Latest V-League schedule: HAGL vs Hanoi team, CA TP.HCM club goes North

The rivalry and empty-handedness after the opening match of V-League 2025 - 2026 will make the match between Hanoi Club and HAGL as tense as a bowstring, while the phenomenon of CA TP.HCM Club will go North to meet The Cong Viettel.

Tien Linh scored on his debut day at CA TP.HCM Club.

Photo: Kha Hoa

CA TP.HCM Club welcomes Brazilian star to compete with Viettel The Cong

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (HCMC Police Club) had 3 emotional points on the day of returning to V-League, with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Hanoi Club at Thong Nhat Stadium.

But coach Le Huynh Duc and his team are sober enough to know that the victory still had a bit of luck and the brilliance of the whole team, there are still many challenges ahead for this team that has just been urgently "overhauled".

The good news is that CA TP.HCM Club has just welcomed Brazilian striker Raphael Schorr Utzig (born in 1996, from Zira Club in the Azerbaijan national championship), with a contract lasting until the end of the 2025 - 2026 season.

Utzig (right cover) with his new foreign teammates in the CA TP.HCM Club jersey

Photo: HCM City Police Club

Thus, the city representative has completed the foreign quartet, in addition to Utzig (valued by Transfermarkt at 850,000 USD - more than 25 billion VND), there are also million-dollar center-back Matheus Felipe (Brazil), striker Noel Mbo (England) and midfielder Endick (Malaysia).

This foreign player frame promises to help CA TP.HCM Club demonstrate better ball control, when Endrick and Utzig will pass the ball more regularly and with better quality to Tien Linh and Noel Mbo in the front line.

But ahead of the HCM City Police Club will be a big challenge named The Cong Viettel, the team that drew 1-1 with the National Super Cup champion Hanoi Police in round 1, in the opening match of round 2 of V-League 2025 - 2026.

V-League 2025 - 2026 Round 2 Match Schedule

Photo: VPF

Playing away against a team that is hungry for their first win, has a quality squad and is deep and well-coordinated like The Cong Viettel will be an important test for CA TP.HCM Club to clearly see where their strength and ability are at the moment.

HAGL: Get points or lose big?

In round 1, Hanoi FC surprisingly lost 1-2 to Ho Chi Minh City Police FC at Thong Nhat Stadium - where they have long known only victory and have never tasted defeat.

Meanwhile, playing at home, HAGL suffered the heaviest defeat in the first match with a score of 0-3 against Becamex TP.HCM, when the water battle in heavy rain turned the opening day of Pleiku Arena's new grass field into a disaster.

Quang Kiet and HAGL players will have a difficult away trip to Hang Day Stadium.

Photo: Minh Tran

Both teams are empty-handed after round 1, making the match between Hanoi FC and HAGL (7:15 p.m. on August 23) at Hang Day Stadium extremely attractive, especially when it takes place between two teams that have a lot of fate.

The fact that the HAGL JMG Academy's first team is no longer there will make the match a little less emotional, but that will further motivate Thanh Chung and his teammates' determination to win, even with a big score against HAGL.

On the contrary, 1 point would be a reasonable goal for coach Le Quang Trai and his team, who are trying to adjust the starting lineup to help improve their ability to withstand pressure in the "tough" away match at Hang Day Stadium.

Hanoi Club determined to get the first 3 points

Photo: Kha Hoa

The match scenario will not be easy to predict as Hanoi Club will mostly play aggressively and proactively attack against HAGL's defense which plays in large numbers and lowers its formation to wait for quick counterattacks.

In the remaining matches, the two teams that drew in the previous round, Da Nang Club and Thanh Hoa Club, will face Ha Tinh Club and Ninh Binh FC respectively, while SLNA will host defending champion Nam Dinh and Hai Phong Club will meet PVF-CAND, all taking place at 6pm on August 23.

In the latest match of round 2, the team with the biggest win in round 1, Becamex TP.HCM, will host Hanoi Police Club at Go Dau Stadium, where young coach Nguyen Anh Duc will have the opportunity to meet talented coach Mano Polking.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-v-league-moi-nhat-hagl-dai-chien-doi-ha-noi-clb-ca-tphcm-ra-bac-185250821175328592.htm