Cong Phuong closes in on top of list of best domestic strikers

Although HAGL suffered a crushing defeat at Thong Nhat Stadium in the 22nd round of V-League, striker Nguyen Cong Phuong still managed to score a double. The 2018 season is witnessing remarkable progress from the captain of the Mountain City team as this was Cong Phuong’s 10th goal, accounting for one-third of the total goals scored by HAGL.

This achievement of the player from Nghe An is more than the number of goals he scored in the previous 2 seasons playing in V-League combined (in the 2015 and 2017 seasons, Cong Phuong scored 4 and 3 goals respectively).

2 goals in the previous match brought Cong Phuong to 2nd place in the list of best domestic strikers in V-League 2018. Currently, he is only 1 goal behind the leader Tien Linh (Becamex Binh Duong).

The National Football Championship still has 4 more rounds to go, and if he maintains his current brilliant form, Cong Phuong will likely surpass his junior Tien Linh to take the top spot among domestic strikers with the most goals in the V-League.

It is worth noting that the top 5 positions in this list are all players aged 23 or under. This is truly a good thing for Vietnamese football.

Cong Phuong is in very good scoring form.

With his current form, it will not be surprising if Cong Phuong continues to be the great hope in the attack of the Vietnam National Team at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018. Unfortunately, although Cong Phuong is playing wonderfully and continuously scoring goals, his team HAGL is facing a series of serious problems.

HAGL is one of the clubs that contributed the most players to the Vietnam Olympic team participating in the 2018 ASIAD, so after the Asian Games in Indonesia ended, they were also the team that suffered the most loss of players.

Unable to find the names he likes above, Coach Duong Minh Ninh even has trouble with the goalkeeper position when he has only one choice left, Rmah Sua - one of the main reasons for HAGL's 3-5 defeat against HCMC. Hopefully, Cong Phuong's good form will be a support both professionally and mentally, helping the Pleiku home team improve the situation in the final rounds.

Top 5 domestic strikers with the most goals in V-League 2018 (not including naturalized players)

1. Nguyen Tien Linh (Binh Duong) - 11 goals

2. Nguyen Cong Phuong (HAGL) - 10 goals

3. Ha Duc Chinh (Da Nang) - 9 goals

4. Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi) - 9 goals

5. Phan Van Duc (SLNA) - 9 goals