On the afternoon of November 27, Nam Dinh Club played away at Ratchaburi Club (Thailand) in a match within the framework of Group F of the AFC Champions League Two (Asian Cup C2) 2025-2026. This was a match of equal strength between 2 clubs from 2 football backgrounds considered rivals in Southeast Asia: Vietnam and Thailand.
Nam Dinh wasted the opportunity
The match heated up from the first minutes, when both teams played tit for tat. Shots were continuously created towards each other's goal. However, in the first half, Nam Dinh FC created a better game, with many situations causing trouble towards Ratchaburi's goal.
The home team (orange shirt) defeated Nam Dinh team
Photo: Club
In particular, the team from Thanh Nam often chose to attack the flanks and cross inside. However, the headers of the Nam Dinh club players inside the penalty area were not accurate or not difficult enough to beat the opponent's goalkeeper. The notable moment came in the 10th minute, Percy Tau dribbled the ball at speed and crossed inside, Lucas Alves jumped high to head the ball but the Ratchaburi goalkeeper dived to block.
At the end of the first half, Nam Dinh FC had a clear chance to open the score, but unfortunately missed it. In the 40th minute, Brenner created a wall for Ly Cong Hoang Anh to run into the Ratchaburi penalty area. But when only the opponent's goalkeeper was in front of him, Ly Cong Hoang Anh shot the ball wide of the goal.
In the second half, the match was still intense with continuous attacks from both teams. However, it can be said that the strikers of both Nam Dinh and Ratchaburi clubs had a rather unlucky day. Many favorable opportunities were squandered by the players of both teams. In particular, the fans of the home team Ratchaburi have the right to feel more regretful. However, we must also mention goalkeeper Caique Santos, when the "goalkeeper" of the team from the South played very well with many saves.
2 goals in extra time at the end of the match
The match was only decided when it entered the extra minutes of the second half. The goalkeeper of Nam Dinh played well throughout the official match, but made a fatal mistake at the end of the match. In the 90+2 minute, after receiving a cross from the opponent player from the right wing, Caique Santos rushed out with the intention of catching the ball but missed, giving Sidcley the opportunity to score the opening goal.
Excited after the goal to break the deadlock, Ratchaburi FC scored another goal in the 90+5 minute. Ikhsan Fandi handled the ball well in the penalty area and fired a cross-angle shot, raising the score to 2-0 for the Thai representative. This was also the final result of the match.
Losing this match, Nam Dinh FC practically has no chance to continue to the round of 16. On the ranking table of Group F, Gamba Osaka (Japan) is in first place with 15 points after 5 matches, Ratchaburi is in second place with 9 points (+9 goal difference), Nam Dinh FC is in third place with 6 points (-2 goal difference).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nam-dinh-thua-cay-dang-dai-dien-thai-lan-o-phut-bu-gio-het-co-hoi-o-chau-a-185251127184833595.htm
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