Quang Hai shines, Hanoi crushes Da Nang

The defeat against Saigon in round 14 caused Hanoi to end their unbeaten streak this season, but that did not affect the spirit of Van Quyet and his teammates. They still maintained their composure, playing a smooth attacking style of football to pour a rain of goals into Da Nang's net and continue to be alone in the race for the championship.

Being arranged to start instead of his senior Thanh Luong, Quang Hai shone brightly. He not only scored but also assisted Samson to seal the score 5-2. After a long time of trying, Quang Hai has somewhat regained his peak form like when he scored five goals to help U23 Vietnam cause a surprise with the runner-up position of the U23 Asia tournament.

Quang Hai deserves the title "Best player of the match".

Right after the opening whistle, Hanoi poured forward to attack. But they unexpectedly conceded a goal in the 9th minute, in Da Nang's first attack. Four defenders and goalkeeper Phi Minh Long made a mistake, allowing the opponent's cross from the right wing to be completely eliminated, allowing Viet Thang to head the ball into the net. In the 17th minute, if the ball had not hit the post after Thanh Thinh's free kick, the capital team would have conceded a second goal.

This season, Hanoi has become accustomed to being behind. Therefore, the capital team was not impatient. They continuously pressed the field and in the 24th minute, they found an equalizer. Van Dai jumped high to receive Van Quyet's cross and headed the ball past Da Nang's goalkeeper.

The match at Hang Day Stadium was a feast of headed goals. In the 29th minute, Ewode headed the ball to help Da Nang take the lead for the second time. However, just four minutes later, Van Dai equalized when he headed the ball after a very delicate chip from Hung Dung.

And while the TV was still slow-motion for fans to enjoy the perfect coordination between the duo, the capital team scored the third goal. This goal showed the perfect coordination of the home team without even looking.

After Van Kien's cross, three players in purple performed a trick to drop the ball to trick the opponent so that Quang Hai could finish without being marked.

Da Nang was powerless to stop Hanoi's strikers.

In the second half, Hanoi still dominated the game. Quang Hai did not try to score but focused on passing the ball to his senior Van Quyet, who played with determination from the start of the match but had no luck with goals. Even when he beat the opponent's goalkeeper, the ball from the Vietnamese team captain's shot still hit the crossbar.

Although he is not lucky in scoring goals, Van Quyet is excellent in creating goals. In the 72nd minute, he sent a perfect cross for Hoang Vu Samson to head the ball to increase the score to 4-2. Coach Minh Phuong of Da Nang stood outside and shook his head in dismay. His team had retreated deep but still could not resist the terrible attack of Hanoi.

The score of 5-2 was sealed in injury time when Quang Hai crossed for Samson to complete his double with a close-range tap-in into an empty net. After scoring, the Hanoi striker did not celebrate but expressed sympathy for the Da Nang goalkeeper.

The opponents all admit that Hanoi is too strong and will soon be crowned champion. After 15 rounds, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team have 38 points, 13 points more than the second-placed Quang Ninh.