Tien Linh just scored for his old team and accidentally… scored an own goal, CA TP.HCM Club flies high!

In round 4 of V-League 2025 - 2026, Tien Linh made his old team Becamex TP.HCM sad with his signature header, helping Ho Chi Minh City Police Club fly high, catching up with the top team CAHN.

Tien Linh did not celebrate when he scored against Becamex TP.HCM - photo: Kha Hoa

Tien Linh did not celebrate at Go Dau stadium

On the afternoon of September 21, at Go Dau Stadium, the first "HCMC derby" took place between Becamex HCMC Club and HCMC Police Club (HCMC CA). The home team had just joined the HCMC football community while the away team had just marked their return after 13 years. This match also marked the return of striker Tien Linh and coach Le Huynh Duc to their old teams.

Highlight Becamex TP.HCM 1-3 HCMC Police Club: Tien Linh scores against his old team

As expected by fans, Tien Linh marked his return to the team he had worked for 10 years by proving his expertise with a signature header. From Utzig's pass, Tien Linh moved wisely and jumped high to head the ball into the far corner, beating goalkeeper Minh Toan.

The opening goal in the 7th minute helped coach Le Huynh Duc take the initiative to play solidly, while coach Nguyen Anh Duc had to ask Becamex TP.HCM players to push up to find the equalizer. To some extent, they still played well when playing on par with their opponents, with 6 shots compared to 4 of CA TP.HCM Club.

Van Anh (28) scored the equalizer 1-1 thanks to the help of Tien Linh - photo: Kha Hoa

Also in the first half, goalkeeper Minh Toan's net shook for the second time after Utzig's chip. But fortunately for the home team, when VAR intervened, it was determined that the CA TP.HCM player was offside before receiving the ball.

Tien Linh scored, he did not celebrate

Ho Chi Minh City Police Club flies high in the top

In this match, the two "missing" foreign players Ogochukwu and Ismaila were both present to play with Becamex TP.HCM, it was easy to see that their physical strength was still not at its peak after the long flight from Nigeria, so they played quite poorly.

However, the efforts of the home team at Go Dau Stadium still helped them equalize 1-1 in the first half of the second half from a corner kick in the 47th minute. Coincidentally, Van Anh's header hit Tien Linh's foot and put the ball into the net.

Quoc Cuong helped CA TP.HCM Club lead 2-1 after a beautiful shot - photo: Kha Hoa

But the captain of CA TP.HCM Club did not have to feel guilty for long because in the 59th minute, midfielder Quoc Cuong had a dribble and a dangerous shot into the far corner, helping the away team take the lead for the second time in the match with a score of 2-1.

The situation became even worse for coach Anh Duc when striker Ogochukwu was exhausted and had to be substituted in the 73rd minute, before witnessing Van Binh break the offside trap and score the winning goal 3-1 for CA TP.HCM Club in the 82nd minute.

The third consecutive defeat in the V-League (fourth in all competitions) is putting Becamex TP.HCM in a difficult position, as coach Nguyen Anh Duc's position is in serious jeopardy. His chance will lie in the next match when he hosts Da Nang FC at home.

On the contrary, 3 points at Go Dau Stadium helped Coach Le Huynh Duc's CA TP.HCM Club fly high in the top of LPBank V-League 1-2025-2026, equal to the top team CAHN Club.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tien-linh-vua-ghi-ban-doi-bong-cu-vua-vo-tinh-phan-luoi-nha-clb-ca-tphcm-bay-cao-185250921193656426.htm