Xuan Son scored a 'greeting' goal for coach Kim, Nam Dinh Club advanced to the Asian Cup

The comeback victory over Tampines Rovers 3-2 in AFC Champions League 2 has helped Nam Dinh FC open the door to the next round. If they continue to defeat Lee Man in the match at 7 p.m. today (November 27), coach Vu Hong Viet and his team will advance to the group stage.

Nam Dinh Club is in good form with consecutive "destructive" performances in V-League against SLNA, TP.HCM and Binh Duong teams. Combined with the rising form of Nguyen Xuan Son, the Vietnamese representative is considered to be exceptionally strong.

Nam Dinh Club (white shirt) is much stronger than Lee Man

With an attacking style of play, Nam Dinh FC quickly took control of the match. In the 12th minute, Vu Hong Viet's students found the opening goal thanks to a masterpiece by Lucas Silva.

Nam Dinh's foreign player took advantage of the pass from the right wing between Van Toan and Van Vu to unleash a beautiful shot outside the box, defeating goalkeeper Lee Man.

However, Lucas Silva got injured while... celebrating, forcing coach Vu Hong Viet to make an early substitution. Van Vi, a player in impressive form, came on to replace Lucas Silva. Then, the former Hanoi player immediately left a strong impression.

Van Vi (number 17) contributed to the second goal

In the 29th minute, Van Vi entered the penalty area to shoot. The away team's defender rushed in to block the ball, but it went straight to Van Vu. The Nam Dinh midfielder unleashed a tricky left-footed shot, doubling the home team's lead.

The victory was almost decided for Nam Dinh Club in the first half. In the 41st minute, Van Toan took advantage of his opponent's mistake to pass the ball to Nguyen Xuan Son who ran down to face Lee Man's goal.

Nguyen Xuan Son was fouled by the away team's goalkeeper in the penalty area. And on the penalty spot, the striker, who was recently named by coach Kim Sang-sik in the preliminary list for the 2024 AFF Cup, "greeted" the Vietnamese team with a powerful shot, helping Nam Dinh lead 3-0.

Nguyen Xuan Son scored

The 3-goal advantage in the first half helped Nam Dinh FC play leisurely after the break. The Vietnamese representative no longer increased the pressure on the field, but played at a moderate intensity to conserve energy. Lee Man rose up to find an equalizer, but the away team either failed to beat goalkeeper Liem Dieu (who came on for Nguyen Manh), or were unlucky when their shot hit the crossbar.

Defeating Lee Man, Nam Dinh FC has 11 points after 5 matches, thus passing the AFC Champions League 2 group stage 1 round early. Nguyen Xuan Son and his teammates even took the top spot thanks to Bangkok United's defeat at Tampines Rovers.

If they do not lose in the final round, Nam Dinh Club will enter the round of 16 as the top team.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xuan-son-ghi-ban-chao-thay-kim-clb-nam-dinh-di-tiep-o-cup-chau-a-185241127190916251.htm