Phút 56, Tuấn Tài tạt bóng có điểm rơi tốt vào chính giữa vòng cấm TP.HCM. Thủ môn Tiến Dũng băng ra đấm bóng thẳng vào lưng đồng đội, khiến bóng rơi ngược trở lại vị trí nguy hiểm, tạo cơ hội cho Geovane nhanh chân đá vào gôn trống mở tỷ số trận đấu. Đây là sai lầm thứ hai của Tiến Dũng chỉ trong 3 trận gần nhất.
Bàn thua khiến TP.HCM phải dồn lên. Tuy nhiên, đội khách thiếu sáng tạo trong tấn công khi chỉ biết dồn bóng cho Ti Phông và Bygrave ở hai cánh. Trong khi đó, Viettel lại đặc biệt nguy hiểm ở những pha bóng bổng khi có ít nhất 3 lần đe dọa cầu môn của Tiến Dũng bằng những quả tạt từ phút 58 đến 70.
TP.HCM chỉ thực sự tạo được sức ép lớn sau khi Hoàng Vũ Samson vào sân. Phút 73, trung vệ Lucas Brendon đánh đầu uy lực, bóng sượt chân Hoàng Vũ Samson đổi hướng nhưng thủ môn Nguyên Mạnh vẫn đổ người xuất sắc để cứu thua.
HLV Trần Minh Chiến thúc giục học trò tràn lên tấn công, nhưng hàng thủ Viettel thi đấu đủ vững chãi để bảo toàn cách biệt 1 bàn mong manh.
Thua 0-1, TP.HCM nối dài chuỗi thua liên tiếp lên con số 4, qua đó chìm sâu ở vị trí thứ 12.
Both Viettel Club and Ho Chi Minh City Club entered the heroic battle within the framework of the 9th round of V-League 2022 with a heavy mentality. While Ho Chi Minh City lost the last 3 matches in a row, Viettel was also disappointed when it lost 2 of the past 3 rounds, against teams that were much lower in strength.
Having the home field advantage, Viettel quickly put the squad up to play preemptively. In the 5th minute, Hoang Duc took the ball and kicked his left foot close to the 16m50 line, but the ball was not dangerous with goalkeeper Tien Dung. Coach Bae Ji-won's team attacked aggressively, pushing the ball to the two sides for Tien Anh and Quang Hai to open up.
However, Viettel's public goods could only maintain pressure for the first 15 minutes, before Ho Chi Minh City responded. In the 15th minute, Van Kien crossed the ball with his left foot for Ti Phong. Defender Ngoc Son of Viettel missed the ball, creating conditions for Ti Phong to finish in an empty position. However, goalkeeper Nguyen Manh rescued the danger at the right time.
4 minutes later, rookie Atapharoy Bygrave crossed the Viettel penalty area and fired a powerful shot with his right foot, but Nguyen Manh still controlled the situation. In the 24th minute, Viettel responded with a powerful second-line shot from Hoang Duc, but once again the ball did not go into the net
The second half of the first half was unattractive because Ho Chi Minh City played cautiously, while Viettel played a deadlock when Geovane Magno and Pedro Paulo were closely guarded.
In the second half, when Viettel could not find the familiar rhythm of playing football, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung on the HCM side made a mistake.
In the 56th minute, Tuan Tai crossed the ball with a good point in the middle of the Ho Chi Minh City penalty area. Goalkeeper Tien Dung punched the ball straight into the back of his teammates, causing the ball to fall back into a dangerous position, creating an opportunity for Geovane to quickly kick the empty goal to open the score. This is Tien Dung's second mistake in just the last 3 matches.
The loss caused Ho Chi Minh City to pile up. However, the visitors lacked creativity in attack when they could only put the ball for Ti Phong and Bygrave on the flanks. Meanwhile, Viettel is especially dangerous in the high ball when there are at least 3 times threatening Tien Dung's goal with crosses from 58 to 70 minutes.
Ho Chi Minh City only really created great pressure after Hoang Vu Samson entered the field. In the 73rd minute, midfielder Lucas Brendon headed powerfully, the ball grazed Hoang Vu Samson's foot, but goalkeeper Nguyen Manh still poured excellent people to save.
Coach Tran Minh Chien urged his students to attack, but Viettel's defense was strong enough to preserve a fragile 1 goal difference.
Losing 0-1, Ho Chi Minh City extended its losing streak to 4, thereby sinking deep into 12th place.