Hanoi FC draw with 4.25 SC in first leg of AFC Cup Inter-Zonal finals
VOV.VN - Hanoi FC recorded a 2-2 draw with 4.25 SC of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the first leg of the AFC Cup 2019 Inter-Zonal finals which took place at the Hang Day stadium on September 25.
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| The team from the DPRK started the game brightly, with Rim Chol-min putting the Korean side ahead in the 19th minute. |
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| 4.25 SC only held the lead for two minutes before Hanoi FC captain Nguyen Van Quyet equalised to make the score 1-1. |
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| Fans of Hanoi FC were ecstatic just a few minutes later as French winger Ibou Kebe put the home side 2-1 up in the 28th minute. |
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| Kebe poked the ball past goalkeeper Pak Jin-myong after beating the offside trap. |
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| Hanoi FC’s goalkeeper Nguyen Van Cong suffered an injury in the 34th minute and was forced to go off, being replaced by Bui Tien Dung. |
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| After going into the lead, the home side created an array of opportunities. However, bad finishing let them down and Hanoi FC only went in 2-1 up at half time. |
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| The Vietnamese team continued to dominate into the second half but were unable to make a further breakthrough. |
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| Pak Jin-myong had a busy night work in goal for the 4.25 SC. |
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| With 4.25 SC staring at defeat, forward Kim Yu-song popped up with a long range strike in the 87th minute to level the score. |
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| The match went on to finish 2-2 with Hanoi FC failing to make the most of their home advantage in the first leg of the AFC Cup 2019 Inter-Zonal finals. |
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| The second leg is set to take place in the DPRK on October 2. |
