PREVIEW: HCMC vs Hanoi: Cong Phuong vs Quang Hai

Preview: Hanoi vs HCMC | Round 11 V-League 2020 | Time: 7:15PM, July 24

The great war between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi FC deserves to be a super classic match of Vietnamese football. The gap between the two teams at the moment on the rankings is only 2 points. A victory will help Hanoi FC overcome opponents, and affirm the position of the defending champion.

Since taking over Ho Chi Minh City, coach Chung Hae-seong has not been able to beat Chu Dinh Nghiem, from the V-League to the National Cup and the last National Super Cup match, the best result they got was a 2-2 draw last year.

Hanoi FC is in a crisis of strength, though, the Capital team always maintains an attacking play against all opponents. The return of Quang Hai and Moses immediately made a difference. Hanoi FC's dribblings were continuous against Hai Phong FC, they performed a variety of attacks, even defenders like Van Dung often had the opportunity to finish towards the opponent's goal.

On the offensive line, Hanoi FC owns striker Rimario full of strength. The Jamaican striker is one of the rare foreign soldiers in the V-League capable of breaking through to create opportunities, plus clever coordination of Van Quyet, Quang Hai, the The attack of Hanoi FC always causes a lot of difficulties for the opponent.

Meanwhile, the HCMC club is heavily dependent on Cong Phuong's scoring style. Thong Nhat home team will get points every time Cong Phuong plays well and scores. It can be seen in the match against Hong Linh Ha Tinh, when coach Pham Minh Duc arranged Van Cong to follow Cong Phuong, immediately the game of Ho Chi Minh City faced deadlock.

Cong Phuong scored to Hanoi FC’s net in the Super Cup in 2020 at the beginning of the season. Certainly the defense of the Capital team understands the danger that the Nghe An-born striker brings. The return of Thanh Chung in this match will be a great base for Hanoi FC to lock down Cong Phuong and seek victory against Ho Chi Minh City.