Time's up. Hoang Anh Gia Lai defeated The Cong Viettel 2-1 at home. This is the first victory of the team from the Mountain City, and at the same time the first loss of The Cong Viettel in this year's V.League.
There are 11 minutes of extra time in the second half.
Minute 90+12: Lucao's free kick defeated goalkeeper Trung Kien, shortening the score to 1-2 for The Cong Viettel.
Minute 80: Lucao put the ball into the net but after more than 4 minutes of checking VAR, the referee determined the goal was invalid. The score is still 2-0 in favor of Hoang Anh GIa Lai.
Minute 74: The Cong Viettel is falling into a deadlock. Trung Kien's excellence somewhat made the away team helpless.
Minute 62: GOAL!!!Ryan Ha finished decisively after a quick counter-attack, raising the score to 2-0 for Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
Minute 58: Normally, every time they are behind, The Cong Viettel will explode from the 50th minute onwards.However, against Hoang Anh Gia Lai, they could not do that.
Minute 51: The match is being interrupted when Hoang Anh Gia Lai's central defender Quang Kiet is injured and has been on the field for quite a while.
Minute 48: No goal!!! The foreign player's header of The Cong Viettel unfortunately cut the ball across the goal.
The first half ended. Hoang Anh Gia Lai temporarily leads The Cong Viettel with a score of 1-0.
The first half has 3 minutes of extra time.
Minute 38: Center back Jairo appears very dangerous in the attacks. It was quite difficult for the visitors' defenders to stop this foreign player.
Minute 32: It was quite surprising that The Cong Viettel's ball possession rate was only equal to Hoang Anh Gia Lai. In the past few minutes, the away team could not attack.
Minute 25: GOAL!!! Hoang Anh Gia Lai opened the score with Jairo's header after a set-piece kick from outside the penalty area.
Minute 15: No!!! Minh Tam, Thanh Nhan and Marciel coordinated quite well but the final pass was caught by goalkeeper Van Viet.
Minute 12: Hoang Anh Gia Lai began to receive dangerous attacks from the opponent. The home team actively defended in large numbers.
Minute 5: Although the team and form are better, The Cong Viettel chose to play slowly, prob the opponent, and even let Hoang Anh Gia Lai hold the ball more.
17:01: The match begins.
Lineup
Pre-match information
Hoang Anh Gia Lai is going through one of the worst periods in the team's history.
After the first 7 rounds of V.League 2025-2026, coach Le Quang Trai's team has only won 3 points and has not won any. They are at the bottom of the rankings and are facing the risk of relegation if they do not improve their performance soon.
Although the defense has maintained some stability with 8 goals conceded and 2 clean sheets, the biggest weakness of the team from the Mountain City is the ability to score. After 7 matches, they have only scored 1 goal.
On the other side, The Cong Viettel showed a completely opposite image. Coach Popov's team is maintaining an unbeaten streak with 4 wins and 3 draws, and has the most solid defense in the league when it has only conceded 4 goals.
Although the attack line is not too explosive, the balance between attack and defense helps The Cong Viettel always have a proactive position against opponents.
The match against Hoang Anh Gia Lai is considered an opportunity for the army team to extend their unbeaten streak, while the Pleiku home team must find every way to escape the crisis.
The home field advantage cannot overshadow other factors such as performance, strength and competition mentality, Hoang Anh Gia Lai has almost no way to create a surprise.
