Phan Dinh Vu Hai: Efforts have been rewarded

More than 3 months have passed since the match between Sanna Khanh Hoa and Hai Phong FC in round 3 of V.League (March 5), Phan Dinh Vu Hai has just stood in the goal of the home team in the away match of Hai Phong FC against Thanh Hoa FC in the round of 16 of the National Cup (June 29). With 11 consecutive matches (10 matches in V.League and 1 match in the National Cup) having to be friends with the bench to make room for his junior Nguyen Van Toan to show off his talent, it is not a pleasant feeling for the goalkeeper who used to play for SLNA FC.

Phan Dinh Vu Hai once lost the number 1 position to his junior Nguyen Van Toan. Photo: VPF

However, instead of giving up, Phan Dinh Vu Hai has been training tirelessly. And the 25-year-old goalkeeper's efforts have been duly rewarded. In the last 3 matches of the Hai Phong team (against Thanh Hoa Club, Ho Chi Minh City Club and Hanoi Club), the goalkeeper from Ha Tinh has appeared in the starting lineup. That shows that Phan Dinh Vu Hai is gaining the trust of coach Truong Viet Hoang.

Nguyen Van Toan's disappointing performance in Hai Phong FC's 2-4 loss to Than Quang Ninh FC in round 13 led coach Truong Viet Hoang to decide to change the position of the "goalkeeper" of the Hai Phong team. Phan Dinh Vu Hai was returned to the starting lineup in the match between Hai Phong FC and Thanh Hoa FC in the round of 16 of the National Cup, which took place on June 29. Phan Dinh Vu Hai's excellence helped Hai Phong FC leave Thanh Hoa with a 2-1 victory.

Thanks to his impressive performance at Thanh Hoa Stadium, the goalkeeper from Ha Tinh continued to be used by Coach Truong Viet Hoang from the start in the match between Hai Phong Club and Ho Chi Minh City Club in the quarter-finals. Once again, Phan Dinh Vu Hai completed his assigned task excellently when he kept a clean sheet for his team. Unfortunately, the Hai Phong team still had to stop after a series of unlucky penalty kicks (Hai Phong Club lost 3-5, Fagan was the one who missed).

In the last 3 matches of Hai Phong Club, Phan Dinh Vu Hai has been on the field from the start. Photo: VPF

With his stable performance, Phan Dinh Vu Hai was again in the starting lineup of Hai Phong in the match against Hanoi FC. Although the home team of Lach Tray Stadium was defeated by the capital team with a score of 1-2, objectively speaking, Phan Dinh Vu Hai had a good match. Even if it weren't for the precise saves of the goalkeeper born in 1994, the number of goals conceded by Hai Phong FC would not have stopped at 2. The moment Phan Dinh Vu Hai defeated Truong Van Thai Quy in a 1-on-1 situation in the 86th minute is a typical example.

If he continues to play solidly like the last 3 matches, the starting position at Hai Phong Club in the near future will be difficult to escape from Phan Dinh Vu Hai.