Hai Phong lost in the AFC Champions League

* Score: Seong-hoon 17', Hernandes 101', Fernandes 120' – ​​Mamute 4'.

Underrated, but Hai Phong got off to an impressive start. In the 4th minute, Yuri Mamute dashed bravely to pass center-back Kim Dong-min, then volleyed in the penalty area, causing goalkeeper Kim Dong-heon to stand still and watch the ball go into the net.

But the advantage of the V-League representative only lasted 13 minutes. Stefan Mugosa accurately crosses the ball to Cheon Seong-hoon to cut the equalizer for Incheon.

At the end of the first half, Hai Phong nearly led 2-1 when Bicou Bissainthe's cushion was denied by the crossbar in the 42nd minute. Right after that, Trieu Viet Hung headed over the bar in a slightly forward position.

In the second half, Incheon gradually launched the pillars into the field such as midfielder Kim Do-hyeok, and the pair of foreign strikers Gerso Fernandes and Hernandes entered the field. Immediately, the offensive position of the Korean representative became bright. Hai Phong had to ask goalkeeper Dinh Trieu to play ecstatically to not concede any more goals, including a situation to save two consecutive shots at close range by Mugosa in the 68th minute.

Hai Phong defended resiliently, keeping the score 1-1 until the end of 90 minutes. But their physical decline caused them to collapse when they went to extra time. In the 101st minute, Fernandes and Mugosa bounced into the penalty area, before the ball was stretched horizontally for Hernandes to cushion the edge to raise the score to 2-1 for Incheon.

Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem used all his substitutions in the hope of equalizing, but Hai Phong could not create a clear opportunity. Not only that, in the 120th minute, goalkeeper Dinh Trieu went far from the penalty area to cut the ball, but made a mistake, let Fernandes steal and then hit the empty goal, setting the result 3-1.

Incheon helps Korea maintain its winning record in the AFC Champions League play-off. The club is the fourth Korean representative to attend the group stage with Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Pohang Steelers. Meanwhile, Hai Phong down to play in the AFC Cup 2023-2024.