LPBank HAGL suffered a bitter defeat, sinking deep in the relegation race

On the afternoon of June 16, LPBank HAGL welcomed Binh Dinh Club at Pleiku Stadium, in the match of round 23 of V-League 2023 - 2024. With the advantage of playing at home, the mountain town team is in dire need of points for the race to "escape" from the relegation play-off position, proactively raising the squad to play offensively from the start. This is exactly what Binh Dinh Club wants, as the defensive counter-attacking style of play is considered the forte of the martial arts team.

The situation where Ngoc Tin fouled Dinh Thanh Binh

Referee Nguyen Manh Hai gave Ngoc Tin a red card.

When too focused on attacking, LPBank HAGL will easily be hit by a "counterattack" from Binh Dinh Club. The clearest situation for this case is the quick counterattack of the home team Quy Nhon in the 25th minute. From a pass from his teammate, Alan used his speed to get past center-back Jairo Filho and even handled goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung. However, the foreign player of Binh Dinh Club shot wide, to the regret of the members of the martial arts team.

The turning point of the match came in the 40th minute when a player from Binh Dinh Club was sent off. After Minh Vuong's through ball, Dinh Thanh Binh controlled the ball well and ran forward but was fouled by Ngoc Tin (Binh Dinh Club). Referee Nguyen Manh Hai judged that this was a foul that prevented a situation that could have led to a goal, so he gave Ngoc Tin a red card.

Quoc Viet also had opportunities but could not take advantage.

The best shot for LPBank HAGL since the start of the match came in the 56th minute. After a foul by a Binh Dinh player in the penalty area, the ball immediately found Dinh Thanh Binh's feet. At a distance of only 5 meters, the Vietnamese striker shot the ball over the crossbar, missing the opportunity to score the opening goal for the Pleiku home team.

With the advantage of having more players, coach Vu Tien Thanh's team continued to dominate the rest of the match. In the 74th minute, Nguyen Quoc Viet (LPBank HAGL) had another good chance but showed his lack of luck when he shot inaccurately.

After attacking a lot but not being able to take advantage of the opportunity, LPBank HAGL had to pay the price in extra time. In the 90+5 minute, striker Alan ran down after a pass from his teammate and handled the ball very flexibly before finishing neatly, scoring the goal to seal a 1-0 victory for Binh Dinh Club against LPBank HAGL.

With this result, LPBank HAGL continues to face difficulties, standing at the second-to-last position on the rankings with 26 points. Khanh Hoa team has officially been relegated, so the play-off spot is for the 13th-placed team, of which HAGL is the number 1 candidate.

Meanwhile, Binh Dinh Club ranked second with 40 points, narrowing the gap with the leading team Nam Dinh (44 points) to 4 points.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/v-league-lpbank-hagl-thua-cay-dang-chim-sau-trong-cuoc-dua-tru-hang-185240616190313249.htm