HAGL suffered the biggest loss in round 1 of V-League: What else is there for Mr. Duc to be proud of?

HAGL, owned by Mr. Duc, suffered the heaviest defeat in round 1 of LPBank V-League 2025/26, despite playing at home in Pleiku, and is expected to have another difficult campaign.

HAGL suffered a humiliating defeat on the opening day of V-League

On the opening day of LPBank V-League 2025/26, fans of the Mountain City experienced a "nightmare" when their home team HAGL lost to B.TPHCM Club with the biggest score difference of the round.

However, this failure did not surprise experts. Because before the season, HAGL was predicted to face many difficulties, even being in the group of candidates for relegation tickets.

The reason is very simple, HAGL no longer has a strong force like previous years, the newly promoted young faces are inexperienced, while the foreign players are not too outstanding.

HAGL (orange shirt) suffered the heaviest defeat in round 1 of V-League

A bad start makes it more difficult for Mr. Duc's team in a season where the relegation race is considered the most intense in many years.

Also because the body is not free

Last season, although HAGL could not avoid relegation at the end, they played extremely well in the first rounds when they still had pillars such as Chau Ngoc Quang, Minh Vuong, Dung Quang Nho, Bao Toan, Ly Duc...

Therefore, the heavy defeat at home made many people exclaim "if only " and with the above mentioned framework, HAGL would hardly lose to an opponent that is not superior in ability like B.TPHCM.

Also because Mr. Duc fell into a "forced" situation.

However, that “if only” could not come true, because HAGL was and is in a situation of “nothing to do”. Mr. Duc no longer holds the absolute role as before after the financial fluctuations.

Falling into a situation where they can no longer control their team, even though they don't want to, HAGL is forced to let their key players go to new teams that have had close relationships in recent seasons.

When there are no longer enough resources and voices to keep the army, now the fans of the Mountain City may have to accept the harsh reality: In the 2025/26 season, HAGL will once again participate in the escape from 2 relegation tickets.

The 2025/26 season is still very long, but when they cannot gain points against opponents who are considered equally talented like B.TPHCM, it is understandable that Mr. Duc's team has not escaped the role of a candidate for relegation to Europe.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/hagl-thua-dam-nhat-vong-1-v-league-bau-duc-con-gi-de-kieu-hanh-2433440.html