VIET TRI (Interstat) — PVF-CAND scored three goals total and Xuan Thien Phu Tho scored two, and PVF-CAND left with a 3-2 win over the home side on Thursday. The visitors opened the scoring in the 9th minute when Nguyen Xuan Bac found the net. Xuan Thien Phu Tho answered in the 21st minute through Nguyen H., then took the lead in the 39th minute when Tran G. H. scored. PVF-CAND responded just before the break, with Gonzalo Fornari leveling in the 45th minute. The match remained tied until the 87th minute, when Nguyen N. scored the deciding goal for PVF-CAND. The game featured five goals, four before halftime and one after the break. PVF-CAND scored twice in the first half and once in the second, while Xuan Thien Phu Tho scored both of its goals in the first half. The hosts held a 2-1 lead after Tran G. H.’s goal, but Fornari’s equalizer sent the teams into halftime tied at 2-2. Nguyen N. then broke the tie late in the second half. The scoring sequence began with Nguyen Xuan Bac’s ninth-minute goal, continued with Nguyen H.’s 21st-minute reply, moved ahead on Tran G. H.’s 39th-minute strike, leveled on Fornari’s 45th-minute goal and ended with Nguyen N.’s 87th-minute winner.

Huy Tran Gia of Xuan Thien Phu Tho played 90 minutes and scored one goal. Nguyen Xuan Bac and Gonzalo Fornari each played 90 minutes and scored once for PVF-CAND. PVF-CAND’s record in this competition is now 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Xuan Thien Phu Tho’s record in this competition is now 0 wins and 3 losses, and its record across all competitions is also 0 wins and 3 losses. The win gave PVF-CAND its second competition victory of the season and its third victory across all competitions. The loss kept Xuan Thien Phu Tho without a win in the competition and across all competitions.

PVF-CAND had entered the match after a 1-1 draw with Hung Yen, a 4-1 loss at Khanh Hoa, a 4-1 win over Hue and a 2-1 win over Long An. Xuan Thien Phu Tho had lost 2-0 at Thep Can Tho and 8-1 at Hung Yen. PVF-CAND’s most recent match before Thursday was the draw with Hung Yen, and the club had also lost at Khanh Hoa after wins over Hue and Long An. Xuan Thien Phu Tho’s previous two matches were losses, including the 8-1 setback at Hung Yen and the 2-0 loss at Thep Can Tho.

PVF-CAND’s next 10 matches include a trip to CLB Xuan Thien Phu Tho, a visit to Lam Dong, a home match against Ho Chi Minh, a trip to Binh Duong, home matches against Quang Ninh and Thep Can Tho, a home match against Van Vien, a trip to Hue, and home matches against Thai Nguyen and CLB Quy Nhon United. The upcoming schedule lists competition matches for PVF-CAND.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of PVF-CAND 3, Xuan Thien Phu Tho 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Xuan Thien Phu Tho with a 60.2 percent probability to win. PVF-CAND had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.