HANOI. Ha Noi prevails over Ho Chi Minh City 3-1. Ha Noi got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Denílson (15′) and Hai Long Nguyen (68′). Ho Chi Minh City tried to recover with a goal from Brendon Estevam (88′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Van Quyet Nguyen for Ha Noi. Ha Noi made the most of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy stadium in Hanoi on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.63 degrees Celsius or 58.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 13 Total 3
- 7 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 209 Attack 95
- 166 Dangerous attack 42
- 100 Ball safe 117
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 0
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ha Noi had a superior ball possession 59% while Ho Chi Minh City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ha Noi was putting more pressure with 166 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ha Noi won the match.
Ha Noi shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ho Chi Minh City shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Ha Noi didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Ho Chi Minh City received 4 yellow cards (Thanh Khoi Nguyen, T. Lam, Thuan Lam and Thuan Lam).
Also, Ho Chi Minh City didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Cheick Timite (Ho Chi Minh City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (5′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ha Noi has 13 points to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Ho Chi Minh City will stays with 12 points like Song Lam Nghe An and Hong Linh Ha Tinh to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
Ha Noi – Formation

Ha Noi started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Daiki Iwamasa decided to play with the following team: Van Chuan Quan, Xuan Manh Pham, Nguyễn Thành Chung, Đỗ Duy Mạnh, Brandon Wilson, Vũ Đình Hai, Van Xuan Le, Van Quyet Nguyen, Hai Long Nguyen, Van Truong Nguyen and Denílson.
The home team had on the bench: Bùi Tấn Trường, Van Toan Dau, Duc Anh Nguyen, Đào Văn Nam, Tien Long Vu, Van Dung Nguyen, Trần Văn Thắng and Joel Tagueu.
Substitutions
Ha Noi made 5 changes: Denílson for Joel Tagueu (78′), Van Truong Nguyen for Trần Văn Thắng (78′), Vũ Đình Hai for Van Toan Dau (59′), Van Xuan Le for Van Dung Nguyen (84′) and Hai Long Nguyen for Duc Anh Nguyen (78′).
Ho Chi Minh City – Formation

Ho Chi Minh City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thanh Phương Phùng played with: Patrik Le Giang, Tung Quoc Ngo, Minh Tung Nguyen, Brendon Estevam, Vu Tin Nguyen, Ngoc Duc Sam, Ngọc Long Bùi, Thanh Khoi Nguyen, Cheick Timite, Huy Toan Vo and Ho Tuan Tai.
They had on the bench: Paul-Georges Ntep, Thuan Lam, Ngoc Tien Uong, Nguyễn Minh Trung, Chu Văn Kiên, Viet Hoang Vo Huu, Vinh Nguyen Hoang, Phạm Hữu Nghĩa, Hoang Phuc Tran and Hoai An Le Cao.
Substitutions
Ho Chi Minh City made 4 changes: Ho Tuan Tai for Nguyễn Minh Trung (70′), Ngoc Duc Sam for Thuan Lam (70′), Ngọc Long Bùi for Chu Văn Kiên (46′) and Huy Toan Vo for Hoang Phuc Tran (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the V-League.