Hanoi police cut Nam Dinh's undefeated circuit

Hanoi police entered the match without coach Paulo Foiani due to health problems, assistant Flavio Da Silva led the army instead. However, the capital team still had the upper hand, winning easily against the opponent with serious loss of force.

This match, coach Vu Hong Viet can only use one foreign soldier, midfielder Hendrio Araujo, due to injuries to Nnamani and Vinicius. Without a pair of foreign strikers, Nam Dinh's attack could not create enough pressure to penetrate Patrik Le Giang's goal. The reluctant striker Mai Xuan Quyet "disappeared" in the middle of the national defense of the host side such as Bui Tien Dung, Huynh Tan Sinh, Vu Van Thanh and Ho Tan Tai.

In defense, Nam Dinh also lost goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh due to pain and had to make room for Tran Liem Dieu. This is a big loss because the Nghe goalkeeper played very well from the beginning of the season, every match had stellar saves, helping the team go unbeaten with three wins and three draws. On the day of Nguyen Manh's absence, Nam Dinh received four goals, one more than the total of all six previous matches.

Nam Dinh conceded a goal in the 11th minute. Captains Nguyen Ha Long and Nguyen Phong Hong Duy did not accompany Nguyen Xuan Nam, letting the player escape to receive Gustavo Henrique's pass, finishing off goalkeeper Tran Liem Dieu. The situation became more difficult for the visitors when Ho Khac Ngoc was injured and had to leave the field early, causing the Nam team to lose some of its creativity in the middle of the field.

Phan Van Duc broke his knee ligament in the match in the National Cup, leaving the rest of the season. Hanoi police had to use young player Le Van Do instead, and this reluctant change brought unexpected success. In the 68th minute, receiving Vu Van Thanh's horizontal stretch, Van Do sank from outside the penalty area, the ball was not strong but dangerous, out of reach of Liem Dieu went into the net to double the difference. This is the third goal in four matches for the 22-year-old player.

Before the match at Hang Day today, Nam Dinh had the second solid defense in the V-League, conceding only three goals, one more than Thanh Hoa. But on Hang Day field, that defense constantly made mistakes. Their hopes of getting points were extinguished when the defenders couldn't keep up with John Clay, allowing this foreigner to comfortably head down the wall to raise the score to 3-0 after Nguyen Trong Long's right cross.

Coach Vu Hong Viet sat dumbfounded on the steering bench. But Nam Dinh's dream has not ended. At the last minute of injury time, Bui Tien Dung missed the ball after Doan Van Hau's cross, letting the ball hit Ha Van Phuong's chest into the net, setting the score 4-0.

This is Nam Dinh's first loss in the V-League 2023. Coach Vu Hong Viet's team also missed the opportunity to climb to the top of the table. They are still third with 12 points, two points behind Hanoi FC while playing one more game. Meanwhile, Hanoi Police rose to fourth with 11 points.