The Cong Viettel 'sent off' HAGL on the extremely bad My Dinh field, SLNA struggled to defeat Dong Thap

Viettel 's The Cong attacked overwhelmingly, defeated HAGL

Before entering the quarter-finals of the National Cup, HAGL Club was in poor form when it only got 2 points after 5 matches in the V-League. In addition, the attack of the mountain town team was also alarming when no match scored more than 1 goal in the last 6 rounds. The poor performance caused HAGL Club to have difficulties in the V-League, falling to 11th place with only 13 points. According to coach Le Quang Trai, HAGL Club will focus on the rest of the tournament. However, his team will not give up the National Cup, must play with all their might.

Highlight The Cong Viettel Club 2-0 HAGL Club | National Cup

On the other side of the front line, The Cong Viettel Club is rated much higher than HAGL Club. In the most recent match, despite having to play away, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team still won all 3 points against the tough opponent Binh Duong . With this result, The Cong Viettel is currently ranked 2nd in V-League, having a good mentality when entering the quarter-final match of the National Cup with HAGL.

Viettel The Cong Club (red shirt) is rated higher than HAGL Club in the quarter-finals of the National Cup.

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As expected, The Cong Viettel Club controlled the ball better in the first half, taking the initiative to attack. In terms of the number of opportunities, the home team at My Dinh Stadium was also better than HAGL Club when they launched 5 shots but 3 of them were on target. However, The Cong Viettel Club's strikers lacked precision at decisive touches, causing missed opportunities. The Cong Viettel's most regrettable situation in the first half occurred in the 44th minute when Pedro Henrique dribbled the ball, penetrating the HAGL Club's penalty area. He quickly observed and then made a favorable cross pass to Thanh Binh but this player missed the ball. Before that, in the 37th minute, Amarildo also could not help The Cong Viettel open the score when his extremely difficult shot was blocked by Van Kien.

Meanwhile, HAGL Club still chose their forte of defensive counter-attacking. With Minh Vuong playing in the center of midfield, HAGL Club had many dangerous counter-attacks. In the 27th minute, from a mistake by Viettel's The Cong defenders, Minh Vuong handled the ball with class and then kicked the ball into the home team's net. However, the referee did not recognize the goal because the player who passed the ball to Minh Vuong, Chau Ngoc Quang, was offside.

My Dinh Stadium before the match

Viettel The Cong Club (red shirt) missed many scoring opportunities in the first half. Ly Duc (right) was injured.

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After the break, the script remained unchanged as The Cong Viettel Club was still the team that completely controlled the game. Compared to the first half, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team created more scoring opportunities. Only luck plus Van Kien's excellence helped HAGL Club not concede a goal at the beginning of the second half.

After many opportunities, in the 64th minute, Viettel The Cong Club finally found the opening goal. From an attack in the middle, Amarildo passed the ball intelligently for Khuat Van Khang to easily defeat Van Kien, helping Viettel The Cong Club take a 1-0 lead.

Khuat Van Khang (number 11) opened the score for Viettel The Cong Club

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My Dinh Stadium is not nice. Ly Duc of the away team got injured after a collision and the bad pitch.

After the goal, Viettel The Cong Club continued to attack. Strikers like Amarildo and Pedro Henrique had at least 2 good chances but could not score.

On the other hand, after conceding the goal, HAGL Club started to play risky, pushing up their attacking formation. Unfortunately, the visitors' attacking plans proved simple, easily neutralized by Viettel's The Cong defense. Not only that, in the extra minutes, HAGL Club's net shook for the second time after Danh Trung's close-range shot.

Defeating HAGL Club 2-0, The Cong Viettel is present in the semi-finals. The opponent of the army team is the winner of the match between Hanoi Police Club and Hai Phong. This match will take place on April 22, 2025.

SLNA Club struggled to defeat first division team Dong Thap

In the previous match, SLNA Club faced Dong Thap Club. With their improved form recently and home field advantage, the Nghe An team is expected to win easily.

However, entering the match against Dong Thap, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team encountered many difficulties. In the first half, the Vinh home team had more possession (about 55%) but struggled to approach Dong Thap's penalty area. SLNA's strikers only made 2 shots and the balls were both inaccurate. On the opposite side, Dong Thap played confidently, shooting 8 times (4 times more than SLNA). In the 23rd minute, if it weren't for the excellence of goalkeeper Van Viet, SLNA's net would have shaken after Nhat Tam's close-range header.

Highlight SLNA Club 2-1 Dong Thap Club | National Cup

In the second half, SLNA Club increased the pressure on Dong Thap Club's goal, sending many attacking players onto the field. After many efforts, in the 71st minute, from a cross by Khac Ngoc, Xuan Dai escaped and handled the ball delicately, opening the score for SLNA Club. In the 78th minute, the home team found a goal to increase the score to 2-0. The one who brought joy to SLNA Club was young striker Dinh Xuan Tien with a close-range shot.

SLNA Club enters the semi-finals of the National Cup 2024 - 2025

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Conceding two quick goals, Dong Thap Club tried to attack, looking for an equalizer. However, what the lotus land team could do was shorten the score to 1-2 in the 81st minute by Nhat Dong.

After a hard-fought 2-1 defeat of Dong Thap Club, SLNA Club entered the semi-finals of the 2024-2025 National Cup. The Nghe An team's opponent is Binh Duong Club, the team that defeated Ninh Binh Club in a penalty shootout the day before.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/the-cong-viettel-tien-hagl-tren-mat-san-my-dinh-cuc-xau-slna-nhoc-nhan-ha-dong-thap-185250330212141429.htm