Full time. Hoang Anh Gia Lai was held to a 1-1 draw by Thanh Hoa in round 5 of the V.League. Thanh Hoa still maintained their top position, while the team from the mountain town fell to 3rd place.
Minute 90+4: Goal!!! Thanh Hoa equalized 1-1. From a cross from the back line, Ribamar made a very good wall for Van Thang to finish close to the goal, defeating goalkeeper Trung Kien.
The second half has 5 minutes of injury time.
Minute 79: Thanh Hoa adjusted personnel. Nguyen Hoang entered the field to replace Dinh Viet Tu.
Minute 73: Hoang Anh Gia Lai made a substitution, Bao Toan and Minh Vuong left the field to make way for A Hoang and Dinh Lam.
Minute 67: No way!!! From Antonio's corner kick, Le Van Thang jumped high to head the ball but could not trouble goalkeeper Trung Kien.
Minute 59: No way!!! Thanh Hoa had a chance to equalize after a corner kick but goalkeeper Trung Kien saved the goal twice for his team.
Coach Popov immediately made a substitution, Pham Truong Tinh left the field to make way for Le Van Thang.
Minute 55: Everything is against Thanh Hoa. The rain and slippery field make it difficult for the Thanh team to play their game. The absence of Gustavo makes Thanh Hoa's defense not good.
Minute 47: Goal!!! Hoang Anh Gia Lai opened the score. From a quick counter-attack, Bao Toan received the ball from Marciel, eliminated Thanh Hoa defender and finished neatly to break the deadlock.
Minute 46: The second half begins. Right at the beginning of the second half, Thanh Hoa made an adjustment when Van Loi entered the field to replace the injured Gustavo.
The first half ends. Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Thanh Hoa are temporarily tied with a score of 0-0.
The first half has 5 minutes of injury time.
Minute 37: Danger!!! Ribamar headed the ball wide of the post after a very delicate pass from Antonio.
Minute 29: Dong A Thanh Hoa has been under great pressure from Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the past few minutes. Before that, Jefferson Alias had just had a dangerous shot but goalkeeper Xuan Hoang made an excellent save. However, the referee confirmed that the previous shot was offside.
Minute 25: No! Luiz Antonio takes a free kick from the left wing but the ball misses the target.
Minute 17: Goalkeeper Xuan Hoang failed to catch the ball, creating an opportunity for Jairo to head the ball in a chaotic situation in front of Thanh Hoa's goal, but the referee determined that the Hoang Anh Gia Lai player had committed a foul by pushing someone.
Minute 11: Thanh Hoa is controlling the ball better but no clear dangerous opportunities have been created. Hoang Anh Gia Lai proactively retreated deep to defend firmly.
Minute 2: The first dangerous situation belonged to Thanh Hoa. Antonio skillfully dribbled the ball before crossing the Hoang Anh Gia Lai goal but no teammate was able to get up and finish.
17:01: The match begins.
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Pre-match information
In round 5 of LPBank V.League 2024-2025, Hoang Anh Gia Lai club will host Dong A Thanh Hoa at Pleiku stadium.
Currently, The Cong Viettel has temporarily risen to the top of the rankings (10 points) after a 1-0 victory over Binh Duong (playing early), while Thanh Hoa and Hoang Anh Gia Lai hold the next two positions with 9 and 8 points respectively. Therefore, the upcoming match is considered a "battle for the top spot" between the two teams.
After the first 4 matches, Thanh Hoa is the team with the strongest attack with 9 goals. Meanwhile, the team from the mountain town has the most solid defense with only 1 goal conceded.
The confrontation between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Thanh Hoa can be likened to "shield vs sword". In addition, this is also a competition of honor.
Since 2019, Hoang Anh Gia Lai has not lost a single match to Thanh Hoa. Despite no longer being a force in the V.League, they still made the Thanh team - 2 consecutive National Cup champions - suffer 5 defeats and 4 draws in the V.League over the past half decade.
