On the evening of November 2, Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost 1-4 at Binh Duong Club in the 6th round of LPBank V.League 2024-2025. Notably, this was the first loss of coach Le Quang Trai and his team this season. With this result, Hoang Anh Gia Lai temporarily ranked 6th on the rankings with 9 points.
Talking about conceding 4 goals when facing Binh Duong, coach Le Quang Trai said: "Today, I am not satisfied, the defense conceded 4 goals. The first two goals were individual mistakes. The last two goals allowed the opponent to shoot freely, Viet Cuong's shot was too good. Conceding 4 goals today is my own responsibility, I will work hard, with all my heart and mind to help the players improve."
Regarding the first loss of the season, Mr. Trai shared: "We cannot maintain the unbeaten streak forever. There will be times when the team is not in good form and loses the first match. The whole team and I will take this seriously to improve for the upcoming match against Hanoi Police."
On the other side of the battle line, coach Hoang Anh Tuan of Binh Duong said that this big win was not unexpected.
He said: "In terms of force balance, we are stronger. Today, Binh Duong only used 2 foreign players and 1 naturalized player. There are 2 things that make me satisfied with today's match, first is the result. Second is the match was so good, meeting the expectations of the fans."
Regarding Que Ngoc Hai's performance, Mr. Tuan commented: "Que Ngoc Hai has always been the same, a quality player with a lot of experience. It is not easy to wear the captain's armband of the national team, but he has been the captain for a very long time (holding this position for a long time). In the last match, Hai's physical condition was not good. When he had a rest for a match, he played differently right away."
