The match between Ho Chi Minh City FC and Hanoi Police FC at Thong Nhat Stadium was exciting with many goals scored. After only the first 45 minutes of the match, the two teams scored a total of 6 goals. Specifically, Hanoi Police FC led Coach Vu Tien Thanh's team with a score of 4-2 after 45 minutes of the first half. In which, former HAGL defender Vu Van Thanh scored 2 goals.

Just 2 minutes after the referee blew the whistle to start the match, Jhon Cley scored a close-range goal against the home team Ho Chi Minh City, putting the Hanoi Police Club ahead. Just 6 minutes later, Vu Van Thanh accurately converted the penalty to double the gap for the away team.

In the 20th minute, Hoang Vu Samson scored a diagonal shot to reduce the score to 1-2 for Ho Chi Minh City Club. In the 26th minute, goalkeeper Thanh Thang made an excellent save to block Gustavo's shot (Hanoi Police Club), but the Ho Chi Minh City Club goalkeeper could do nothing more than to stop Vu Van Thanh's follow-up shot. The former HAGL star completed his double and raised the score to 3-1 for the V-League rookie team.

In the 31st minute, foreign player Mansaray finished accurately from close range to reduce the score to 2-3 for the Thong Nhat Stadium team. In the 43rd minute, Trong Long confidently fired a powerful long-range shot from a distance of about 30 meters to defeat goalkeeper Thanh Thang, re-establishing a 2-goal gap for Hanoi Police Club over Ho Chi Minh City Club.

In the 65th minute, Victor Mansaray faced goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang and passed the ball to Hoang Vu Samson. In an attempt to retreat to block, center back Huynh Tan Sinh fumbled and put the ball into his own net, helping Ho Chi Minh City FC reduce the score to 3-4. In the 70th minute, after a cross from Doan Van Hau, Van Trung controlled the ball neatly and shot diagonally into the net of Ho Chi Minh City FC for the 5th time, sealing a 5-3 victory for Hanoi Police FC.

After round 8, Ho Chi Minh City FC is temporarily in 13th place with 4 points and will meet Ha Tinh FC in round 9. Meanwhile, Hanoi Police FC rose to 2nd place with 14 points and will face SLNA in the next match.