Vu Van Thanh made Dong A Thanh Hoa accept its first defeat.

Dong A Thanh Hoa and Hanoi Police - Clip: FPT Play

Dong A Thanh Hoa took advantage of their home field and quickly took control of the game with their passionate play. With the encouragement of thousands of home fans, Coach Popov's team forced their opponents Cong An Ha Noi to huddle together in defense, struggling to fend off the "storm" of attacks in the first half.

Dong A Thanh Hoa lost when hosting Hanoi Police

Even thanks to the excitement, striker Lam Ti Phong, who was physically weaker than the Hanoi Police defenders, still jumped higher than Doan Van Hau to head the ball into the net of goalkeeper Le Giang, opening the score in the 20th minute. The advantage of leading the score made coach Popov's team even stronger and more confident in attacking the away team.

However, in a moment of distraction, Thanh Hoa players had to pay the price with an equalizer at the end of the first half, when Vu Van Thanh assisted his teammate Gustavo to equalize the score.

The turning point of the match came in the second half when the home team had a chance to take the lead but striker Bruno Cunha missed the chance to score from the 11m penalty spot.

The Police team made Dong A Thanh Hoa suffer its first defeat in V-League 2023

Not knowing how to take advantage of the opportunity, the Thanh team immediately paid a heavy price after that, when Jhon Cley successfully executed a penalty in the 54th minute, helping Hanoi Police take the lead. The Thanh team continued to concede two more goals before the match ended.

Taking a dangerous corner kick, Vu Van Thanh assisted Hoang Van Toan to head the ball into the opponent's net, and then the player from Hoang Anh Gia Lai scored to seal a 4-1 victory for the home team.

The victory helped Hanoi Police gain 21 points, reducing the gap with the top team Dong A Thanh Hoa to 1 point. Sharing the two leading positions, Dong A Thanh Hoa and Hanoi Police soon secured a place in the championship group from phase 2.

Taking place at the same time, the home team SHB Da Nang (6 points) was lucky to get 1 point after a 1-1 draw against Becamex Binh Duong (7 points) at Hoa Xuan Stadium. The draw was not enough to help the two teams improve their rankings. These two teams continue to share the bottom two positions of the rankings and are only 1 point apart.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/vu-van-thanh-khien-dong-a-thanh-hoa-nhan-that-bai-dau-tien-20230605211152325.htm