When Hong Linh Ha Tinh kicked 'loose feet'

The playing attitude of Hong Linh Ha Tinh players greatly affects the fate of the teams competing to stay in the V-League 2024-2025.

Spectators cheer for Ha Tinh in Tam Ky - Photo: THANG LE

On the evening of May 28, Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club (Ha Tinh Club) lost 0-2 in Tam Ky to Quang Nam Club. Losing this match, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong and his team will have difficulty competing for the top 3 of the rankings.

Being in the top 5 is also an achievement that exceeds the KPI of the Hong Mountain football team. In the 2023-2024 season, Ha Tinh Club was almost relegated. Specifically, they had to compete in the play-off with PVF-CAND to stay in the V-League.

"Dead and alive" at that moment, Ha Tinh Club played a brilliant 2024-2025 season. The players felt the feeling of life and death to stretch their legs and play "life and death" right at the beginning of the tournament.

Accumulating points, Ha Tinh drew 13 matches in the first leg, before being cut off by Hai Phong in round 14. In addition, the 1-0 victory over defending champion Nam Dinh was also their highlight this season.

That said, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong was successful in building a resilient playing style - "If you can't win, don't lose either". Ha Tinh Club was then called "Hoa Tinh".

Playing consistently, with 35 points, Ha Tinh FC quickly secured their place in the league before entering the most criticized period. The match schedule brought Ha Tinh to consecutively meet teams that were desperate for points to avoid relegation.

Ha Tinh continuously loses to relegation teams - Photo: THANG LE

First was Ha Tinh's loss to Song Lam Nghe An. The neighboring team won 1-0 in round 23. Yesterday, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong lost to Quang Nam 0-2.

Ha Tinh fans started to flood Ha Tinh Club's fanpage to protest against the "loose-footed" style of play. At the same time, they lost the fighting spirit that the home team's players had shown since the beginning of the season.

Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong has reasons to justify the loss. But all words now are meaningless to Ha Tinh audiences. "Ha Tinh does not want to win whoever they want to win", Mr. Cong said.

It is also difficult to ask for more from Ha Tinh when they have been working hard all season. Like many teams, when they achieve the goal of staying in the league, they will experiment to prepare for the next season.

Ha Tinh Club will also meet Da Nang Club in the penultimate round. Da Nang needs 3 points more than Song Lam Nghe An and Quang Nam to push Quy Nhon Binh Dinh to the bottom and escape at the last minute.

The scenario of Ha Tinh losing to Da Nang in round 25 will cause the 2024-2025 V-League to end unpredictably.

QUANG THINH

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/khi-hong-linh-ha-tinh-da-long-chan-20250528092902497.htm