Goalkeeper's mistake, Quang Ninh lost the top spot

The mining team was held to a 2-2 draw by Thanh Hoa in round 24 of the 2016 V-League. In the match, they had two more players.

The match between Thanh Hoa and Quang Ninh is important in the championship race, so the organizers...invited himNongthawong Supremreferee to ensure objectivity. The Thai referee, famous for his strictness, sent off two players Dao Van Phong and Mai Tien Thanh of Thanh Hoa. These were both accurate decisions, preventing the home team from reacting negatively.

Playing with only nine players, Thanh Hoa still got a point thanks to goalkeeper Tuan Linh's mistake in the fourth minute of extra time. His failed catch helped Sunday tie the score 2-2 for Thanh Hoa.When the final whistle blew, Tuan Linh fell to the ground crying because of his elementary mistake.Quang Ninh missed the victory, thereby creating conditions for Hanoi T&T to take the top spot.

Goalkeeper Tuan Linh and his teammates were disappointed after losing the victory at the last minute. Photo: NA.

Before round 24, Thanh Hoa was in fifth place with 38 points, five points behind Quang Ninh. Only a victory would help the Thanh team continue to nurture their championship hopes, because the season is not long. Therefore, coach Hoang Thanh Tung's team proactively pushed up their attacking formation right after the opening whistle, competing fiercely right from the opposite field to put pressure.

However, it took Thanh Hoa 20 minutes to create the first dangerous situation. Dinh Tung, despite his modest height, cleverly chose the landing point from Sunday's cross, heading the ball, forcing goalkeeper Tuan Linh to take two steps to catch the ball. 10 minutes later, the Quang Ninh goalkeeper made another excellent save when he jumped to his full height, lightly touching the ball with his fingertips to push away Sunday's low shot from outside the penalty area.

However, in the 39th minute, Tuan Linh made more than 1,000 Quang Ninh fans present at Thanh Hoa Stadium gasp with a careless clearance that hit Sunday. The ball bounced back and missed the goal by a hair. Luck was on Tuan Linh's side in this situation, but only two minutes later he had to go into the net to pick the ball up. From Dinh Dong's corner kick, Omar jumped high to head the ball to open the score despite being surrounded by three players in blue.

Thai referee gave red cards to two Thanh Hoa players.

In the second half, coach Phan Thanh Hung let his players attack, trying to keep the top spot in the V-League. It only took Quang Ninh 10 minutes to restore balance. Minh Tuan was the one who scored, but the first credit went to Xuan Tu when this player made a bold breakthrough, causing Dao Van Phong to commit a foul, bringing a penalty, and at the same time leaving the opponent with only 10 men on the field.

By the 79th minute, Thanh Hoa had only nine players on the field when Mai Tien Thanh fouled Mac Hong Quan, receiving a second yellow card. In the 86th minute, goalkeeper Thanh Thang reacted incorrectly to Xuan Hung's cross, allowing Van Hieu to rush in and tap the ball into the net from close range, raising the score to 2-1 for Quang Ninh. The away team then had another chance to finish the match, when their three attackers faced a goalkeeper and a defender but failed to capitalize.

Squandering the opportunity, the mining team had to pay a heavy price. In the last minute of extra time, Thanh Thang caught the ball after a light shot in a one-on-one situation by Mac Hong Quan, then kicked it very strongly up. The situation seemed to be harmless, but Tuan Linh missed the catch, allowing Sunday to tie the score at 2-2.

Van Quyet scored the only goal to help Hanoi T&T defeat Khanh Hoa and rise to the top of the V-League.

Taking advantage of the fact that Quang Ninh only earned one point when visiting Thanh Hoa, Hanoi T&T rose to take the top spot.. Mr. Hien's team won all three points when hosting Khanh Hoa thanks to a 1-0 victory. The only goal scorer of the match was Van Quyet in the 40th minute. Also this afternoonHai Phong defeated Quang Nam 2-1 to continue in the leading group.

In terms of head-to-head, Hanoi T&T lost to Quang Ninh (losing 0-1 at home in the first leg). However, because there are currently three teams with 44 points and have not met each other yet, the difference in wins and losses is calculated first. Thanks to that, Hanoi T&T is ranked number one.

In the penultimate round next weekend, Hanoi T&T will travel to visit Quang Ninh, this can be considered the final match of V-League 2016.

According to VNE