Breaking through Da Nang's 'reinforced concrete' defense, CAHN Club seizes the top spot in V-League.

CAHN Club 'drills and cuts through concrete'

The match between CAHN and Da Nang at Hang Day Stadium was considered the most lopsided game of Round 6. While the home team CAHN had a full complement of star players with the return of Alan Grafite, the visiting team Da Nang was languishing at the bottom of the table, needing to carefully accumulate points in each match to improve their ranking.

Da Nang FC (in white shirts) defended tightly.

With their superior strength, CAHN FC launched an all-out attack with suffocating pressure. Their forward line, featuring Alan Grafite and Leo Artur, supported by Van Duc, Quang Hai, and Van Thanh, quickly took control of the game. Coach Alexandre Polking's players intended to use speed and technique to create high-intensity attacking moves down the flanks, aiming to break down Da Nang FC's defense.

Nevertheless, with a large number of defenders and a tenacious playing style, Da Nang FC effectively blocked all routes to Tuan Hung's goal. Even when goalkeeper Tuan Hung left the field due to injury, making way for substitute Van Cuong, Da Nang's goal remained solid.

The best chance created by CAHN FC in the first half came in the 24th minute. Quang Hai drifted to the right wing and crossed the ball for Van Duc, who headed skillfully, sending the ball just wide of the post. With the central area tightly defended, CAHN FC had to resort to numerous crosses to create opportunities. However, the Da Nang defense had carefully studied their opponent's playing style and neutralized these attempts. In particular, the duo of Grafite and Artur were tightly marked. Artur and Quang Hai were forced to drop back to midfield to retrieve the ball, as Da Nang FC pressed intensely.

Towards the end of the first half, Da Nang FC unexpectedly accelerated and had a chance, with Yuri Mamute's header unfortunately going wide of the post.

The familiar hero

At the start of the second half, the visiting team once again found a way to score against Nguyen Filip. In the 48th minute, Yuri played a through pass to Dinh Duy, before the Da Nang striker beat center-back Hugo Gomes and unleashed a powerful shot. However, Nguyen Filip made a brilliant save, preventing an "earthquake" at Hang Day Stadium.

Whenever they faced a deadlock, CAHN FC looked to Leo Artur. In previous matches, the foreign player, formerly of Binh Dinh FC, had shone with goals against Hanoi FC, Binh Duong FC, Nam Dinh FC , and Lion City Sailors. And this match was no exception. In the 64th minute, Artur controlled the ball on the left edge of the penalty area. The Brazilian foreign player skillfully turned the ball and unleashed a powerful shot into the near corner, opening the scoring for CAHN FC.

Arthur shines again.

From this point onwards, the match went in favor of the home team. Da Nang FC had to push forward in attack, but their long, hopeful passes aimed at the visiting team's duo, Yuri Mamute and Dinh Duy, did not trouble the CAHN FC defense.

In the 72nd minute, Alan Grafite extinguished any hopes of a point for Da Nang FC. The home team's foreign player headed the ball into the far corner with a powerful header after a precise cross from Artur on the right wing, increasing the score to 2-0 for the team led by coach Polking.

A resounding 3-0 victory was sealed for CAHN FC under immense pressure in the final minutes. In the 82nd minute, Grafite returned the favor to Artur with a perfectly placed cross, allowing CAHN's number 10 to decisively finish with a one-touch shot, completing his brace in this match.

Artur could have scored a hat-trick when his penalty kick was saved by Van Cuong in the 89th minute. Van Do then pounced on the rebound and scored against Da Nang, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

With all three points, CAHN FC rose to the top of the V-League with 11 points after 6 matches. Although they have the same number of points as Thanh Hoa , Polking's team is ranked higher due to a better goal difference (+6 compared to +5).

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