Time's up. Despite always having to play in a chasing position, Nam Dinh club still played with determination and had a 3-3 draw against Tampines Rovers in the third match of Group G of the 2024-2025 Asian Cup C2.
The second half has 5 minutes of injury time.
Minute 85: No way! The Tampines Rovers goalkeeper was startled by Hendrio's close-range header but he still managed to catch the ball,
Minute 77: Goal!!! Beautiful goal by Tuan Anh. From Hendrio's pass, Tuan Anh skillfully turned and shot into the home team's net, equalizing the score 3-3 for Nam Dinh.
Minute 70: After conceding a goal, Nguyen Xuan Son and his teammates still could not have a dangerous opportunity towards the home team's goal.
Minute 62: Goal! From a corner kick on the right wing, Shuya jumped high to head the ball to put Tampines Rovers ahead 3-2. In this situation, goalkeeper Nguyen Manh made an unreasonable move.
Minute 60: After a few minutes of speeding up the pace in the first half, both teams slowed down. Nam Dinh often lost the ball in the midfield.
Minute 50: The home team had an answer when a player passed Nam Dinh defender, the first shot was blocked by the defender, the second shot missed.
Minute 46: Missed! In the first minute of the second half, Van Vu successfully brought the ball into the penalty area. Hendrio was in an open position but his powerful shot went over the bar.
20:05: Second half begins.
The first half ended. The two teams left the field with a 2-2 draw.
The first half has 4 minutes of injury time.
Minute 44: No!!! Nguyen Xuan Son escaped without being offside. Unfortunately, number 14's shot was blocked by the home team's goalkeeper.
Minute 42: Goal!!! From a corner kick, Lucas Alves missed his header but Joseph Mpande was there in time, headed the ball into the net, helping Nam Dinh equalize the score 2-2.
Minute 33: Goal!!! Lucas Silva sent a pass from the left wing for Nguyen Xuan Son to run in, and with a light touch, he was able to put the ball into the net. The score was shortened to 1-2 for Nam Dinh club.
Minute 28: Joseph Mpande received a yellow card for pulling someone.
Minute 24: Goal! Seia turned right in front of the penalty area and fired an accurate shot, raising the score to 2-0 for Tampines Rovers.
Although they entered the game proactively, Nam Dinh club is paying the price for raising their squad to attack.
Minute 22: Danger!!! Boris crossed from the right wing. Taufik ran in to cushion the ball but he couldn't catch it in time. Lucky for Nam Dinh in this situation!
Minute 12: Goal! Tampines Rovers unexpectedly took the lead. From a pass on the right wing, Shah fired an accurate shot that went past goalkeeper Nguyen Manh. The home team took a 1-0 lead.
Minute 6: Lucas Silva continues to break through, creating trouble in front of Tampines Rovers' goal. Number 10 is currently the key attacking player of Nam Dinh club.
Minute 5: Missed! Mpande stole the ball from the home team's defender and had a huge space in front of the goal but he shot right at the goalkeeper.
Minute 3: Lucas Silva showed his impressive speed. He accelerated on the left wing but unfortunately his cross was cleared by the home team player.
19:00: The match begins.
Pre-match information
Welcoming Nam Dinh in the 3rd match of Group G of the 2024-2025 Asian Cup C2, Tampines Rovers (Singapore) is determined to get 3 points. Currently, Tampines Rovers is ranked 3rd in Group G with 3 points after 1 win and 1 loss. The Singapore team really wants to get 3 points in the home match against Nam Dinh in order to move up to the top group.
Ahead of the match against the Vietnamese representative, Tampines Rovers suffered a 2-3 defeat to the 5th ranked team Albirex Niigata in the national championship. This was also the 7th winless match in the last 8 matches of coach Gavin Lee and his team.
The home team needs to make a lot of effort if they want to get points against Nam Dinh club. On the other side, coach Vu Hong Viet and his team are showing more and more their formidable strength in the national championship. Nguyen Xuan Son and his teammates are gradually regaining their position as the defending champions after an unsatisfactory start to the season.
In the continental arena, Nam Dinh ranked 2nd in Group G, 1 point ahead of Tampines Rovers. Despite having to play away in the Lion Island, coach Vu Hong Viet and his team still set the goal of winning to improve the team's position.
However, in the upcoming match, Nam Dinh will not have the service of left-back Nguyen Phong Hong Duy because this player suffered a knee ligament injury before the match against Song Lam Nghe An in round 4 of V.League.
Vietnam's representative needs to play cohesively and take advantage of opportunities to realize their goals on the away field.
