On the afternoon of May 28.5, Thanh Hoa team welcomed Viettel in the framework of round 9 of the V-League 2023. Before the match, Thanh Hoa team was in the middle of a match. leading on the rankings with an undefeated record from the beginning of the season to now.
It's been a long time since Thanh Hoa Stadium has had a large audience
The match took place at 18:2023, the weather was quite cool, again on the weekend, so a lot of people came to watch it live. This is the match with the most spectators coming to Thanh Hoa Stadium since the beginning of the XNUMX season.
As usual, after the opening whistle, coach Popov of the Thanh Hoa team immediately urged his students to actively participate and deploy the close approach from a distance.
The home field advantage and tens of thousands of fans on the field help Thanh Hoa players play confidently. However, it was not until the 30th minute that the Thanh Hoa players had a goal to open the scoring.
But the Viettel team also showed that they are not an easy team to "bully", when only 3 minutes after the goal they had an equalizer.
Viettel had a difficult match at Thanh Hoa Stadium
Entering the second half, Viettel had a goal to raise the score to 2-2 quite early. It was thought that Viettel would be the first team after 1 rounds to defeat Thanh Hoa, but Popov's students played well in the remaining minutes and scored 9 consecutive goals to win 2-3.
After the match, coach Thach Bao Khanh of the Viettel team said: "This match we deserve to win win. Our players played well. We know Thanh Hoa kicks close to the opponent's field, and fixed free kicks are Thanh Hoa's advantage because they have tall foreign players. We will review the video and will find ways to limit the set-pieces and counter-balloons against teams with tall players. Besides, the best option is probably to defend from a distance."
When talking about the good passes of the player Quoc Phuong on the Thanh Hoa team, who assisted his teammates to score, coach Thach Bao Khanh said: "Quoc Phuong performed well when there were free kicks on our side. Our side's defense is also not good and needs to be improved. As for goalkeeper Van Phong, I am very satisfied. Phong has saved a lot. Today, without Phong, we still lose more."
Coach Thach Bao Khanh
Coach Thach Bao Khanh thinks that Thanh Hoa team will compete for the V-League 2923 championship, because the strongest Thanh Hoa are foreign soldiers.
As for coach Popov of Thanh Hoa team, before answering PV's questions, he thanked all the players and fans of the Thanh Hoa team for always cheering and supporting the club.
“This has been our most difficult game so far this season. Viettel team has many quality players, so today's match we faced many difficulties. We try to keep the ball well in every situation, and we have quality players on the bench. We are not a team of 11 people. In all of the last matches, substitutes often brought success to the game. The match against Viettel, Whether we draw or lose, I am still satisfied with the spirit of the players," coach Popov said.
Coach Popov
Talking about recent matches, despite winning, but Thanh Hoa team has conceded many goals per game, Coach Popov said: "First, we have to watch the defense from the top. We push high, play close, it is normal to make mistakes and concede goals. I don't think much about conceding goals, maybe in a game we get 1, 2 goals, but we can score 3, 5 goals. In football, it is inevitable to make mistakes."
Talking about coach Thach Bao Khanh's comment when he said that the strongest Thanh Hoa team is foreign soldiers, Mr. Popov said: "That's natural. When I came here to lead the Thanh Hoa team, I told the club that I needed two foreign players above. However, we play as a team, not just individuals. Since there will be no player like Ronaldo or Messi to be able to dribble past many players and score goals, so here it is to play as a team."
With this result, after round 9 matches, Thanh Hoa team continues to hold the first position in the rankings, while Viettel is ranked in 8th place.
