Chung Hae-seong protects Bui Tien Dung from criticism

After being postponed for 2 weeks because of the COVID-19 virus, the 2020 National Super Cup match between Ho Chi Minh City Club vs Hanoi FC took place yesterday afternoon. In this match, only 100 lucky spectators were able to get into the field.

Starting off smoothly with an opening goal after a decisive shot from Nguyen Cong Phuong, the HCMC club could not preserve the advantage until the end of the match. Mistakes in the defense, especially from goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, helped Hanoi FC to change the game and win 2-1.

This has been the second match in a row, the goalkeeper of U23 Vietnam made a mistake that led to the conceding goal of the Ho Chi Minh City club. Earlier, in the match against Hougang United, Bui Tien Dung also made a mistake, leading to an equalizer for Singapore.

Despite repeated mistakes, the Thanh Hoa-born goalkeeper still received encouragement, as well as praise from coach Chung Hae-seong for his performance in the match against Hanoi FC.

"In today's game, Tien Dung may have some pressure when facing his former team, but I have a feeling he is getting better and better, even though he overcame the pressure after losing in Singapore. Recently despite a serious fault.

I believe he will improve in the future because this is a good goalkeeper. I think let's look at the whole picture of the game, not the mistakes of an individual. "

Explaining the defeat in the 2020 National Super Cup match, Chung Hae-seong said: "First of all, I want to thank my players and congratulate the Hanoi FC team. In today's match, my players don't seem to have recovered after taking part in the AFC Cup.

In the first half, we played well, but the players' physical strength was reduced in the second half. That's what I have to review to get the best plans for the upcoming V.League match. "

With this loss, coach Chung Hae-seong has not been able to get the first victory against Hanoi FC since taking power at the HCMC club. There will be a lot of work to do with the 2019 V-League runner-up if they really want to overthrow the dominance of the capital team this season.