Football
Pedro Henrique of Thể Công-Viettel (right) scores to push his side to the National Cup's quarter-finals. Photos of VPF
HÀ NỘI — Pedro Henrique scored the only goal of the match to help Thể Công-Viettel beat Hà Nội Police in the second round of the National Cup on March 13 in Hà Nội.
Brazilian Henrique only recently joined the team and has had just a few days working with his teammates. But that didn't stop him shining in his debut in the Việt Nam's domestic league.
Taking the ball from midfielder Khuất Văn Khang, Henrique left the Police's defenders Hồ Tấn Tài and Huỳnh Tấn Sinh behind to set up a one-on-one with national keeper Nguyễn Filip. Showing no mercy, Henrique rounded Filip easily and found the back of the net in the 63rd minute.
Four minutes later young striker Trần Danh Trung converted a smart pass from Golden Ball winner Nguyễn Hoàng Đức to beat Filip for the second time. Unfortunately, he was off-side.
The Police were forced to open more attacks to find an equaliser. However all of their attempts did not work, breaking their trophy target this season.
Playing away ground, Nam Định needed to score only one goal to take a win over Bình Định.
Hendrio Araujo Dasilva's winner near the end of the first half was enough to push Nam Định to the quarter-finals, nurturing their dream of title double as the team are currently leader the national premier league.
At Long An Stadium, Becamex Bình Dương met no problems to beat Long An 3-1.
Bùi Vĩ Hào and Nguyễn Tiến Linh pushed the visiting side ahead scoring in the 45th and 80th minutes.
Trần Văn Anh Vũ pulled one back in the 82nd minutes.
However, Nguyễn Hải Huy found the back of the net in the last seconds of the game.
In the last match which was the big surprise of this round, lower-division side SHB Đà Nẵng sent V.League 1 representative Sông Lam Nghệ An out of the Cup after a 1-0 win.
Nguyễn Minh Quang of SHB Đà Nẵng (right) tries to dribble past Sông Lam Nghệ An's goalkeeper Cao Văn Bình in the National Cup. Đà Nẵng won 1-0.
Đà Nẵng managed to convert their only chance into goal by Nguyễn Minh Quang in the 65th minute.
Meanwhile Sông Lam Nghệ An wasted many chances in the match.
The quarter-finals will be confirmed later after players finish their national team duties for the 2026 World Cup qualification and the Asian U23 Cup. VNS
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