Hanoi FC has a problem in the midfield
Before entering the match tonight, the defending champion Hanoi Club is in good form in the V.League when they won 1 draw (1-1 draw with Viettel in round 1) and 2 consecutive wins in round 2. and 3 in front of Hanoi Police (2-0), Hong Linh Ha Tinh (3-2).
The system of Hanoi Club under the guidance of coach Bozidar Bandovic is operating more and more smoothly. Meanwhile, the away team from East Asia Thanh Hoa also had an impressive start in this season when they won 2-1 (round 1), drew SLNA 0-0 (round 2), won SHB Da Nang 1- 0 (round 3); thereby being in the top, with 7 points in 3 matches like Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh Green Steel, but behind due to poor goal-loss difference.
Dau Van Toan is the main kick in the match between Hanoi FC and Dong A Thanh Hoa tonight. Photo: VPF
The winning team in the match between Hanoi FC and Dong A Thanh Hoa will have the opportunity to claim their No. 1 position on the leaderboard before the V.League enters a long break for the U20, U23 and Vietnam teams to focus on standards. equipment for tasks this year such as the AFC U20 Championship, the 32nd SEA Games and the 2023 ASIAN Cup Finals.
Recognizing East Asia Thanh Hoa has a duo of foreign strikers with good physique, technique and speed, Bruno Cunha (former of Hanoi club) – Paulo Sardin, coach Bandovic brought Marcos Silva back to form a central trio. defended with Bui Hoang Viet Anh – Duy Manh. The central midfield position left by Marcos Silva was given to Dau Van Toan to pair with Hung Dung.
The remaining positions in the 3-4-3 diagram of Hanoi FC have not changed compared to the “winning formula” shown at the beginning of the season.
The developments on the field showed that the absence of Marcos Silva in the middle of the field made the Hanoi club’s midfield not create an advantage over the Dong A Thanh Hoa away team.
The first 45 minutes, the two teams played “tit-for-tat” with a relatively even game. East Asia’s most dangerous opportunity appeared in the 31st minute with a very methodical combination. From a long pass in the middle of the field, Bruno headed a tactical header for Sardin to penetrate the penalty area, eliminating the presence of Bui Hoang Viet Anh before finishing close, but goalkeeper Tan Truong played an excellent save.
Dong A Thanh Hoa’s defense (yellow shirt) was well wrapped to limit William’s ability on the side of Hanoi club. Photo: VPF
In response, in the 43rd minute, from the corner kick on the left wing of Van Quyet, Dau Van Toan forced the volley to hit the dangerous ground, forcing goalkeeper Thanh Diep to show off his saving skills for Dong A Thanh Hoa.
After the break, Dong A Thanh Hoa had 2 adjustments on the attack with the appearance of Lam Ti Phong, Ngoc Tan replacing Sardin, A Mit. The pressure was increased by the away team with a series of dangerous braking situations.
59 minutes, from the cross on the left wing, Ngoc Tan had the opportunity to head near the wall, but Tan Truong still played focused to block. In the 66th minute, Bruno broke through the left wing, entered the penalty area close to the bottom of the border, and passed it to Trong Hung to finish the technique, but the ball hit the crossbar in the regret of a large number of Thanh fans present on Hang Day field.
In the 69th minute, it was Lam Ti Phong’s turn to have a chance to shoot the ball in the penalty area, but center-back Marcos Silva read the good situation to save it.
Feeling clearly the instability, coach Bandovic made 3 changes in the 71st minute targeting all 3 lines: Van Kien, Lucao, Van Toan left the field to make way for Ngoc Ha, Xuan Tu, Vu Minh Tuan.
Hanoi FC controlled the game well in the last 20 minutes of the game and created a number of opportunities that could end the game, but Vu Minh Tuan all missed.
Van Quyet could not score and had to leave the field in the 84th minute to make way for Hai Long in the match against Thanh Hoa. Photo: VPF
The most unfortunate situation was the situation in the 86th minute when Xuan Tu made a strong breakthrough on the right wing before passing in to “clean up” for Minh Tuan to finish in a very comfortable position, sending the ball away from the damaged vertical post.
The final draw was 0-0, Hanoi and Dong A Thanh Hoa clubs together had 8 points/4 matches and temporarily ranked 1st and 2nd in the standings.
But this order may change when the fourth round closes if the following teams, Nam Dinh Green Steel (7 points) and Topenland Binh Dinh (6 points) win the match against Viettel and SHB Da Nang respectively. .