Full time. Viettel The Cong Club won a narrow 3-2 victory over Hai Phong in round 4 of V.League 2024-2025.
The second half has 5 minutes of injury time.
Minute 81: Goal!!! Nguyen Tuan Anh - the player who just came on as a substitute, fired a very quick shot from outside the penalty area, scoring a beautiful goal to help Hai Phong reduce the score to 2-3. This goal was similar to Khuat Van Khang's shot in the first half.
Minute 81: Hoang Duc was brought onto the field, replacing Khuat Van Khang.
Minute 77: Hai Phong had more chances in the second half, but the game was very difficult for the home team when The Cong Viettel proactively retreated deep to defend.
Minute 72: The Cong Viettel made a substitution, Pedro gave way to Danh Trung.
Minute 66: Hai Phong adjusted the field, Manh Dung and Hoang Anh left the field to make way for Tuan Anh and Minh Di.
Minute 60: Missed!!! Pedro Enrique rushed forward alone after a quick counter-attack from his team. He passed goalkeeper Dinh Trieu in the penalty area but unfortunately his shot hit the post.
Minute 54: Viettel The Cong Club proactively slowed down the game. In particular, the away team's central defenders closely followed Lucao to block the striker on Hai Phong's side.
Minute 46: Second half begins.
The first half ends. The Cong Viettel temporarily leads Hai Phong with a score of 3-1.
Minute 45+7: Goal!!! Lucao fooled goalkeeper Van Phong on the penalty spot, helping Hai Phong shorten the score to 1-3.
Minute 45+8: Defender Bui Van Duc swung his arm at Huu Son's face during a dispute in the penalty area. After directly checking VAR, referee Nguyen Viet Duan decided to award Hai Phong a penalty.
Bui Van Duc also received a yellow card.
The first half has 3 minutes of injury time.
Minute 44: Goal!!! Khuat Van Khang scored a great goal when he created a beautiful curve from the right wing, raising the score to 3-0 for The Cong Viettel.
Minute 37: Lucao once again shot wide despite having previously passed 3 opposing defenders in front of the penalty area.
Minute 28: No!!! Almarildo received a pass from his teammate, fooled goalkeeper Dinh Trieu but his shot was too weak. Center back Bui Tien Dung managed to clear the ball out.
Minute 25: Missed!!! Lucao decided to shoot from a very long distance, the ball hit the ground but goalkeeper Van Phong successfully blocked it.
Minute 18: Goal!!! The score is 2-0 for The Cong Viettel
After a very reasonable pass from his teammate, foreign player Almarildo in a comfortable position launched a beautiful shot to defeat goalkeeper Dinh Trieu.
Minute 9: Missed!!! Almost equalized for Hai Phong.
Huu Son made a great free kick, goalkeeper Van Phong punched the ball out but another Hai Phong player could not cushion the ball into the net.
Minute 2: Goal! Bui Tien Dung jumped high to head the ball from the right wing. After checking VAR, the referee confirmed the goal was valid.
19:15: The match begins.
Pre-match information
According to the match schedule, Hai Phong club will compete with The Cong Viettel at Lach Tray stadium, within the framework of round 4 of LPBank V.League 2024-2025.
On the rankings, the Hai Phong team is ranked 11th with 2 points. They had 2 draws against Binh Duong, Cong An Ha Noi and lost to Thanh Hoa. Therefore, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team are aiming for the first victory of this year's season.
However, Hai Phong's strength was affected by the absence of midfielder Trieu Viet Hung. He is one of the important pillars in the midfield, coordinating the ball and being able to create breakthroughs in the attack.
In return, playing at home is an advantage for Hai Phong FC when having the support of the Port City fans.
On the other side, The Cong Viettel's performance did not meet the fans' expectations. After the victory against Hanoi FC, they played with a lack of energy in the match against Binh Dinh.
Despite playing with more players for more than 70 minutes, coach Nguyen Duc Thang's students could not score and eventually lost 0-1 to their opponents.
If they continue to lose points against Hai Phong, The Cong Viettel will fall into a difficult situation like last season. Therefore, Hoang Duc and his teammates need to focus on adjusting their playing style and be more determined.
