he scored against his former team. Photo: VPF

Rated higher, the away team Ho Chi Minh City Police (CATPHCM) only needed the first 7 minutes to score the opening goal. In the 7th minute, receiving a high cross from Makrillos from the left wing, Tien Linh jumped high and headed the ball to the far corner, making it impossible for goalkeeper Minh Toan to block, putting CATPHCM up 1-0.

Conceding a goal early on, the home team Becamex Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh (BTPHCM) tried to put pressure to find an opportunity. However, CATPHCM's disciplined defense successfully neutralized the situation, keeping goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang's goal steady.

In the 43rd minute, BTPHCM had a dangerous attack that led to a collision in the penalty area, VAR immediately stepped in. After more than 5 minutes, referee Hoang Ngoc Ha determined that the home team had been offside.

In the second half, BTPHCM immediately scored an equalizer. In the 47th minute, from a corner kick of BTPHCM, Anh Van headed the ball low from within the 5m50 box. Being too close, Tien Linh's defensive situation accidentally turned into an own goal, equalizing the score 1-1 for the match.

However, the equal score did not last long. In the 59th minute, Schorr made a chest pass to let Nguyen Thai Quoc Cuong handle the ball for a moment and then fired a left-footed shot, the ball went straight to the far corner, raising the score to 2-1 for CATPHCM.

In the following minutes, Coach Nguyen Anh Duc's students continued to push forward to look for opportunities, while CATPHCM proactively played slowly and steadily on their home field.

BTPHCM's push up the attack created space for the away team to exploit. In the 82nd minute, Van Binh of CATPHCM broke free and then lifted the ball over goalkeeper Minh Toan's head in a face-off, the ball flew into the BTPHCM net. The linesman raised the flag for offside, and VAR determined the goal was valid for the away team.

After 90 minutes of play, CATPHCM won all 3 points right on BTPHCM field.

In the match on the same day, Song Lam Nghe An drew 1-1 with Hong Linh Ha Tinh .

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/cong-an-tp-ho-chi-minh-thang-dam-becamex-tp-ho-chi-minh-trong-tran-derby-716825.html