At home ground Pleiku in round 8 of LPBank V-League 2025/26, HAGL surprisingly defeated The Cong Viettel 2-1. This is the first victory of the mountain town team, and at the same time, they scored double the number of goals since the beginning of the season.

Evaluating the match, coach Le Quang Trai emotionally said: "I thank all the players, especially the defense, for their efforts, hard training and fighting to win the first 3 points at home. This is a worthy result for the spirit of HAGL.

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HAGL has a valuable victory. Photo: TB

We analyzed The Cong Viettel very carefully to prepare well. There were previous matches where the team played well but were not lucky enough to get points. I reminded the players that today we must get points, even win.

Before this match, we had only scored 1 goal and had no wins. Now the team won and scored 2 goals, which is a great motivation for the young players, helping HAGL be more confident to aim for higher positions on the rankings."

HAGL's victory was not complete when defender Dinh Quang Kiet was injured. Coach Quang Trai worried: "I am very worried about his health. The collision in the head area is very dangerous, so I have to be careful. Quang Kiet wants to continue playing. However, I am afraid that there may be a more serious problem. Luckily, he is okay now."

On the other side of the front line, coach Popov spoke briefly after the first loss in V-League: "This is just a match. We learn from mistakes and continue to move forward, it's that simple."

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thang-tran-dau-tien-ov-league-hlv-hagl-noi-dieu-bat-ngo-2456552.html