Dong A Thanh Hoa crowned National Cup 2023 champion
Sports - Posted date: 05:35, August 21, 2023
The joy of Thanh Hoa players when winning the 2023 National Cup. Photo: Minh Quyet/VNA
Because they knew each other so well, both teams entered the match with great determination and played an attractive attacking style. The intensity was created by both teams right from the first minutes with "uncompromising" ball disputes. Viettel was the team that was somewhat better and created finishing situations in the first half of the first half.
The visitors' aggressive pressing style of play caused many difficulties for Dong A Thanh Hoa in organizing attacks. Strikers such as Bruno Cunha and Lam Ti Phong were closely marked by Viettel's defense, so it was not easy for them to have the most favorable finishing opportunities.
In the 34th minute, Bruno Cunha had a shot in the penalty area but it was inaccurate, missing the best chance since the beginning of the match to open the score for the home team. Dong A Thanh Hoa continued to push up the formation, increasing the speed to create attacks on Viettel, but lacked accuracy in the decisive passes. The first half ended with a 0-0 draw.
Entering the second half, the two teams created an exciting match with tit-for-tat attacks. Players from both teams played more aggressively in the ball disputes in the midfield area.
The referee had to blow the whistle several times after the players played some rough football. The two teams continued to create a tense match, but there were no really dangerous finishing situations. The two teams ended the second half with a draw, and the two teams were forced to decide the winner and loser by a penalty shootout.
In this nerve-wracking penalty shootout, the Thanh team showed their mettle when all 5 Dong A Thanh Hoa players, Paulo Conrado, Le Thanh Binh, Gustavo Santos, Dam Tien Dung and Bruno Cunha, successfully executed the penalty.
On the away team side, Viettel's Bui Tien Dung missed the penalty kick. As a result, the final penalty shootout score was 5-4 in favor of Dong A Thanh Hoa.
Thus, Dong A Thanh Hoa has officially won the 2023 National Cup. This is a completely worthy title for coach Velizar Popov and his team, and at the same time, it concludes a successful season for Dong A Thanh Hoa.
According to VNA