Defeating Nam Dinh FC, Viettel FC won the right to continue in the National Cup

On the evening of July 11, Viettel Club hosted Nam Dinh Blue Steel (Nam Dinh FC) at home, within the framework of the Quarterfinals of the 2023 National Cup.

With the home field advantage, Viettel FC took the initiative to attack to create an overwhelming position. The army team controlled the game well against Nam Dinh players but encountered many difficulties against the very tight defense of the away team.

On the other hand, although they controlled the ball less, Nam Dinh players organized a very proactive defense, even creating some notable attacking situations.

In the first 45 minutes of play, both teams’ strikers were quite unlucky in the final stages of the game. Both teams had to leave the field with a 0-0 draw.

Entering the second half, Nam Dinh FC proactively increased the speed of the match to look for a goal. Meanwhile, Viettel also showed their intention to decide the match in the second half.

In the 56th minute, starting from a counter-attack by Viettel FC, Van Hao ran up the right wing and passed the ball accurately to Jeferson. The Viettel substitute controlled the ball for a moment and then shot it into the net past Nguyen Manh, putting the home team up 1-0.

Conceding a goal, Nam Dinh players were forced to attack. However, pushing up the formation created space behind. In the 73rd minute, Jeferson dribbled well, before passing to his teammate and crossing for Nham Manh Dung in an open position to easily tap the ball into the empty net, raising the score to 2-0. The remaining minutes were not enough for Nam Dinh to score. Ending the match with a 2-0 victory, Viettel FC won the right to continue.

In the previous match, Hoang Anh Gia Lai unexpectedly lost on penalties to PVF-CAND with a score of 4-5 after 90 minutes of official play ended in a 1-1 draw.

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