The match between Hanoi Police and Ninh Binh FC in round 12 of V.League 2025-2026 is likened to the "first leg final" when both are sharing the highest positions in the rankings.
Both of these teams are also maintaining an unbeaten record up to this point in the season. Therefore, this confrontation is expected to be an eye-catching match with an attractive attacking game.
Ninh Binh FC soon took the lead in the 2nd minute with a goal from Geovane. It seemed that it would be an easy match for Hoang Duc and his teammates when they had a very favorable start. But this was also the only mark that Ninh Binh FC created against Cong An Ha Noi in the first half.
Consecutive personal mistakes afterwards quickly caused Ninh Binh FC to collapse in an unexpected way. First, Thanh Thinh's missed clearance mistake created conditions for Hanoi Police to organize an attack and Alan brought home the equalizing goal 1-1 in the 30th minute.
Exactly 5 minutes later, Quang Nho clumsily handled the ball in the penalty area, VAR immediately intervened to bring home an 11m penalty for the home team Hanoi Police. Alan successfully converted the shot to help his team take a 2-1 lead.
Not stopping there, Dung Quang Nho continued to make Ninh Binh FC play with one less player after a dangerous tackle on Doan Van Hau and receiving a second yellow card. Playing with one less player, Ninh Binh FC fell into a situation of resisting the opponent's continuous attacks. Alan excellently completed his hat-trick at the end of the first half to widen the gap to 3-1 for Cong An Ha Noi.
Efforts at the beginning of the second half helped Ninh Binh FC get a goal to narrow the score to 2-3 thanks to Thanh Trung. However, this was also all Hoang Duc and his teammates could do in the rest of the match, thereby accepting their first defeat in V.League 2025-2026.
With Hanoi Police, 3 points against Ninh Binh FC helped them rise to the number 1 position with 29 points after 11 rounds, while Ninh Binh FC has 27 points but is playing 1 more match.
