In the early match of round 12 of V-League 2024-2025, Nam Dinh Club is expected to face many difficulties on Thanh Hoa team’s field. Coach Vu Hong Viet does not have all three of his favorite attacking stars, Nguyen Van Toan, Nguyen Xuan Son and Hendrio Araujo. The match in the first half also clearly showed that. Nam Dinh Club is relatively deadlocked in attack, constantly under pressure from coach Velizar Popov’s students. It wasn’t until the 39th minute that the defending V-League champions had their first dangerous shot. However, Mpande’s close-range header hit the crossbar. On the other side of the front line, Thanh Hoa Club created many opportunities but the home strikers lacked sharpness.
Tuan Anh acted unexpectedly, causing confusion for Thanh Hoa Club’s defense
Nam Dinh players unfortunately lost victory
At the beginning of the second half, the game did not show many signs of improvement. Coach Vu Hong Viet refused to sit still and decided to bring Nguyen Tuan Anh onto the field to improve the offensive front. This plan has been effective. In the 70th minute, from Nguyen Van Vi’s corner kick, the former HAGL midfielder ran in front of him and made a tactical reverse header, confusing the Thanh Hoa club’s defense, leading to an own goal by A Mit. In addition to this situation, Tuan Anh also had many impressive technical moves in a narrow range.
When many Nam Dinh fans gradually thought about celebrating, a surprise happened. In the 88th minute, also from a corner kick, Thanh Hoa Club equalized. Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh moved in and out inappropriately, creating conditions for Ribarmar to shoot high and head in, helping coach Popov and his team retain 1 point at home. This is a pity because the player from Nghe An played well for almost the entire 90 minutes.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw. With this result, Thanh Hoa Club topped the table with 21 points, 1 point more than Nam Dinh itself.
