On the evening of March 2, Hoang Anh Gia Lai club suffered a 0-1 defeat to Ho Chi Minh City in the match of round 15 of V.League 2024-2025. This result caused Mr. Le Quang Trai and his team to fall to 10th place on the rankings with 17 points, 8 points more than the bottom team Da Nang.
In addition to the professional factor, the focus of this match also fell on midfielder Tran Minh Vuong when there was information that he would part ways with Hoang Anh Gia Lai after the match against Ho Chi Minh City to move to wear the PVF-CAND shirt.
When asked about Minh Vuong's future at the post-match press conference, coach Le Quang Trai only answered briefly: "Mr. Duc will confirm that".
Returning to the match against Ho Chi Minh City, this defeat forced Hoang Anh Gia Lai to fall into the relegation race when the gap between them and Song Lam Nghe An's secondary position was only 4 points.
Sharing at the press conference, coach Le Quang Trai said that the absence of 2 pillars Jairo and Trung Kien has affected Hoang Anh Gia Lai's strength.
He said: "The impact of the absence is that we suffered this defeat. We didn't take control of the situations in the box, that was the key. When we met Ho Chi Minh City, we did not have Jairo and Trung Kien. This affected the aerial play in the box, leading to a goal conceded. We have to work harder, make more efforts."
In the next round, Hoang Anh Gia Lai will visit Thanh Hoa on March 9. This is also a match that is predicted to be difficult when Thanh Hoa is in good form and is ranked 3rd on the rankings with 25 points.
