V.League 1 round 12: Khanh Hoa FC 0-1 Hanoi

The match between Khanh Hoa FC and Hanoi in round 12 of V.League 1 taking place at 19-8 Nha Trang Stadium on March 3 ended with expected win for the visitors Hanoi. The defeat caused Khanh Hoa FC go down to the bottom of the table because 1 day earlier, LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai won 2-1 against Thanh Hoa.

After the opening whistle, the hosts Khanh Hoa FC pushed forward to put pressure on the visitors. However, the hosts couldn’t maintain their pace. Just after over 5 minutes, Hanoi gradually got into their stride and controlled the ball. They scored the opener through the header by forward Pereira. The first half ended 1-0 for the visitors. 

Match between Khanh Hoa FC and Hanoi

In the second half, Hanoi still displayed a more active play. Meanwhile, the players of Khanh Hoa FC showed not-good cooperation. Khanh Hoa FC defenders and midfielders made quite many inaccurate passes; their foreign forwards Mamadou and Leazard were bad in attacking. The leave of some key players of Hanoi in the last 15 minutes gave Khanh Hoa FC some chances to have more possession of the ball and create more attacks. However, the hosts’ style of play, which was quite easy to deal with, together with not quality foreign players couldn’t help Khanh Hoa FC find the leveler.  

With 5 consecutive matches without a win, Khanh Hoa FC are now sitting at the bottom with 8 points after 12 rounds. 

In round 13 (the last round of the return leg), Khanh Hoa FC play away against Merryland Quy Nhon – Binh Dinh at Quy Nhon Stadium on March 9, which is expected to be another rough match for Khanh Hoa FC.

A.N
Translated by H.N