Coach Kiatisak: 'Hoang Anh Gia Lai will repay Hanoi FC'; Goalkeeper urgently hospitalized in Da Nang's loss to Viettel

Conceding a goal in the 96th minute, Chelsea was held to a draw by Tottenham

Thanks to their relaxed mentality, Chelsea only let Tottenham hold the ball and attack for the first 10 minutes, before completely dominating the match. The Stamford Bridge team pressed their opponents from all directions, attacked fiercely and opened the score thanks to two new players: Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella.

In the 20th minute, from Cucurella's corner kick, Koulibaly moved intelligently and then unleashed a thunderous kick with the outside of his right foot, leaving goalkeeper Lloris unable to block.

After conceding the goal, Tottenham tried to push up their formation to respond, but the coordination between Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski was easily broken. The clearest chance belonged to Ryan Sessegnon in the 21st minute, but the Tottenham defender could not beat goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in the face-to-face situation.

Koulibaly shines.

In the second half, coach Antonio Conte sent Richarlison onto the field. Tottenham and Chelsea began to create a more balanced attacking game.

After a series of missed chances, Tottenham equalized. In the 69th minute, Jorginho's error in handling the ball in front of Chelsea's penalty area cost his team. Tottenham won the ball and Emile Pierre-Hojbjerg unleashed a powerful shot that defeated goalkeeper Mendy.

However, the visitors' joy only lasted for 8 minutes. In the 77th minute, Kulusevski lost the ball in a dangerous position. N'Golo Kante passed the ball to Raheem Sterling, before the English striker passed the ball to Reece James to finish cleverly to increase the score to 2-1.

The goal was compensation for Chelsea because 2 minutes earlier, Kai Havertz missed an opportunity in an unimaginable position in front of an empty goal.

However, Chelsea could not protect the result. In the 6th minute of injury time, Ivan Perisic took a precise corner kick for Harry Kane to head home to equalize the score 2-2. This result left the two teams tied in the middle of the rankings with 4 points after 2 matches.

Final result: Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (Koulibaly 20', Hojbjerg 69', James 77', Kane 96').

Coach Kiatisak: "Hoang Anh Gia Lai will pay back Hanoi FC at home ground Pleiku"

Coach Kiatisak did not appear confused after the defeat against Hanoi FC, and affirmed that Hoang Anh Gia Lai will "pay the debt" in the second leg of the 2022 V-League season.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai suffered a 2-1 defeat to Hanoi FC at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of August 14, extending their winless streak when playing in the capital. The last time Hoang Anh Gia Lai won at Hang Day Stadium was in 2012 with a score of 3-1. Since then, the mountain town team has only had 2 draws, the rest were away losses.

AfterHoang Anh Gia LaiAfter losing to Hanoi FC again at Hang Day, coach Kiatisak said: “We played well today. The players followed and executed the right tactics. But against a strong opponent, the whole team could not win. Hoang Anh Gia Lai will welcome Hanoi FC in the return leg at home in Pleiku.”

Coach Kiatisak will meet Hanoi FC again at Hoang Anh Gia Lai's home stadium, Pleiku. Photo: PV/Vietnam+

The Thai coach is right when talking about the return match at home. Ignoring the sad statistics at Hang Day Stadium, Pleiku's home ground is always a solid support for Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Last season, the mountain town team defeated Hanoi FC 1-0 in Gia Lai with a beautiful long-range goal by Luong Xuan Truong.

After the recent defeat, coach Kiatisak added: “Hanoi FC has good preparation and plays at home with enthusiastic cheers. This team has many national players and has shown its class. We tried to play with dedication and tried to gain points but failed.”

“Thai Zico” did not appear confused and affirmed that Hoang Anh Gia Lai still had a chance as the season was still very long. The team from the mountain town needed to quickly forget the defeat and focus on the important matches ahead, especially when they have a stable squad.

After the highlight match of round 12 of V-League 2022, Hanoi FC firmly held the top spot in the rankings with 26 points, while Hoang Anh Gia Lai dropped to third place with 19 points.

Former Vietnam national team goalkeeper hospitalized after Da Nang lostViettel

Nguyen Thanh Binh, former goalkeeper of the Vietnam national team, had to be hospitalized after suffering a serious injury in Da Nang's loss to Viettel on the afternoon of August 14.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Binh of SHB Da Nang Club suffered a very serious injury in the match against Viettel Club. During the extra time of the match, from a long pass over the line by Hoang Duc, Van Hao escaped and collided with Thanh Binh who was rushing out to block the opponent. The referee later determined that Thanh Binh had fouled Van Hao and awarded Viettel a penalty.

The medical team gave first aid and took the player to the hospital while the match was still going on. A member of the team on the banks of the Han River confirmed that Thanh Binh likely suffered a broken bone. "We hope that Mr. Binh's injury is not that serious. We will have specific results later tonight," the player said. With his serious injury, Nguyen Thanh Binh will definitely have to say goodbye to the 2022 season. He even needs 6-8 months to recover and may miss part of the 2023 V-League. In the goalkeeper position, Da Nang Club still has Tuan Manh who can bring confidence. After Thanh Binh left the field, Tuan Manh was chosen to replace him. This goalkeeper could not block Hoang Duc's penalty kick.

Thanh Binh suffered serious injuries.

This was a match in which Da Nang Club did not play successfully. The home team could not penetrate the opponent's defense throughout the 90 minutes. In the second half, Viettel Club took the lead thanks to a goal from Geovane Magno and a goal from Hoang Duc to seal the score 2-0 for the away team.

Coach Phan Thanh Hung still has a lot of work to do as Da Nang Club has been flourishing recently thanks to the development of young players. Dinh Duy, Van Huu, Van Long or Phi Hoang can play brilliantly at some points. But for them to be stable for a long time is not simple.

Quang Hai was given the lowest score by French newspaper in Pau FC squad

Despite performing much better than some of his teammates, Quang Hai was still given the lowest score by Sud Ouest newspaper against Pau FC in the draw with Le Havre.

Early morning of August 14, Vietnam time,midfielder Quang HaiPau FC entered the 3rd round of Ligue 2 against the home team Le Havre. In this match, Quang Hai continued to be trusted by coach Tholot to be named in the starting lineup. He played with great effort for 63 minutes on the field, before being withdrawn to make way for Sessi d'Almeida.

Commenting on Quang Hai after this match, the French newspaper Sud Ouest did not highly appreciate the performance of the Vietnamese rookie. This newspaper even only gave Quang Hai 3 points, the lowest in the team. According to Sofascore statistics, he had 20 touches, passed the ball accurately 71% of the time and made one key pass to his teammates. Quang Hai's weakness is still his ability to compete in duels when he only won 33%. He also lost control of the ball 6 times. Sofascore gave Quang Hai 6.7 points, more than Mayron Geogre, Erwin Koffi, Xavier Kouassi, Jean Evan's Allan.

Quang Hai in Pau FC squad.

Other players in the attack such as Antoine Batisse, George also played unimpressively and received a score of 4. Diyaeddine Abzi, Erwin Koffi, Jean Evan's Allan, Charles Boli, Xavier Kouassi all had 5 points. Meanwhile, Steeve Beusnard, who scored the equalizer for Pau Club, and Eddy Sylvestre received a score of 6. Goalkeeper Alexandre Olliero was rated the best player of the match with a score of 7.

Overall assessment of Pau FC's attacking ability in this match, Sud Ouest newspaper wrote: "Like the first two matches of the season, the attack is still the weak point of Pau FC. Individuals played below expectations, lacked flexibility and the attack became deadlocked. Pau FC probably have to thank goalkeeper Olliero. Thanks to him, they were able to keep a point."

Although only receiving 3 points, these are just reference points from the French media. Quang Hai has been integrating quite well into the French football environment. In round 4, Pau FC will return to their home field Noutse Camp to welcome Sochaux at 0:00 on August 21.