Minute 79: Goal!!! Song Lam Nghe An increased the score to 2-1. Olaha accelerated impressively, overcoming Que Ngoc Hai's chase and passing back to Ho Van Cuong to finish into the empty net in a very favorable position.
Minute 71: No goal!!! Zaracho's shot was very strong but the ball did not hit the target.
Minute 59: In the past few minutes, Song Lam Nghe An has more or less caused Binh Duong to sweat with dangerous stumbles.
Minute 50: The pace of the match in the second half was somewhat slower. The two teams almost all waited for the opponent to make a mistake to counterattack.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
The first half ended. Song Lam Nghe An and Binh Duong temporarily tied with a score of 1-1.
The first half has 2 minutes of extra time.
Minute 43: The goal to level the score helped Binh Duong play more excitedly.
Minute 39: GOAL!!! Binh Duong equalized 1-1 after consecutive attacks. The visitor team's goal scorer was Tran Duy Khanh with a ball passing over goalkeeper Van Viet.
Minute 35: Tien Linh appeared helpless when he could not break Song Lam Nghe An's solid defense despite having 4-5 shots.
Minute 23: Luck was not on the Binh Duong side when 2 consecutive shots reached the vertical post of Song Lam Nghe An.
Minute 17: GOAL!!! Song Lam Nghe An opened the score. Vuong Van Huy crossed the ball accurately for Olaha to jump high to head the ball into the net.
Minute 13: No!!! Tien Linh escaped down to penetrate the penalty area but could not catch up when the ball had already drifted out of the goal line.
Minute 7: From a counter-attack, Phan Ba Quyen accelerated very quickly and then crossed for foreign player Kuku to run up and cushion the ball into the net. However, referee Hoang Ngoc Ha did not recognize the goal after VAR intervened and determined that the home player was offside.
Minute 4: The first dangerous situation belonged to Binh Duong with Thanh Nhan's dangerous flank attack. Fortunately for the home team, the ball did not hit the target.
18:01: The match begins.
Lineup
Pre-match information
The semi-final match of the 2024-2025 National Cup is the first match between Song Lam Nghe An and Binh Duong at Vinh Stadium.
Previously, in the semi-finals, the Nghe An team beat Dong Thap with a score of 2-1, while Binh Duong defeated Phu Dong Ninh Binh after a dramatic penalty shootout.
In the V.League arena, Song Lam Nghe An has just had a rather difficult season and can only stay in the league after the penultimate round. Therefore, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team have reduced a bit of pressure to comfortably enter the semi-final of the National Cup.
Due to their poor performance in the V.League, the Nghe An team is eager to win a ticket to the final, because this will be the only achievement to encourage the players in the 2024-2025 season.
On the other side, Binh Duong also had an unsuccessful season. Despite large investments and high ambitions, the team from the land of Thu only finished in 7th place in the V.League with 32 points.
In that context, the National Cup became a Lifeline for Binh Duong to win a title. On the journey to the final, Binh Duong also experienced difficult matches.
In the semi-finals, they are predicted to have a not-so-easy match when visiting Song Lam Nghe An. However, with the current force, coach Nguyen Anh Duc's team is still considered superior to the opponent.
