Quang Ninh beat Thanh Hoa in V.League

Quang Ninh beat champion candidates Thanh Haa 4-3 in the 22nd round of the V.League 1 at Cam Pha Stadium in Quang Ninh Province yesterday.

Quang Ninh and Thanh Hoa’s players vie for the ball in the 22nd round of the V.League 1 at Cam Pha Stadium in Quang Ninh Province yesterday. Quang Ninh won 4-3. — Photo tienphong.vn

Hosts Quang Ninh put pressure on the visitors as soon as the referee blew his whistle. However, in the 30th minute, La Van Thang headed the ball into the net to open the score for Thanh Hoa.

In the 43rd minute, goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Thang of FLC Thanh Hoa made a serious error. Thang was keeping the ball in the penalty area, which he passed on to striker Rod Dyachenko of Quang Ninh, who was standing in front of Thang. Taking this chance, Dyachenko levelled the score at 1-1.

After the break, Nguyen Van Bakel of Thanh Hoa made a mistake with Duong Van Hoa of Quang Ninh in the penalty area. Patiyo Tambwe easily achieved his feat in the penalty spot, raising the score to 2-1 for the hosts.

In the 85th minute, Hai Huy helped the hosts take a lead of 3-1 after receiving a skillful pass from his teammate Nghiem Xuan Tu.

Four minutes later, Tambwe destroyed Thanh Hóa’s hopes with another goal.

However, in the extra time, Thang and Pape Omar Feye narrowed the gap for Thanh Hoa making it 3-4.

In another match played yesterday, Long An tied with Sài Gòn 3-3.

On Saturday, Tam Ky Stadium in Quang Nam Province welcomed a record of 15,000 fans to watch the match between hosts Quang Nam FC and Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL). The game ended at 1-1.

“We are very excited because of the support of the fans. It was part of our good result in the rankings. We are No. 1 among 14 teams in the league. On the other hand, fans also love young talents HAGL. I hope that in the next matches, Quang Nam will play better to draw fans,” said coach Hoang Van Phuc of Quang Nam.

Taking full advantage of playing on their home soil, Quang Nam dominated the match but missed many chances to take the lead.

“HAGL played the attack and defence very closely. This way of playing was effective with the performance of midfielder Henrique Marcelino Motta. Quang Nam had several chances to score goals in the first half, but we couldn’t convert them into goals. In the second half, we landed in an impasse. We regret we gained only a point,” said Phuc.

Meanwhile, HAGL ended their four losses in a row when they received a point at Tam Ky Stadium. However, their joy didn’t last, as their key player, Nguyen Cong Phuong met with injury and was forced to leave the game after 10 minutes of competition.

It was also the first guidance match of HAGL’s acting coach Duong Minh Ninh and South Korean technical director Chung Hae Song.

HAGL have signed a two-year contract with 59-year-old coach Chung, with the aim of improving their rankings. Chung was chief assistant coach of the South Korean national team at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. After that, Chung was assistant coach of Guus Hiddink’s South Korea national team competing in the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup.

Elsewhere, Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN beat SHB Da Nang 3-2, and HCM City tied with Becamex Binh Duong 1-1.

Source: VNS