Ho Chi Minh City Club was eliminated early from the National Cup

SGGPO 11/28/2023 11:41 PM

The representative of Ho Chi Minh City had their first match in the 2023-2024 National Cup by hosting Becamex Binh Duong at home. However, coach Phung Thanh Phuong and his team could not make a difference when they lost 1-2 and were eliminated early in this tournament.

Viet Cuong shines in Becamex Binh Duong's victory over Ho Chi Minh City FC. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

The two teams are no strangers to each other and are both aiming for victory to create momentum before the V-League returns. In the starting lineup, Ho Chi Minh City FC fielded their strongest lineup and quickly pushed up their formation to organize attacks on the opponent's field. However, the tight play that the team from the land of Thu has stretched out since the beginning of the match has caused many difficulties for the home team. Even in the starting lineup, coach Le Huynh Duc "kept" Que Ngoc Hai and Nguyen Hai Huy on the bench, but with Tien Linh's support in the counter-attacks, it was enough to make Ho Chi Minh City FC's defense falter and less likely to venture forward.

After about half of the first half, B.Binh Duong Club gradually raised their attacking formation, especially since Que Ngoc Hai came on to replace Tuan Canh. A favorable opportunity came to B.Binh Duong in the 36th minute when Viet Cuong had the ball in the 16m50 box but failed to take advantage of it. The match became more exciting from the beginning of the second half when the two teams created an open attacking game. Timite continued to waste opportunities against clear scoring situations in the 16m50 box of the away team.

In that stalemate, B.Binh Duong unexpectedly took a 1-0 lead early in the second half thanks to Tien Linh's goal after a well-placed pass from Viet Cuong. The goal came from a quick counter-attack, which the away team had been focusing on since the beginning of the second half. Things became more difficult for Ho Chi Minh City FC when Viet Cuong successfully took advantage of the opportunity to score a goal to double the gap for B.Binh Duong not long after.

The home team's attack faced many difficulties against the tight defenders of Becamex Binh Duong.

With a solid game and the ability to take advantage of opportunities, B.Binh Duong created a difference on the field and they played even more solidly in the remaining time to preserve the victory. The efforts of Ho Chi Minh City Club after that only helped them get 1 equalizer thanks to Timite.

Winning 2-1 in the end, B.Binh Duong won a ticket to round 2 and will meet Phu Tho FC. Meanwhile, for Ho Chi Minh City Club, the above loss caused them to be eliminated early from the National Cup this season and put coach Phung Thanh Phuong and his team in a difficult psychological state when V-League returns this weekend.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/clb-tphcm-som-bi-loai-o-cup-quoc-gia-post716097.html