In the match of the 5th round of the 2023-2024 AFC Cup group stage taking place on the evening of November 30, Hai Phong FC had to win against PSM Makassar FC (Indonesia) to keep their hopes of passing the group stage alive. The Indonesian representative has the advantage of playing at home, but the port city team is the name that is rated higher and won with a score of 3-0 in the first leg.

However, when meeting the "defeated general", coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's ​​team encountered many difficulties. In fact, Hai Phong Club still created dangerous situations, but the strikers of the port city team showed quite a lack of luck in the final finishing stage. Before the break, although there were opportunities, both teams could not penetrate the opponent's net once.

In the second half, in the first 20 minutes, Hai Phong FC still had trouble finding a goal. It was not until the 74th minute that the Vietnamese representative took the lead. Starting from a reasonable pass from Xuan Truong, Luong Hoang Nam dribbled the ball and passed it to foreign player Lucao who ran down and finished accurately, opening the score for Hai Phong FC.

Not allowing Hai Phong FC players to enjoy their joy for long, the home team PSM Makassar quickly leveled the score after only 3 minutes. From a free kick outside the penalty area, Yakob Sayuri took a very dangerous straight shot, causing goalkeeper Dinh Trieu to touch the ball but still could not save it.

In the remaining minutes of the match, Hai Phong Club, despite playing quite hard and threatening the opponent's goal, could not score any more goals. The final score of the match was 1-1. With this result, Hai Phong Club has only 7 points after 5 matches, ranked second in Group H and has no chance of participating in the regional semi-finals of the AFC Cup 2023 - 2024. Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's ​​team still has one more match, against Hougang United (Singapore) on December 14.