Ho Chi Minh City Police struggled to neutralize the world's second tallest striker

On the evening of September 13, in the early match of round 6 of V.League 2025/26, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club successfully held defending champion Nam Dinh to a 0-0 draw at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Nam Dinh Club with quality foreign players dominated the game, putting Ho Chi Minh City Police Club on the defensive throughout the 90 minutes at Thong Nhat Stadium.

After the match, Coach Le Huynh Duc of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club said that he instructed his players not to be impatient, to calmly deploy defense and counterattack, and this strategy successfully brought a draw for the home team at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Coach Le Huynh Duc said that Nam Dinh Club "played hard" but could not score, leading to impatience, while Ho Chi Minh City Police persisted with the goal of gaining points.

Striker Tien Linh of Ho Chi Minh City Police repeatedly retreated to defend, successfully cleared many high ball situations and continued to be assessed by coach Le Huynh Duc as having completed his mission.

In this match, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club also introduced a young 18-year-old player, Le Kha Duc, who has an aggressive and enthusiastic playing style.

The highlight of the match was when Nam Dinh Club sent forward Kyle Hudlin onto the field - 2.06 m tall, the second tallest striker in the world after Paul Miller (Scotland, 2.08 m tall).

The presence of Kyle Hudlin made the Ho Chi Minh City Police defense work hard in the final minutes of the match.

Fortunately for the Thong Nhat Stadium team, Nam Dinh's strikers continuously missed scoring opportunities. After the match, Nam Dinh coach Vu Hong Viet admitted that this was the main reason why the team could not win all 3 points.

Source: https://znews.vn/cong-an-tphcm-nhoc-nhan-hoa-giai-tien-dao-cao-thu-2-the-gioi-post1585020.html