The Cong won despite being two goals behind.

Hanoi The Cong Viettel won 3-2 with the decisive goal in the 90+7 minute after being led 2-0 by Quang Nam in round 14 of V-League on the evening of March 30.

Eze Stephen's own goal when he ran back to block Truong Tien Anh's cross in the 70th minute was the turning point of the match at Hang Day Stadium.

Shortening the score to 1-2, The Cong seemed to wake up, attacking more sharply. Just eight minutes later, the capital team equalized 2-2, when Pedro Henrique scored a superb curling shot from outside the penalty area, sending the ball straight into the A corner.

Pedro Henrique scored a superb goal, but then missed a penalty, as The Cong beat Quang Nam 3-2 in round 14 of the V-League. Photo: Lam Thoa

Pedro Henrique was recently added to Viettel mid-season, and scored in both matches The Cong defeated Cong An Ha Noi in the V-League and the National Cup recently. In this match, he continued to be the center of attention at Hang Day Stadium. Two minutes after scoring a superb long-range shot, he threw away a golden opportunity to increase the score to 3-2, when The Cong was awarded a penalty kick. Hoang Hung, after controlling the ball incorrectly, kicked Khuat Van Khang's foot, causing Quang Nam to concede a penalty. Pedro Henrique took the free kick in a hopping style, but failed to fool goalkeeper Nguyen Van Cong and the ball hit the post.

Quang Nam then went into defense. But when they thought they would leave Hang Day with a point, they dropped it in the 7th minute of injury time. Goalkeeper Van Cong blocked the opponent's powerful long-range shot, but Joao Pedro was there in time to head the ball in to make it 3-2. The coaching staff and reserve players of The Cong rushed onto the field to celebrate.

Joao Pedro celebrates scoring to help The Cong beat Quang Nam 3-2 in injury time at Hang Day Stadium on March 30. Photo: Lam Thoa

In this match, Quang Nam faced a big difficulty in terms of personnel. Mach Ngoc Ha was suffering from food poisoning and could not play, while Nguyen Dinh Bac had to sit on the bench after the incident of "breaking the contract" and not going to Hanoi FC according to the loan agreement.

After 10 minutes of the match, coach Van Sy Son also lost winger Le Xuan Tu due to injury. By the 31st minute, the away team was down to 10 players when captain Ngan Van Dai was sent off. He kicked Duc Chien in the heel, the referee initially gave him a yellow card, but after consulting VAR, changed it to a red card.

Despite the lack of personnel, Quang Nam still dominated The Cong and had a two-goal lead. In the 24th minute, Conrado was surrounded by 4 home players but still chose the right landing spot, jumped high to receive a corner kick from his teammate to head the ball to open the score. In the first half's injury time, the gap was doubled for the away team when Conrado dribbled through the wing before crossing for Phu Trung Phong to score from close range.

The Cong 3-2 Quang Nam

Main events of the match The Cong 3-2 Quang Nam.

In the beginning of the second half, Quang Nam still had the upper hand over The Cong, despite playing with one less player. But then Eze Stephen's own goal in the 70th minute turned the match in a different direction. Quang Nam allowed their opponents to come back and win 3-2 in just over 20 minutes of the match.

Lam Thoa

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