Golden Ball winner Tien Linh 'disappears'

Striker Nguyen Tien Linh almost did not touch the ball in the match where CA TP.HCM lost to The Cong Viettel 0-3 on the evening of August 22, in round 2 of V-League 2025/26.

In the away match at The Cong Viettel , striker Tien Linh was sent onto the field by coach Le Huynh Duc in the second half.

The Vietnamese Golden Ball only had 1-2 touches of the ball. He played very poorly, preventing HCM City Police from scoring.

Meanwhile, The Cong Viettel players played with very high performance.

The home team completely dominated the game, creating many opportunities.

During the whole match, goalkeeper Van Viet only had 1-2 saves.

This is a match where The Cong Viettel's defense is very relaxed.

In the 20th minute, from the 11m mark, Pedro Henrique had an extremely difficult shot that sent the ball into the low corner, causing goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang to be unable to block it even though he dived in the right direction.

In the 82nd minute, after entering the field, Damian Vu easily scored to double the gap.

Impressive debut of the Polish player of Vietnamese origin who recently joined The Cong Viettel.

The Cong Viettel won 3-0, thereby having 4 points after 2 matches in V-League.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/qua-bong-vang-tien-linh-mat-hinh-2435121.html