Phan Van Duc scores, Hanoi Police Club dramatically wins Thanh Hoa; Nam Dinh wins against 10-man Hanoi FC

Phan Van Duc scored, Hanoi Police Club dramatically won Thanh Hoa

V-League results on March 31, Phan Van Duc scored the winning goal 2-0 for Hanoi Police Club on the day Thanh Hoa received 2 red cards.

After the goal of Hanoi Police Club, the match became more heated. Controversy arose when Nguyen Filip made an unsafe catch of the ball in the 81st minute. Thanh Hoa players claimed that the ball had crossed the goal line, but the referee determined that there was no goal.

The “crazy” incident happened in extra time, when Le Van Thang and Le Quoc Phuong received red cards. Thanh Hoa had only 9 players left on the field and the Hanoi Police Club immediately sealed a 2-0 victory thanks to a goal by Phan Van Duc. This was also the goal that marked Phan Van Duc’s return after a long injury.

With this result, Hanoi Police Club rose to 3rd place on the V-League 2023/2024 rankings with 25 points, while Thanh Hoa ranked 5th with 22 points.

In the remaining matches on the afternoon of March 31, Binh Duong lost 0-2 to Ha Tinh and Binh Dinh tied with Ho Chi Minh City Club 1-1. With this development, Hanoi Police Club is only 1 point behind second place Binh Duong. Meanwhile, Binh Dinh has the same 22 points as Thanh Hoa but is ranked higher thanks to a better sub-index.

Foreign players shine in extra time, Nam Dinh beat 10-man Hanoi FC

Lucas Alves scored in stoppage time to help Nam Dinh beat Hanoi FC 2-1 after being given an extra man because Joel Tagueu received a red card.

Hanoi FC played better after the equalizer, but fell into a one-man deficit in the 79th minute. Joel Tagueu kicked Ngoc Son's leg and received a red card when VAR intervened.

With an advantage, Nam Dinh found victory in the 90+6 minute. Rafaelson broke through on the right wing and crossed the ball, Lucas finished into the Hanoi FC net to seal the 2-1 result.

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Winning 2-1, Liverpool extended their record of… winning from behind to 39 matches.

They temporarily rose to the top of the Premier League table with 67 points, 3 points more than Arsenal and 4 points more than Man City before the two arch-rivals took the field in the big match of round 30 of the Premier League.