Doan Van Hau helps CAHN upstream in the National Cup

Possessing a quality team of players, with many national players such as Van Hau, Vu Van Thanh, Ho Tan Tai... CAHN pushed up the offensive squad right at the opening, even though they were guests on the 19/8 Nha Trang field. They control the ball 60% of the time. However, the chances that the capital team created were not many, with the only impression in the first half being Phan Van Duc's long shot that hit the crossbar in the 10th minute.

CAHN then continued to have bad luck. Van Duc caught the ball and was injured even though he didn't collide, had to leave the field on a stretcher 35 minutes later. Seven minutes later, the away team conceded a goal. From Duy Thanh's cheek flick, Yago Ramos hit a close-range shot to net overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper Patrick Le Giang.

In the second half, coach Paulo Foiani threw Sam Ngoc Duc into the rock with Nguyen Trong Long to increase his ability to control the midfield. The away team continued to excel in possession time. But the pieces were not sharp enough to penetrate Khanh Hoa's majority defense.

In difficult times, the value of the star cast on the CAHN side began to speak out. In the 64th minute, Van Hau chose the correct drop point and headed the net to goalkeeper Hoai Anh after Jhon Clay's free kick. This is Van Hau's first goal after he joined CAHN before the 2023 season from Hanoi club.

Van Hau's goal helped CAHN to release pressure and play more elegantly. In the 81st minute, they also got ahead from Jhon Clay's free kick. The scorer this time was Gia Hung with a close-range shot after goalkeeper Hoai Anh punched the ball without hitting the center of the ball, falling near the goal.

Four minutes later, the away team sealed a 3-1 win. Le Van Do, who came on to replace the injured Van Duc, waited for the ball to go down close to the goal line, then slipped past Ut Cuong, escaped and shot from a tight angle through Hoai Anh.

In the next round of the National Cup, CAHN will meet the winner of the match between Nam Dinh and Hai Phong. Before that, they will continue to fight in the V-League 2023, with a match against Hai Phong on April 8. Currently, the rookie team is eighth with four points, after two defeats, one draw and one win.