Hai Phong Club plays brilliantly, bringing SLNA 'back to earth': Win 2-0!

Despite being in good spirits after defeating Nam Dinh FC in the previous round, SLNA could not continue their momentum when they lost 0-2 to Hai Phong FC at Lach Tray Stadium on the evening of August 27.

Hai Phong Club's foreign player plays impressively

After a 1-2 defeat to defending champions Nam Dinh in round 1, Hai Phong FC made a strong comeback. Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team defeated PVF-CAND 3-1 in round 2 and continued to play impressively against SLNA in round 3 of V-League 2025-2026.

At Lach Tray home ground, Hai Phong FC played better, controlling the ball 57%, creating more good chances than their opponents. Foreign players like Friday and Antonio played well together, constantly causing trouble for SLNA's goal.

In the 23rd minute, after a smart pass from his teammate, Friday broke the offside trap and cleverly set up a shot to score against goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, opening the score for Hai Phong Club. 4 minutes later, it was Antonio's turn to shake the SLNA goal when he launched a tricky shot, hitting the post. In the 33rd minute, these two foreign players continued to leave their mark, hitting the post twice more. If they had been luckier, Hai Phong Club could have taken a 3 or 4-goal lead in the first 45 minutes.

On the other side of the front line, SLNA still maintained their familiar defensive counter-attacking style. They created 2 good chances, which were finished by Olaha and Ho Van Cuong. However, these shots were not sharp enough to defeat goalkeeper Dinh Trieu. The remaining attacks of SLNA were also quite monotonous and easily neutralized.

Friday shines brightly with a double

PHOTO: HAI PHONG CLUB

SLNA is helpless

In the second half, the game did not change much, despite coach Phan Nhu Thuat making many substitutions to improve SLNA's attack. The pressure from the Nghe An team was greater, but they still could not create good opportunities to make Dinh Trieu work hard. SLNA even had to continue to receive more goals.

In the 63rd minute, Friday once again left his mark to help Hai Phong FC take a 2-0 lead. He received the ball, turned around and then made a tricky curling shot into the top corner, giving Cao Van Binh no chance to block it. This was also the last goal of the match.

With this result, Hai Phong Club temporarily rose to 2nd place with 6 points, while SLNA ranked 9th with 3 points.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/clb-hai-phong-choi-thang-hoa-dua-slna-tro-lai-mat-dat-thang-2-0-185250827190205013.htm