VietNamNet Bridge – Captain Nguyen Van Quyet was sent off and goalkeeper Nguyen Van Cong saved a penalty in Ha Noi FC’s 2-0 win over Viettel in the capital derb, of the Wake-up V.League yesterday in Hanoi.

Pape Omar Faye (left) celebrated his opening goal in Hanoi’s 2-0 win over Viettel yesterday. — Photo courtesy of VPF

The defending champions came back to winning ways after an unexpected goalless draw against Quang Nam last week.

The ’mini version’ of the national team hardly needed to get out of seconds gear against newcomers Viettel whose former national midfielder Vu Minh Hieu admitted his team lack experience at this level.

They scored two goals within four minutes either side of the half hour mark, first Pape Omar Faye found the net then Oseni Ganiyu Bolaji.

Four minutes after the interval, Quyet was sent off after a bad foul on Viettel midfielder Duc Chien. 

However, Viettel could not take advantage of his absence. They even missed a penalty when Gustavo Santos’s kick was saved by Cong.

Hanoi jumped into second place with seven points while Viettel are fourth from the bottom with four.

In Quang Ninh, former national striker Mac Hong Quan starred as he helped Quang Ninh Coal trounce Thanh Hoa 3-0.

It was the first win for the team. Nguyen Hai Huy scored two late on to seal the victory.

They opened the scoring on 37th minutes when Quan netted from a close range.

Two minutes later, Quan gave a perfect pass to Huy who finished from the edge of the box.

Phan Thanh Hung asked his players to slow the pace in the second half, moving to counter-attack with Huy and Xuan Tu taking charge of the wings.

Thanh Hoa depended much on their foreign striker Rimario Gordon, who was not at his best.

Huy managed the ball from a counter-attack and shot into the top corner in the 89th minute.

It was the second loss in a row of Thanh Hoa who stay close to the bottom of the table with only one point.

Two last matches between former champions, Song Lam Nghe An vs Becamex Binh Duong and SHB Da Nang vs Quang Nam, will be played this afternoon. Then team will have about one month off for national U23 team’s competition. 

The league will be back on April 5. 

Defender Doàn Van Hau (right) of Ha Noi challenges Bui Duy Thuong of Viettel during their V.League match yesterday. — Photo courtesy of VPF

Source: VNS