Before the fourth round of V-League 2023 took place, Hanoi FC and Thanh Hoa were the two teams sharing the top position on the table with Nam Dinh. Therefore, the match on Hang Day Stadium on the afternoon of February 17, if any team wins, will have a very good chance to firmly build the top spot. Because of the decisive nature for the first place before the break of the V-League, both the host Hanoi and the away team Thanh Hoa did not hide their intention to win.
| Hanoi FC played poorly against Thanh Hoa. |
However, in the first minutes of the match, both teams played cautiously and were not in a hurry to make sudden ball situations towards each other’s goal. It was not until the 15th minute that the first dangerous opportunity of the match took place and it belonged to the host Hanoi. Taking advantage of the mistake of Thanh Hoa defense, William escaped, but this foreign soldier’s immediate shot had a bad contact point, so he jumped the bar.
The mobility on the line of foreign soldier William helps Hanoi in the next minutes have more opportunities to approach Thanh Hoa’s goal. The player wearing the number 70 shirt is quite wide, giving his teammates a lot of space to play the ball.
2/3 of the first half passed, coach Thanh Hoa suddenly received bad news when he had to use the right of a reluctant substitute when Sy Nam had to leave the field due to injury. The match suddenly accelerated when Hanoi and Thanh Hoa both had dangerous opportunities, but both failed to take advantage of the success to convert into goals. The most unfortunate was Corando’s exit from Thanh Hoa’s side when the striker had a phase to face Tan Truong, but the shot was not dangerous enough when the Hanoi goalkeeper took the initiative to close the corner.
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| Not creating many delicious opportunities, but on the contrary, Hanoi FC almost conceded a goal. |
The second half of the match continued at a slow pace. Thanh Hoa continued to maintain the confidence and initiative as shown in the first minutes of the second half. Hanoi FC is really struggling against the “solid” away team and they are forced to change in attack. when bringing Tuan Hai and the yard to replace William.
While Hanoi’s adjustments have not worked, they almost conceded a goal and only luck can save them. In the 66th minute, Bruno passed the ball into the penalty area for Thai Binh. The defender wearing the number 28 shirt released the ball just enough for Trong Hung to finish the technique of sending the ball to Tan Truong’s crossbar.
In the next minutes, Thanh Hoa took over the whole game when the players of Coach Popov constantly made the defense of the home team Hanoi have to work hard. Admittedly, in this confrontation on Hang Day Stadium, the host Hanoi played a deadlock against Thanh Hoa. Partly due to the very hot kick of the away team, the next part came from the fact that the connection between the lines of Coach Bandovic’s students really had problems in this match.
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In the last minutes of the match, Hanoi FC rose up, but it was all too late. Time did not favor the home team to find a goal into Thanh Hoa’s net. At the end of the match, Hanoi and Thanh Hoa temporarily split the top of the table with 8 points before Nam Dinh enters the match against Viettel on Sunday. After the fourth round of the V-League 2023 will be temporarily closed until mid-April to make room for the U20 Vietnam team.