Temporarily absent from Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh, HAGL defeats Hai Phong: Victory is more precious than gold

On the afternoon of April 27 at Pleiku Arena, HAGL without Mr. Vu Tien Thanh had a precious victory against Hai Phong Club in round 20 of V-League, to take a big step forward in the relegation race.

Minh Vuong dribbles the ball past Huu Son of Hai Phong Club

Photo: Minh Tran

HAGL narrowly escaped a penalty

On the afternoon of April 27 at Pleiku Arena, HAGL Club had a close call at the beginning of the match against Hai Phong Club, when center back Jairo let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area in the 13th minute, after a very quick shot by Huu Son from the away team.

However, after consulting VAR, referee Hoang Ngoc Ha decided not to award a penalty, believing that the Brazilian player had intentionally kept his hand close to his body and did not intentionally play the ball with his hand.

This is the match where HAGL Club did not have Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh in the technical area because he was suspended from duty.

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Jairo in a dispute with striker Lucao

Minh Tran

It can be seen that the penalty of VFF and V-League Organizing Committee has helped cool down many hot heads, when HAGL and Hai Phong Club players argued fiercely but not maliciously or destructively in the direct confrontation between the two opponents in the relegation race.

3 precious points for HAGL

Going into this match, Hai Phong FC had 24 points and were only 3-4 points away from the safety zone to avoid relegation. Therefore, they took a rather cautious approach to the away match at Pleiku Arena, which is always a difficult destination for away teams.

For their part, the home team HAGL also played quite cautiously, causing the ball to mainly hover outside the opponent's penalty area for most of the match, rarely entering the 16m50 area of ​​goalkeeper Van Toan - who was firmly holding the ball in place of Dinh Trieu.

Brandao and HAGL celebrate the extremely important goal that brought home 3 valuable points

Photo: Minh Tran

It was that safe thinking that made the players of both teams not risk going all-in and attacking, because in reality, in the current situation, a draw was still a result that could satisfy both teams. But when everyone thought of a draw, the surprise came in the 85th minute.

From a central attack, the ball was cut to the left armpit for Hoang Minh to shoot diagonally. Van Toan blocked the first shot, but then had to helplessly watch Brandao tap in to open the score 1-0.

With this victory, HAGL temporarily has 24 points, surpassing Hai Phong FC to rank 8th, taking a big step towards the goal of staying in the league before the away match at Quy Nhon Stadium in the next round. Meanwhile, the away team will have to wait to return to Lach Tray Stadium to hunt for 3 points against SLNA on May 3.

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