Without Nguyen Xuan Son, Nam Dinh Club has failed to win two consecutive matches.

At home, Thanh Hoa FC will host Nam Dinh in the early match of round 12 of the V.League. The two teams have many international tournaments scheduled and this is the reason why this match was held earlier.

Without Nguyen Xuan Son due to a long-term injury, Nam Dinh chose to play safe. They left out Hendrio and trusted center-back Lucas.

In the early stages of the match, Nam Dinh retreated deep and somewhat made it difficult for the home team's strikers. Basically, Thanh Hoa relied heavily on the individual efforts of Ribamar dos Santos and Luiz Antonio. The Brazilian striker played aggressively and enthusiastically, causing Nam Dinh's defense to struggle. A few notable plays appeared but Ribamar and Van Thang could not take advantage.

Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh shared points regrettably.

On the other side of the front line, Nam Dinh FC showed patience. They only left Joseph Mpande in attack. The most dangerous chance of the first half also belonged to the Ugandan star. From a corner kick by To Van Vu, Mpande headed the ball against the crossbar.

This was also the most notable situation in the first 45 minutes. The first half passed without any goals being scored. Entering the second half, the match progressed at a very slow pace. Both teams did not dare to attack but only waited for the opponent to make a mistake. Even many fierce plays appeared continuously and referee Hoang Thanh Binh had to pull out many yellow cards.

The surprise happened in the 70th minute when the away team scored. Nguyen Van Vi took a corner kick, Tuan Anh headed the ball back for Mpande to finish into Thanh Hoa's net.

With nothing left to lose, Thanh Hoa poured their entire squad into the opponent's half in search of an equalizer. In the 88th minute, Thai Son crossed the ball beautifully for Ribamar to head into Nam Dinh's net, sealing a 1-1 draw for Thanh Hoa.

Result: Thanh Hoa 1-1 Nam Dinh

Score:

Thanh Hoa: Ribamar (88')

Nam Dinh: Mpande (70')

Mai Phuong

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/thieu-nguyen-xuan-son-clb-nam-dinh-khong-thang-2-tran-lien-tiep-ar920358.html