Phong Phu Ha Nam's victory in the early match forced Ho Chi Minh City to defeat Zantino Vinh Phuc to keep the hope of winning the championship this season.
Understanding this, coach Luu Ngoc Mai asked his students to push up their formation to soon find a goal. Meanwhile, 1 point is also a success for Zantino Vinh Phuc.
The Northern team dropped their formation deep into their home field with the goal of protecting the goal. In the first half, Zantino Vinh Phuc caused many difficulties for HCMC. The deep defense helped Zantino Vinh Phuc limit many dangerous moves by the opponent. However, Ho Chi Minh City itself has the right to regret when some delicious situations were missed by the strikers. The first 45 minutes passed without any goals being scored.
Entering the second half, the pressure that Ho Chi Minh City created gradually increased and was effective, which coach Luu Ngoc Mai and her team had. In the 66th minute, from an accurate cross from Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh, Nguyen Huynh Nhu jumped high to head the ball accurately to open the score for Ho Chi Minh City.
In the remaining time, Zantino Vinh Phuc's efforts to find a goal were unsuccessful. On the contrary, Ho Chi Minh City could not take advantage of the opportunity and scored more goals. The team from the city named after Uncle Ho won at least 1-0, thereby continuing to chase Phong Phu Ha Nam on the rankings.
In the match at 5:30 p.m. the same day, Thai Nguyen T&T also had a 1-0 victory over the capital team, thereby winning all 3 points in the 8th round.
