After losing to Hanoi FC in the second round, Hanoi Police Club entered the third round of V-League 2023 with Viettel. This is considered a derby when both have Hang Day as their home ground.
With a force of many good players, the Hanoi Police do not hesitate to impose a gameplay. As for Viettel, they are still the same when they slowly approach the game the way they usually show.
Difficulties in the first minutes hit Viettel when their main striker Geovane got injured, forcing coach Thach Bao Khanh to use a reluctant substitute. In the midst of the gas battle and losing the striker, Viettel suddenly had a goal to open the stalemate. In the 15th minute, Hoang Duc hung the ball accurately from the right wing into the penalty area for Tien Dung to hit the header, knocking down goalkeeper CAHN.
In the next minutes, Viettel was the one holding the game. According to statistics from BTC, Viettel even holds the ball less (48%). However, the “soldier shirt” team had a specific attack plan, which was the phase of bringing the ball in from the two sides and the result was the opening goal.
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As for the Hanoi Police, although there are many prestigious names like Van Hau, Tan Tai or To Van Vu, this team proved to be stuck in the game. From the beginning of the match to the 35th minute, the Hanoi Police had almost no chance to turn it into a goal.
After the first 45 minutes, Hanoi Police might not find an equalizer and accepted to go into the tunnel with a loss of 1 goal once morest Viettel. The only goal in the first half was scored by midfielder Bui Tien Dung with a header from close range.
Entering the second half, Viettel received more bad news when Hoang Duc had to play early following a rough collision with Van Toan’s shoe. After being introduced to the field to replace Hoang Duc, Duc Chien in the first touch of the ball scored a goal to increase the score to 2-0. In the 62nd minute, Duc Chien received the ball and fired a tight shot into the near corner, causing Bui Tien Dung to not have time to save.
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After 2 goals conceded, the Hanoi Police had a change when launching Van Thanh and Van Duc into the field, but when the domestic players tried to plow through to get the ball, on the attack, foreign soldier Gustavo squandered the opportunity when he joined the team. Continued to have extremely bad control and finishing phases.
In the last minutes of the game, taking advantage of the coincidence of Viettel, the Hanoi Police had a late goal to shorten the score following the goal of defender Bui Tien Dung’s own goal following Van Hau’s uncomfortable low cross.
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The match ended, Hanoi Police accepted to leave the field with a score of 1-2 once morest Viettel. This is the second defeat since being promoted to the V-League of the Hanoi Police. With this victory, Viettel has 5 points and is temporarily ranked 6th in the rankings.