Hanoi FC tie with 4.25 SC in AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Final’s first leg
Having missed a lot of chances, Hanoi FC tied 2-2 with April 25 Sports Club (4.25 SC) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the first leg of the AFC Cup 2019 Inter-Zonal Final right on their Hang Day Stadium on September 25.
Hanoi FC tie 2-2 with April 25 Sports Club (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Having missed a lot of chances, Hanoi FCtied 2-2 with April ♓25 Sports Club (4.25SC) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the first leg of the AFC Cup 2019 Inter-Zonal Final right ontheir Hang Day Stadium on Septemberℱ 25.
In the 3rd minute, Hanoi FC launched their first attack but could not go through 4.25 SC'sdefense.
Inthe 20th minute, in their first dangerous chance of the game, 4.25SC got the away goal by captain Rim Chol Min from a messy situation in the box.
Rightafter conceding, Hanoi FC answered with a goal in the 21st minute. Papa IbouKebe sprinted powerfully on the right flank, past a few defenders of 4.25 SCand passed in for captain Nguyen Van Quyet to get a tap in. Although theopposition goalkeeper reached his hands on the ball, it still found the net.
Inthe 27th minute, Papa Ibou Kebe showed his great ball control as hereceived a lofted pass from Pape Omar and finished cleanly to get Hanoi ahead.
Two minutes later, 4.25 SC had a chance to equalise the score but the referee stoppedtheir attack when he called for handball.
Inthe 37th minute, Pape Omar got a very good chance to extend the leadfrom a pass of Papa Ibou Kebe, but his shot stayed out the box.
Five minutes later, itwas Pape Omar again with achance on the left wing and once again his shot lacked accuracy.
♔Just one minute into the second half, PapeOmar had the third chance to score but oꦫnce again he could not get the ball in.
In the 56th minute, Pape Omarscored, but the referee called off the goal because the ball touched his handbefore finishing. In the 87th minute, Nguyen VanQuyet lost the ball in the midfield and let 4.25 SC forward Kim Yu Song take asurprise shot from a very far distance that stunned goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung. Hanoi FC dominated the game but still had totake the 2-2 draw as 4.25 SC got the away goal advantage. Hanoi FC are ASEAN Zonal champions while4.25 SC are the East Zonal winners. While it's the Vietnamese side's firstappearance in the showpiece final, the DPRK side played in the same game lastyear, losing out to Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan. The two teams will play again in thesecond leg in Pyongyang on October 2./.
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Hanoi FC tie 2-2 with April 25 Sports Club
