VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai ended their winless streak yesterday (May 15) with a 3-2 victory over Long An during the V.League’s round 10 on their home turf in Pleiku City.

Tran Minh Vuong completes Hoag Anh Gia Lai’s 3-2 win over Long An in the V.League round 10 on May 15. Photo baomoi.com

The team of young players, trained by their own centre, quickly went ahead with three goals during the first 20 minutes.

Vu Van Thanh needed 14 minutes to check the visitors’ skills before he netted a perfect goal to open the score.

This goal followed a mistake by Long An’s French striker Anzite Touadere Clovis Franklin, who gave the ball to Thanh in the box and the 20-year-old defender did not waste this chance.

Brazilian forward Moreira Jesuino Osmar Francisco then doubled it after two minutes

Masaaki Ideguchi sent a ball to the penalty area and Francisco sprinted to the box, leaving behind goalie Nguyen Huynh Quoc Cuong and two defenders to score his fifth goal from an angle.

Tran Minh Vuong managed his ball after a pass from the right wing, and he scored the third goal for the host with an easy kick into an empty net.

Long An narrowed the result in the last second of the first set.

The visitors had an 18m free kick, and captain Huynh Quang Thanh’s kick found Wasiu Akanni Sunday’s head and went to the net. It was so sudden that keeper To Vinh Loi failed to have time to block it.

Loi, who played well the entire game, however, made a mistake at the 78th minute. The national goalie could not catch the ball after Le Van Tan’s straight shot. It came to Nguyen Tai Loc, who made an easy tap in.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai jumped out of the SOS area to No 10 with 11 points. They will next meet Sanna Khanh Hoa at the sandy beach of Nha Trang City.

Long An, meanwhile, became one of two bottom teams with only eight points after 10 matches. They will host former champions SHB Da Nang.

Wearing their lucky jerseys yesterday, Ha Noi T&T failed to extend their winning streak. They were stopped by host Can Tho, suffering a humiliating loss of 0-3.

The purple uniform brought Ha Noi T&T four wins in a row, but it did not work when it was Can Tho’s Oseni Ganiyu Bolaji’s day.

The Nigierian striker opened the score very early, only six minutes after the whistle. He doubled 30 minutes after the interval, and completed his hat trick in the additional time.

In a match in Lach Tray Stadium, leader Hai Phong maintained their seven-point gap with the nearest rival, after beating Sanna Khanh Hoa 2-0.

Despite struggling from the start of the match as Khanh Hoa tried to play defense, Hai Phong gradually found their form and picked up goals in the second half.

Nguyen Dinh Bao netted the opener from a perfect close-range header at the 43rd minute.

He then gave a ball to Nguyen Hong Phong whose narrowed angle shot found the left corner of goalie Dang Van Lam. It was Phong’s first goal this season and he was the seventh player to score for Hai Phong.

In the next round, the leading team will play FLC Thanh Hoa, who were defeated on Saturday 1-3 by newcomer Sai Gon FC.

Thanh Hoa then dropped to No 4, giving third place to Sai Gon.

In another match on Saturday, two former winners, Song Lam Nghe An and SHB Da Nang, shared one point each after their 1-1 draw at Chi Lang Stadium.

Source: VNS