In the 18th round, Quang Hai and his teammates were reversed by Hoang Anh Gia Lai 3-1. This result, along with the above teams such as Nam Dinh, Hanoi FC, Viettel, Thanh Hoa, all helped the police team to increase.
Alexander Polking's teachers and students rise to the 4th position with 28 points, only the second team in Hanoi FC has 3 points and loses 7 points in Nam Dinh. The chance of winning the championship is still intact for Hanoi FC.
From the beginning of the second leg, the Hanoi Police is one of the best teams in V.League with a series of 5 unbeaten matches, including 3 wins. Quang Hai and his teammates have shown their durability and effectiveness when there are 2 victories in the upstream position against Da Nang and Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
Polking coach said he was interested in working under pressure and set the goal to win the maximum results in the upcoming matches. This strategist used to be under pressure when the home team was not good in phase 1.
In the first leg, Hanoi Police only ranked 7 with 17 points. However, at the beginning of the second leg, they accelerated strongly to overcome Binh Duong, Thanh Hoa and Hong Linh Ha Tinh to squeeze the top 4.
With thick forces, many stars, Hanoi police are confident in the upcoming championship race. They promise to create a big turning point if they win in the next 4 rounds, when meeting the underground teams, respectively Ho Chi Minh City (home yard), Binh Dinh, Quang Nam (away from the same field) and Hong Linh Ha Tinh (home ground).
Meanwhile, in the last 4 rounds, Quang Hai and his teammates will face much stronger opponent, Binh Duong, Hanoi FC, Thanh Hoa and Hai Phong.
A big challenge for Hanoi Police this April is the schedule. Compared to the opponents, they will play more than 2 matches, including the match against Hai Phong in the quarterfinals of the National Cup (April 22) and then against Indonesia's PSM Makassar in the semi -second leg of ASEAN Club Championship.
With his ambition, the Hanoi police all want to go deep in the arenas attending. However, the reasonable allocation of forces, maintaining high performance and achieving the desired results will be a great difficulty for coach Polking and students.
