Hanoi's coach was heartbroken after losing by a narrow margin, while The Cong Viettel's coach 'praised'... My Dinh Stadium.

As expected by fans, the match between The Cong Viettel Club and Hanoi Club was exciting from the first minutes when both teams chose an attacking style of play. The Cong Viettel Club, with the home field advantage, was the better team to start the game, with fast attacks thanks to the mobility of players like Khuat Van Khang and Pedro Henrique. However, throughout the first half, no goals were scored.

In the second half, Hanoi FC took the initiative to attack and scored the opening goal in the 57th minute. Unwilling to accept defeat at home, The Cong Viettel FC fought back strongly. After much effort, in the 75th minute, The Cong Viettel FC found an equalizer, making it 1-1 thanks to Danh Trung. Earlier, goalkeeper Van Hoang made a mistake by mishandling Tuan Tai's cross. Taking advantage of their improved morale, in the 90th minute, Amarildo headed in the winning goal, securing a 2-1 victory for The Cong Viettel FC.

Danh Trung scored a goal for Viettel The Cong Club

The comeback victory against Hanoi FC also marked the first win of the 2024-2025 season for The Cong Viettel FC. Previously, in the first round, the military team created many opportunities but failed to capitalize, drawing 0-0 with Ho Chi Minh City FC. Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team has 4 points, placing them 4th in the league.

In the post-match press conference, coach Nguyen Duc Thang explained the reasons behind Viettel The Cong's better performance: "Winning from behind is very significant. Especially since September 23rd marks the 70th anniversary of the club's fan club."

The My Dinh Stadium has a good pitch, which helps the players perform better compared to the first round at Thong Nhat Stadium. The two foreign players of The Cong Viettel Club have played better. In addition, the domestic players have shown a good overall playing style. Having 4 points after 2 rounds is exactly what we set out to achieve. When playing at home, The Cong Viettel Club aims for 3 points, and if playing away, we also aim for points. That is our current goal for the tournament.”

Notably, in the match against Hanoi FC, coach Nguyen Duc Thang surprisingly left Hoang Duc - one of the team's stars and a mainstay in midfield - on the bench. The 48-year-old coach explained: "Hoang Duc sat on the bench for tactical reasons. I wanted to use Van Khang because he has high speed to be ready to attack. In addition, Van Khang is making great progress so I created the conditions."

Coach Nguyen Duc Thang is satisfied with the victory of Viettel The Cong Club.

On the opposite side, Hanoi FC suffered their first defeat of the season. Coach Le Duc Tuan's team dropped to sixth place with 3 points. Although Hanoi FC's only goal in this match was scored by Joao Pedro, Coach Le Duc Tuan surprisingly brought up the issue of foreign players in the V-League.

He shared: “Foreign players in Vietnam are not of the desired quality. The league has started, and foreign players still need time to adapt. There are many issues such as playing style, weather, culture… so they need time. Each club has a website to scout players. But there are many factors that prevent them from performing as well as they do in videos .”

In the past, both the foreign and domestic players at Hanoi FC were of very high quality. Furthermore, many players had previously played in the V-League before joining Hanoi FC. There's a lot that needs to be done. I've only been in charge of the team for two months and have had very little time to get acquainted with the foreign players.”

Coach Le Duc Tuan is not satisfied with foreign players in V-League

In round 3, Hanoi FC will return to Hang Day Stadium to host Ho Chi Minh City FC (September 29). Coach Le Duc Tuan admitted that the loss to The Cong Viettel FC was a big lesson and Hanoi FC needs to change many things.

“In football, the last minutes are the most important. This is the lesson we need to learn from this match," he concluded.

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