Hanoi's journey to set an unbeaten record in V-League 2018
The capital team had a dream start in this year's national championship with 10 consecutive unbeaten matches, breaking the record set by Thanh Hoa last season.
Hanoi 1-0 Hai Phong.Last season's runners-up started their championship campaign with a narrow victory at Hang Day Stadium on March 11.
With home field advantage and superior quality, Hanoi took the initiative and continuously threatened the visitors' goal. However, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam played excellently, discouraging home strikers such as Van Dai, Oseni and Van Kien. It was not until the 69th minute that Hanoi's advantage was concretized into the only goal of the match, thanks to Van Dai's follow-up kick after Oseni's close-range shot hit the crossbar.
Can Tho 0-3 Hanoi.In their first away match, Hanoi won resoundingly. Moses opened the scoring in the 66th minute, before Oseni scored twice against the Western team in extra time.
Hanoi 5-0 HAGL.The match between Hanoi and HAGL in round 3 was postponed from March 21 to April 5 due to the national mourning of former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai. The capital team took full advantage of their one-man advantage, after Tang Tien's infamous red card, to continuously score against the mountain town team. After the match, Mr. Duc decided to internally suspend central defender Tang Tien until the end of the first leg.
Binh Duong 1-1 Hanoi.The Go Dau Stadium team is the first team in V-League 2018 to stop Hanoi's winning streak. After Oseni opened the score in the 16th minute, the team from Thu Dau successfully equalized thanks to Anh Duc's goal in the 50th minute.
Da Nang 0-4 Hanoi.On April 14, Hanoi won a big victory right at the Hoa Xuan stadium of their "brother" Da Nang. This was a brilliant match for Oseni, with a hat-trick.
Oseni's arrival in Hanoi this season has caused many surprises, because before that he was not noticed by any team due to his unconvincing performance in Long An. However, when he joined the capital team, he immediately transformed, becoming a candidate for the Golden Boot. Experts said that Hanoi has many good midfielders, who move to stretch the opponent and pass the ball well, so Oseni has many opportunities to score.
Hanoi 1-1 Saigon.Round 6 took place on April 22, Hanoi had to share points right at home at Hang Day Stadium. They let Huu Son open the score for the away team in the 20th minute, before equalizing in the 61st minute thanks to Oseni. This was the second match in V-League 2018 that Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's team did not win all three points.
Ho Chi Minh City 1-4 Hanoi.Hanoi had an impressive comeback against Ho Chi Minh City in round 7. Hai Anh scored in the 23rd minute, but in the second half the away team attacked continuously and scored four goals.
Nam Dinh 0-2 Hanoi.Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and midfielder Thanh Luong received suspensions for arguing with the referee in the first leg of the National Cup quarter-final at Pleiku Stadium, but Hanoi's strength did not decrease. After eliminating Mr. Duc's team to win a ticket to the National Cup semi-finals, the purple team continued to win 2-0 at Nam Dinh's Thien Truong Stadium in Round 8, on May 20.
Hanoi 4-3 Thanh Hoa.Fans were treated to a real football feast at Hang Day Stadium on May 26, between two championship candidates. Thanh Hoa opened the scoring, but the home team came back to win 4-3. The decisive goal for Hanoi was scored by Thai Quy with his first touch after being brought on as a substitute.
SLNA 1-2 Hanoi.Doan Van Hau and Oseni scored, helping the capital team to an important victory in round 10. This result helped Hanoi set a record of 10 unbeaten matches in the V-League. The old record was nine matches, set by Thanh Hoa last season.
Including the National Cup, Hanoi is unbeaten in 14 consecutive matches. The purple team is also loved by many fans for its beautiful attacking style. They scored 27 goals in 10 matches. The team is at the top of the V-League scoreboard, and is also the team that has conceded the fewest goals, having only let the opponent score 7 times.