The two teams took the initiative to attack right after the opening whistle. The first shot belonged to SL Nghe An, with Manh Quynh's shot from outside the penalty area but it did not trouble goalkeeper Trung Kien.

In the 13th minute, Hoang Anh Gia Lai had two consecutive opportunities to threaten SL Nghe An's goal. Notably, Minh Vuong crossed the ball into the penalty area for Quoc Viet to head wide of the home team's goal.

The match was exciting and exciting but both sides had few truly dangerous opportunities. In the 35th minute, SL Nghe An was awarded a direct free kick from outside the penalty area, Olaha was the one who took the kick, sending the ball close to the goal post of Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

A minute later, the score was opened for the home team. Quang Vinh leaned down to make a beautiful volley that goalkeeper Trung Kien could not catch, Van Luong immediately rushed in to score the rebound into the visitors' net. The first half ended with a temporary score of 1-0 in favor of the home team SL Nghe An.

In the second half, Coach Kiatisuk continuously asked his players to push up their attacking formation to find an opportunity to equalize. In the 57th minute, Jhon Cley from Hoang Anh Gia Lai kicked a free kick, the ball went quite beautifully and dangerously but could not defeat goalkeeper Van Viet.

In the 71st minute, Hoang Anh Gia Lai almost paid the price for their focused attack when young player Quang Vinh of the home team made a very dangerous header.

In the 83rd minute, from a set piece, Jhon Cley crossed the ball into the penalty area for center back Jairo Filho to head in. Tuan Anh put the ball into SL Nghe An's net but the linesman raised his flag for offside against the away team's midfielder.

The match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of SL Nghe An. Losing this match, Coach Kiatisuk's seat is becoming very "hot" after Hoang Anh Gia Lai's very poor performance in the last 6 rounds. The mountain town team only had 2 draws, lost 4 matches, and is ranked second to last in the Night Wolf V-League 2023-24 rankings.

Starting lineup:

SL Nghe An : Van Viet (1), Dinh Hoang (6), Mario Zebic (95), Sy Hoang (23), Van Huy (2), Nam Hai (17), Manh Quynh (11), Ba Quyen (19), Quang Vinh (16), Van Luong (20), Olaha (7).

Hoang Anh Gia Lai : Trung Kien (25), Jairo Filho (33), Van Son (2), Quang Nho (86), A Hoang (71), Bao Toan (20), Minh Vuong (10), Tuan Anh (11), Ngoc Quang (8), Jhon Cley (35), Quoc Viet (19)