Coming from behind against Thanh Hoa, Hanoi FC won their first victory

Hanoi FC had their first victory against Thanh Hoa FC in round 5 of V. League 2025-2026. Photo by Quyet Thang

Despite playing away at Hanoi FC's home ground, Thanh Hoa FC surprisingly scored an early opening goal. In the 2nd minute, from an attacking situation right from the start of the game, a player from the away team had a shot, Duy Manh blocked the shot and accidentally created an assist for Rimario to volley in front of the penalty area, putting the away team up 1-0.

Conceding a goal, Hanoi FC players rushed forward to attack in search of an equalizer. However, the psychological advantage helped Thanh Hoa play very confidently, pressing quickly. Meanwhile, the lack of precision in passing the ball made it very difficult for Hanoi to deploy the ball towards the away team's goal. In the 45 minutes of the first half, the two teams played tit for tat. Many dangerous situations were created on both sides of the goal but none resulted in goals.

Entering the second half, with a change in tactics, Hanoi FC quickly equalized. In the 48th minute, taking advantage of the situation where Hai Long launched a powerful long-range shot that forced goalkeeper Y Eli Nie to make a hard save, Passira rushed down to kick the rebound straight into the top corner, bringing the match back to the starting line. After the equalizer, Hanoi played more comfortably, pushing the formation up high to actively attack. In the 58th minute, from an attack on the right wing, Xuan Manh escaped close to the touchline, crossed dangerously, creating conditions for Luiz Fernando to score, bringing Hanoi FC to a 2-1 lead.

In the following minutes, Hanoi FC continued to push their formation up high, causing the ball to roll almost exclusively on Thanh Hoa's field. In complete contrast to the first half, in the second half, Thanh Hoa played quite deadlocked and could not advance. The game was maintained until the end of the match.

The match ended with a score of 2-1, Hanoi FC won their first victory in the new season after 4 matches of only draws and losses.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/nguoc-dong-truoc-thanh-hoa-ha-noi-fc-gianh-chien-thang-dau-tay-717466.html