Ly Cong Hoang Anh scored a double to help Nam Dinh move closer to the V-League championship.

Nam Định - Ảnh 1. — Ly Cong Hoang Anh (left) celebrates after scoring two goals to help Nam Dinh defeat Thanh Hoa - Photo: MINH DUC

With home field advantage and a much stronger force than their opponents, Nam Dinh quickly attacked from the very first minutes. And in just 13 minutes, they penetrated the net of goalkeeper Y Eli Nie of Thanh Hoa.

That was the situation where Brenner headed the ball accurately for Ly Cong Hoang Anh to take a decisive shot in the penalty area to score the goal that helped Nam Dinh lead Thanh Hoa 1-0 at Thien Truong.

In the 19th minute, Ribamar put the ball into Nam Dinh's net but the referee did not recognize it because of an offside. Immediately after this situation, Nam Dinh had a goal to increase the score to 2-0 and the scorer was Ly Cong Hoang Anh. Starting from a smart pass from his teammate, Ly Cong Hoang Anh escaped and skillfully finished, defeating goalkeeper Y Eli Nie, scoring a goal to help Nam Dinh lead Thanh Hoa 2-0.

However, after scoring 2 goals, Nam Dinh slowed down, while Thanh Hoa rose up. They scored a goal to reduce the score to 1-2 thanks to Ribamar in the 47th minute. It was a beautiful attack, Van Thuan kicked the ball and it hit the crossbar, then Ribamar was there to kick the rebound and beat goalkeeper Nguyen Manh.

In the remaining minutes, Thanh Hoa continued to create many dangerous opportunities in front of Nguyen Manh's goal but no more goals were scored. With a 2-1 victory, Nam Dinh continued to lead the table with 45 points, 5 points more than the second team, Hanoi Club.