Not knowing the smell of victory since the beginning of V.League 2023, Hong Linh Ha Tinh marched to Lach Tray Stadium to meet Hai Phong, just hoping for a draw result to be successful. In fact, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong still arranges a defensive-oriented squad to overcome Hai Phong’s very sharp small kick.
But the surprise came right from the 1st minute. When the audience present on Lach Tray field was not yet settled, Bui Van Duc opened the score for Ha Tinh HL. Receiving a goal too soon was like suffering cold water, Hai Phong tried to calm the situation and began to raise the squad to find an equalizer.
Hong Linh Ha Tinh’s rough play style makes Hai Phong encounter many difficulties.
However, it must be said that when Hong Linh Ha Tinh plays defensive counterattack, there is always a high potential for danger when Pinto and Dialo are above. Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong gave his players a good time from the middle and this created many difficulties for Hai Phong in the ball phase.
Playing firmly in the home field, Hong Linh Ha Tinh continued to create a huge shock for Hai Phong in the 19th minute, Viet Trieu was the one to raise the score to 2-0 for the away team. The fact that Hong Linh Ha Tinh scored 2 consecutive goals in just 19 minutes was extremely surprising because no one thought that the team that was rated much weaker could penetrate the opponent’s net so quickly.
It should be emphasized that coach Chu Dinh Nghiem was very careful when he still ranked central defender Bissainte from the beginning next to the stubborn midfielder Van Toi, but Dinh Trieu’s net vibrated twice. Remember the last 2 rounds, Hai Phong only conceded 1 goal and their downline always played quite firmly. But before Hong Linh Ha Tinh, all attempts to play against the opponent were broken.
Phi Son and Hai Huy both have very beautiful goals in this match.
Receiving consecutive goals, Hai Phong has no choice but to play with all hands and continuously rise. A lot of stoppages were created towards goalkeeper Quang Tuan and in the 22nd minute, Hai Huy lit up the hope of getting points for Hai Phong with a close-range shot to shorten the score 1-2. Not stopping there, Hai Phong still pressed the opponent continuously, but all Tuan Anh, Hai Huy or Carlos could not win against Quang Tuan.
Drunk attack, Hai Phong once more received cold water. In the 40th minute, Phi Son shined with a beautiful long-range shot that blocked Dinh Trieu’s hand, raising the score to 3-1.
Entering the second half, it was still the suffocating pressure of Hai Phong. The Viet Hung and Trung Hieu entered the field to refresh the attack, but Hong Linh Ha Tinh played defensively, so the small kicking style of Hai Phong could not be effective. Until the 60th minute, from the corner kick on the right wing, Hai Huy finished neatly, shortening the score to 2-3 for Hai Phong.
More than 30 minutes at the end of the match, Hai Phong attacked but was powerless before the resistance of Hong Linh Ha Tinh. Winning 3-2 right on the opponent’s field, Hong Linh Ha Tinh temporarily relieved the burden of pressure when it now had 5 points, equal to Hai Phong.