Hanoi made a spectacular comeback to beat Ho Chi Minh City: Still in the top 2, can they catch up with Nam Dinh?

On the evening of May 18, Hanoi FC hosted Ho Chi Minh City FC in the match of round 23 of V-League 2024 - 2025. Immediately after the opening whistle, the capital team flooded into the opponent's field and continuously created dangerous attacks.

Ho Chi Minh City Club takes the lead over Hanoi Club

However, the surprise happened when Ho Chi Minh City FC was the team that opened the scoring to take the lead. In the 12th minute, the "red battleship" launched a sharp and fast attack, Pedro Duarte accelerated past the defender Do Duy Manh and then shot diagonally past the Hanoi goalkeeper.

Van Quyet shines with two goals

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Hanoi FC had difficulty finding an equalizer. The heavy rain significantly affected the capital team's playing style. However, tireless attacking efforts helped the home team at Hang Day Stadium equalize the score. In the 24th minute, after a cross from Do Hung Dung, Tuan Hai seized the opportunity in the penalty area to shoot the equalizer 1-1 for Hanoi FC.

Highlight Hanoi FC 5-1 Ho Chi Minh City FC | Round 23 V-League 2024-2025

Hanoi FC created a comeback in the first half. Before the match entered the break, the capital team scored 2 more goals in the final minutes of the first half. In the 42nd minute, Joao Pedro created a favorable pass for Van Quyet to shoot a tricky shot into a narrow corner into the net of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the score to 2-1. In the 45+3rd minute, Pierre Lamothe passed the ball for Van Quyet to run down and face goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang. Van Quyet made a classy lob, deepening the gap to 3-1.

Joao Pedro had a beautiful "bicycle kick" to score, bringing the score to 4-1.

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In the 51st minute, Joao Pedro stopped the ball with his chest before making a beautiful overhead kick, raising the score to 4-1 for Hanoi FC. This was also the final result of the match. In the 90th minute, Joao Pedro completed his double, sealing a 5-1 victory for Hanoi FC over Ho Chi Minh City FC.

However, with 3 points, Hanoi team is still in the top 2, behind Nam Dinh (48 points behind). The chase for the championship is not over yet.

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