On the evening of March 7, at Pleiku stadium, Hoang Anh Gia Lai club hosted Ho Chi Minh City Police Club in the framework of round 15 of V.League 2025-2026. Despite creating a lot of pressure in the second half, the home team still had to accept a minimal 0-1 defeat.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai entered the game proactively and soon created a dangerous opportunity. In the 6th minute, Thanh Nhan had a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang, but his close-range shot was not dangerous enough to beat the goalkeeper of Ho Chi Minh City Police.
The Pleiku home team continued to put pressure with many crosses into the penalty area to take advantage of the aerial ability of foreign players. However, the away team's defense and goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang played focused to neutralize dangerous situations.
Ho Chi Minh City Police also had a noteworthy opportunity. In the 25th minute, from Duc Huy's cross, Tien Linh jumped high to head close range, but goalkeeper Trung Kien had an excellent reflex to save Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
When the first half entered injury time, the away team suddenly had the opening goal. From Markillos' cross from the right wing, overseas Vietnamese player Ngo Dang Khoa rushed in to cushion the ball from close range, putting Ho Chi Minh City Police ahead 1-0.
In the second half, Hoang Anh Gia Lai increased pressure to find an equalizer. In the 57th minute, the home team players thought the ball touched the hand of a Ho Chi Minh City Police defender in the penalty area. However, after consulting VAR, the referee determined that there was no penalty situation.
In the final minutes of the match, Hoang Anh Gia Lai continuously put pressure on the opponent with wing attacks and high balls into the penalty area. However, the Ho Chi Minh City Police defense still played solidly to preserve the score.
In the end, Ho Chi Minh City Police won 1-0 against Hoang Anh Gia Lai at Pleiku stadium in round 15 of V.League 2025-2026. The three points obtained help coach Le Huynh Duc's team temporarily climb to 4th place with 23 points. With Hoang Anh Gia Lai, this team is at risk of being surpassed by relegation-running teams when they only have 14 points after 15 rounds.
