The player who scored 8 goals against HAGL is absent before the big match at Hang Day Stadium.

Losing Samson was a huge loss for Hanoi FC in the match against HAGL. The Nigerian striker went to Buriram United (Thailand) for a trial at the end of last year. However, he failed in the competition for a position and was forced to return to V.League. At that time, the registration period for V.League had ended, so Samson was forced to practice alone from now until the end of the first leg.

This is good news for HAGL because Samson is the "nemesis" of the mountain town team. In the last 5 matches in the past 3 years, Samson has scored 8 goals against HAGL. 7 of those goals were scored at Hang Day Stadium. Samson's strength, speed and wildness are the nemesis of Gia Lai's defense - which is built by many small, inexperienced players.

Besides Samson, Hanoi FC also does not have the services of 3 U23 Vietnam players. Truong Van Thai Quy and Doan Van Hau have not recovered from injuries from the U23 Asia finals. Nguyen Thanh Chung has returned to training but is not at 100% fitness. Including Dao Duy Khanh and Nguyen Van Dung, Hanoi FC has lost 5 important defensive players.

On the other hand, the opponent HAGL will field with almost the strongest force. The mountain town army only has one long-term injury, Tuan Anh. The two important attacking players, Van Toan and Minh Vuong, are both in good form (having just scored against Nam Dinh).

Share withZing.vnCoach Duong Minh Ninh said: "Going to Hang Day is always a difficult task for the team. Because Hanoi FC is always one of the strongest teams in V.League. But after the recent victory, we also have a certain belief in Gia Lai's result in the next match."

The match between Hanoi Club and HAGL will take place at 7pm tomorrow (April 5), live on VTV6 channel.