On the evening of September 28, in the third round of V.League 2024-2025 held at Pleiku Stadium, the defending champions Thep Xanh Nam Dinh were held to a 0-0 draw by Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
This is quite a disappointing result for coach Vu Hong Viet and his team as they were the team that was rated higher in this match.
Speaking at the press conference after the match, coach Vu Hong Viet also expressed regret that the match had no goals.
He said: "This was a good match between the two teams. We played offensively, while the other team played defensive counter-attacks, unfortunately no goals were scored."
"We need to improve our attacking coordination. The teams all play deep defense, leaving no space to exploit. We need to improve this in the upcoming matches," coach Vu Hong Viet added.
In the stands of Pleiku Stadium today, the head coach of the Vietnamese team, Mr. Kim Sang-sik, appeared.
When asked about this issue, Mr. Viet said the appearance of coach Kim Sang-sik did not affect the players' psychology.
Regarding the performance of the newly naturalized striker Tran Xuan Son, Mr. Viet commented: "Son has not scored in the last two matches. This is a bit of pressure compared to expectations after he became the player with the most goals last season."
On the other side of the front line, coach Le Quang Trai and Hoang Anh Gia Lai continue to have their third consecutive unbeaten match since the season started.
Therefore, the "captain" of Hoang Anh Gia Lai could not hide his joy when attending the press conference after the match.
He said: "I'm very happy. We had an exciting match. Hopefully the next matches will have as many spectators as today. We appreciate Nam Dinh and respect them. They have many quality players like Son.
We are on a run of three games without conceding a goal, and the fourth will be even more difficult, but we are determined to do our best to maintain it."
