Goalkeeper Trung Kien 'runs out of magic', HAGL falls to Ho Chi Minh City Police Club in naval battle

On the evening of August 28, goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien still played well but could not help HAGL avoid a 0-1 loss to Ho Chi Minh City Police Club in round 3 of V-League 2025-2026.

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At Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club created a better game than HAGL. The trio of midfielders including Duc Phu, Quoc Cuong and Endrick played extremely proactively, helping Ho Chi Minh City Police Club control the ball 60%. Wingers such as Raphael and Tay Van Toan were also active, creating good connections with striker Tien Linh. Therefore, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club had many good opportunities. They made 11 shots, 5 times more than HAGL.

However, Tien Linh, Van Toan... lacked sharpness in their finishing, so it was not until the end of the first half that the HCM City Police Club opened the scoring. In the 41st minute, the home team made an extremely effective attack on the flank. Raphael dropped the ball to the bottom for Quoc Cuong to make a cross inside, creating an opportunity for Endrick to score.

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On the other side of the front line, HAGL almost only defended, not creating dangerous opportunities towards goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang's goal. The first half ended with a 1-goal advantage in favor of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club.

After a lightning counterattack, Tay Van Toan rushed down to face Trung Kien but missed the unfortunate opportunity.

PHOTO: KHA HOA

Raphael played aggressively in both attack and defense.

PHOTO: KHA HOA

HAGL players "collapsed" after Endrick's goal (right cover). In the first half, the mountain town team defended tenaciously.

PHOTO: DONG NGUYEN KHANG

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club maintains victory

In the second half, coach Le Quang Trai made some adjustments to the attack line with the hope of helping HAGL find an equalizer. At the end of the match, center back Jairo was even pushed up to play as a striker to be able to receive passes or crosses from the wings.

However, the defense of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club still played very disciplined under the command of Patrik Le Giang. The heavy rain at Thong Nhat Stadium also made the ball wet and the field slippery, leading to HAGL's coordination not going as expected.

Trung Kien (green shirt) still plays well before the 2026 U.23 Asian qualifiers

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In the opposite direction, the HCM City Police Club organized a number of dangerous counter-attacks. However, the match did not have a second goal as goalkeeper Trung Kien still played very focused, entered and blocked appropriately.

In the end, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club won 1-0 to climb to 6th place with 6 points after 3 matches. Meanwhile, HAGL ranked 13th with only 1 point.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thu-mon-trung-kien-het-phep-hagl-guc-nga-truoc-clb-cong-an-tphcm-trong-tran-thuy-chien-185250828161640257.htm