The match against Hai Phong Club at Lach Tray Stadium tonight (December 18) is the first match of interim coach Tran Thien Hao to lead Khanh Hoa Club. The away team started this match very well, but the more they played, the more they struggled against the more experienced Hai Phong.
The ball had only been rolling for 7 minutes, Khanh Hoa had already punctured Hai Phong’s goal. In this phase, Mamadou could not beat the home team’s goalkeeper Dinh Trieu in a face-to-face phase, but Van Tung was able to jump in and kick the ball, opening the score 1-0 for Khanh Hoa.
However, that was almost all Khanh Hoa could do in this match. During the following period, the coastal city team was under great pressure from Hai Phong and Khanh Hoa Clubs, continuously conceding goals.
At 29 minutes, Lucao passed the ball past a Khanh Hoa team defender and kicked the ball in an opposing position. The face was blocked by goalkeeper Vo Ngoc Cuong of Khanh Hoa. However, the ball bounced out right at Huu Son’s downward momentum before this player headed from close range into an empty net to equalize 1-1 for Hai Phong.
After the goal just mentioned, the land team Port continued to attack before they took the lead at the beginning of the second half.
Minute 58 from a corner kick on the right side of After 3 consecutive headers from 3 different players, Hoai Duong scored to increase the score to 2-1 for Hai Phong.
The home team did not stop here and scored a third goal. in the 63rd minute. There was a chaos in front of the away team’s goal and the ball bounced right into captain Joseph Mpande’s range. This player kicked the ball from about 10 meters to beat goalkeeper Vo Ngoc Cuong of Khanh Hoa, sealing a 3-1 victory for Hai Phong.
This win helped coach Chu Dinh Nghiem’s team win. 11 points, 2 points behind top team Binh Duong. Hai Phong Club is ranked 4th on the Night Wolf V-League 2023-24 rankings.
On the contrary, Khanh Hoa has only 3 points after 6 matches, ranking 12/14 teams participating in V-League 2023 -2024 is only one point better than the two teams ranked below, including Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Ha Tinh.
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