The late match of round 7 of V.League 2025-2026 ended on the evening of October 20 at Hang Day Stadium, bringing complete joy to The Cong Viettel fans. The army team won 2-1 against Da Nang after a dramatic comeback, thereby rising to 2nd place on the rankings.
Da Nang entered the match confidently and unexpectedly opened the scoring in the 37th minute. From the home team's indecisive clearance, striker Milan Makaric quickly finished close to the goal to defeat goalkeeper Van Viet. Despite falling behind, The Cong Viettel still maintained an overwhelming attacking position, but all opportunities in the first half were missed due to the solidity of goalkeeper Van Bieu.
Entering the second half, coach Velizar Popov and his team showed the mettle of a big team. In the 69th minute, from a favorable pass from Pedro Henrique, midfielder Xuan Tien fired a powerful shot to equalize 1-1. Just over 10 minutes later, Manh Dung became the hero with a dangerous header that sealed the score of 2-1 for The Cong Viettel.
Winning the match, The Cong Viettel had 15 points after 7 rounds, temporarily ranked second in the group, only 2 points behind the leading team Ninh Binh. Hanoi Police is in third place with 14 points, while Ho Chi Minh City Police is in fourth place. In the bottom group, Da Nang is stuck in 12th place with 5 points, Thanh Hoa and Hoang Anh Gia Lai are at the bottom of the table in 2 places and have not won any since the beginning of the season.
This result makes the V.League race more dramatic when the gap between the top and bottom teams is still very close.
