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With the loss of the most important player in the middle line Do Van Thuan, Ho Chi Minh FC still excellently kept Hanoi from taking 3 points home.
As the expectations of experts and fans, the great battle of V.League phase 2 between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi took place with very high professionalism and emotion. The friendly army of coach Chung Hae-seong desperately wants to pay back for the first leg, but the Hanoi club also needed a victory to return to the no. 1 position in the table, before running the difficult road at 2019 AFC Cup ASEAN Final.
In front of the crowd and the Vietnam team coach Park Hang-seo in the stands, the players of the two teams performed a fiery football, full of speed when they confront each other.
In the 31st minute, Huynh Kesley Alves scored on the penalty spot to open the scoring. Ho Chi Minh was very mischievous in the collision with goalkeeper Van Cong. However, in the 50th minute, referee Ngo Duy Lan pulled a red card for captain Do Van Thuan. The loss of the captain was unexpected, Ho Chi Minh City immediately lost control of the middle, which helped Hanoi quickly control the game.
Two consecutive goals from Quang Hai (65th minute) and Pape Omar (68th minute) made fans sink in cold silence yet the corner kick in the extra time made the knot removed. In the 90 + 4 minutes, from the left wing corner, Nguyen Cong Thanh scored a header leveling the result 2-2 for Ho Chi Minh.
The draw 2-2 helps Chung Hae-seong and his men defend their position on the V.League standing.
Starting XI:
Ho Chi Minh City FC: Thanh Thang, Ngoc Duc, Hoang Thinh, Van Thuan, Huu Tuan, Ismaheel, Cong Hien, Cong Thanh, Huynh Kesley, Victor Mansaray, Ewonde Epassi.
Hanoi FC: Van Cong, Tien Thanh, Duy Manh, Van Hau, Van Kien, Thai Quy, Quang Hai, Hung Dung, Van Quyet, Van Dai, Pape Omar.
V-League 2019 table
| No. | CLUB | PI | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ho Chi Minh City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 |  Hanoi FC | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 |  Than Quang Ninh | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 |  Thanh Hoa | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 |  SHB Da Nang | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 |  Song Lam Nghe An | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 |  Viettel | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 |  Nam Dinh | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 |  Hai Phong | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 |  Becamex Binh Duong | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 |  Sai Gon | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 |  HAGL | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 |  Quang Nam | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 |  Sanna Khanh Hoa | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 13 |
Main developments (Press F5 to update)
82': Dinh Tien Thanh received a yellow card after deliberately cooling the striker in Ho Chi Minh City.
68': GOAL! Hanoi has the second goal scored by Pape Omar. From his teammate's nasty ball. The red card of Van Thuan changed the match.
65': GOAL! Quang Hai's finish, equalize 1-1.
50': Midfielder Do Van Thuan was booked a red card!
45': The first half ended with a score of 1-0.
31': Ho Chi Minh side Huynh Kesley Alves scored the opening goal.
20': DANGEROUS! The back of the net from Hanoi side was nearly hit.
10': DANGEROUS! Hanoi almost got a goal after a header from Ngan Van Dai's corner kick
1': The match starts.
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