The second half ended. Hanoi Police beat The Cong Viettel 3-1, thereby winning a ticket to the 2024-2025 National Cup final against Song Lam Nghe An.
The second half has 4 minutes of extra time.
Minute 85: Hanoi Police counterattacked well with the trio Quang Hai, Leo Artur and Alan. However, Leo Artur's final shot hit goalkeeper Van Phong.
Minute 80: The Cong Viettel is putting pressure and bringing the entire Hanoi Police squad to their home field.
Minute 76: No goal!!! Leo Artur's superficial dispute created an opportunity for Amarildo to shoot diagonally but the ball unfortunately went out.
Minute 65: Hanoi Police actively played more defense in the second half, making it impossible for the army team to deploy attack plans.
Minute 55: The Cong Viettel has not been able to cause difficulties for Hanoi Police. Filip and the red team's defense are still playing solidly.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. Hanoi Police temporarily leads The Cong Viettel with a score of 3-1.
The first half has 3 minutes of extra time.
Minute 40: Goal!!! Alan made an impressive shoulder hold before unleashing a shot that beat goalkeeper Van Phong.
Minute 37: Goal!!! The Cong Viettel shortened the score to 1-2 with Huu Thang's goal with an unfavorable foot. Before that, there was a delicate pass by Van Khang.
Minute 35: Khuat Van Khang stepped straight at Hugo Gomez's foot but was not caught. Mr. Nguyen Viet Duan's confusing decision.
Minute 25: It was not difficult for goalkeeper Filip Nguyen to neutralize the opponent's free kick.
Minute 18: Goal!!! The score is 2-0 for Hanoi Police. Alan passed the ball accurately for Quang Hai to launch a curling shot to defeat goalkeeper Van Phong. Center back Minh Tung was an uncertain defender.
Minute 14: Goal!!! Hanoi Police opened the score. From Quang Hai's corner kick, Hugo Gomez headed the ball easily to open the game.
Minute 13: Van Toan's free kick hit the crossbar.
Minute 8: Tien Anh hung the ball to the second post for the foreign player to jump high to head it but was unsuccessful. Before that, The Cong Viettel had a good corner kick coordination.
Minute 4: Alan swings his leg to finish but has not been able to get past center back Minh Tung of The Cong Viettel.
19:15: The match begins.
Starting lineup
Pre-match information
Hanoi Police finished V.League 2024-2025 in 3rd place on the rankings, just 1 point ahead of The Cong Viettel. Alexander Polking's side have accelerated spectacularly in the final stages of the season, with four consecutive wins, to be in the top with medals.
In addition to the V.League bronze medal, Hanoi Police also won the Southeast Asian Cup C1 runner-up position, after losing to Thailand's Buriram United. With their ambition and strength, coach Polking's team wants to end the season with the National Cup championship.
The Cong Viettel is a formidable opponent of Hanoi Police, due to its depth of strength and being led by coach Popov, who helped Thanh Hoa win the National Cup in the last 2 seasons.
The Bulgarian strategist led the team from round 21, helping the team beat Da Nang 6-0. In the final period of the season, The Cong did not play really well, when they lost to Hoang Anh Gia Lai, shared points with Binh Dinh and Hai Phong, thereby missing a great opportunity to win a position in the top 3 of V.League.
Therefore, their goal is certainly to win the National Cup. If they defeat Hanoi Police, The Cong Viettel will meet the winning team in the Song Lam Nghe An - Binh Duong match in the final.
On the journey to the semi-finals of this year's National Cup, Hanoi Police have defeated two difficult teams, Hong Linh Ha Tinh and Hai Phong. Meanwhile, The Cong Viettel had an easier journey, when they overcame the First Division teams PVF-CAND and Hoang Anh Gia Lai both at home.
In the V.League last season, the two teams created two dramatic matches when meeting each other. The Cong Viettel beat Hanoi Police 2-1 at home but lost 1-2 away. As for the most recent 5 meetings, The Cong Viettel dominated with 4 wins and 1 loss.
