After the first two victories in this year's tournament, Ba Ria - Vung Tau has great confidence and they aim to win against Quang Ngai in the early match taking place on the afternoon of September 4.
Coach Liem Thanh and his team quickly took the initiative on the field. However, this was not a match in which Ba Ria - Vung Tau's strikers showed efficiency in finishing. They missed many scoring opportunities.
In the 45+1 minute, Ba Ria - Vung Tau was awarded a free kick near the penalty area. Nguyen Le Quang Khoi launched a very strong and dangerous free kick to open the score for the coastal city team.
Entering the second half, Quang Ngai refused to accept defeat and tried to push up the formation to find a goal. In the 55th minute, after a corner kick from his teammate, Manh Dung made a beautiful shot to equalize the score 1-1 for Quang Ngai.
After the equalizer, Quang Ngai tried their best to defend to preserve the draw. Unfortunately, they could not maintain the result until the end of the match. In the 90+2 minute, Xuan Chuong finished with a technical shot to seal the score 2-1 for Ba Ria Vung Tau.
This team won all 3 matches and topped Group B.
In the remaining match between The Cong Viettel and Ho Chi Minh City, in the 15th minute, Thanh Hai opened the score for The Cong Viettel. At the end of the first half, Van Hieu doubled the gap for the army team.
In the second half, Thanh Binh managed to score an equalizer for HCMC but the team still had to accept a 1-2 defeat against The Cong Viettel.
In the two matches taking place at 5:30 p.m. on the same day, September 4, the home team PVF did not encounter many difficulties in defeating Da Nang with a resounding score of 7-1.
Meanwhile, Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center unexpectedly suffered a 0-1 defeat against Dong Nai.
