The Cong Viettel won by a minimum margin, Dong A Thanh Hoa sank deeper into crisis

VHO - Defender Dinh Viet Tu shined with a superb long-range shot, helping The Cong Viettel win all 3 points right on Thanh Hoa field, continuing to stay close to the top group.

On the evening of November 2, at Thanh Hoa Stadium, the home team suffered a 0-1 defeat to The Cong Viettel in round 9 of V-League 2025/2026.

Dong A Thanh Hoa entered the match cautiously and played aggressively to limit the strength of the away team. Thanks to that, for more than half of the first half, The Cong Viettel strikers were quite stuck in approaching goalkeeper Xuan Hoang's goal.

Dong A Thanh Hoa lost at home to The Cong Viettel. Photo: The Cong Viettel

However, the turning point came in the 30th minute when defender Dinh Viet Tu took a beautiful long-range shot from outside the box, sending the ball straight into the top corner. This was also the situation that completely changed the course of the match.

In the second half, both teams increased the speed. Dong A Thanh Hoa continuously fed the ball to Rimario and Ho Van Tung in the penalty area, but goalkeeper Van Viet and the The Cong Viettel defense played with full concentration to preserve the advantage.

In the 54th minute, Pedro accelerated and passed the ball to Khuat Van Khang to face the opponent's goalkeeper. However, the away team midfielder could not finish against Xuan Hoang, missing the opportunity to increase the score to 2-0.

In the final minutes, the Thanh team put all their efforts into finding an equalizer. Rimario and Van Tung both had chances but could not penetrate the solid defense of The Cong Viettel.

In the end, The Cong Viettel won 1-0, thereby rising to 3rd place on the rankings with 18 points/9 matches, only 3 points behind the leading team Ninh Binh .

Meanwhile, this defeat caused Dong A Thanh Hoa to continue to sink deeper into the bottom group of the table, ranked 13th and under a lot of pressure in the relegation race.

In the next match, coach Choi Won Kwon and his team will visit Hoang Anh Gia Lai, a direct competitor in the "red light" group.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/the-cong-viettel-thang-toi-thieu-dong-a-thanh-hoa-chim-sau-trong-khung-hoang-178715.html