Visiting Lee Man's Mong Kok Stadium (Hong Kong), Nam Dinh FC fielded almost its strongest lineup. Foreign players such as Lucas Alves, Walber, Caio Cesar, Hendrio and Joseph Mpande were all present from the start. In particular, the return of striker Nguyen Xuan Son received much attention. At the pre-match press conference, coach Vu Hong Viet affirmed that although this was only the second time Nam Dinh FC had been present at the Asian playground, the team's goal was nothing more than 3 points.

Nam Dinh FC's opponent - Lee Man is a fairly young team in Hong Kong, having only been established in 2017. Although the squad is not highly rated, in terms of experience playing in continental tournaments, Lee Man is superior. In 2021, Lee Man was even the runner-up of the AFC Cup after losing to Nasaf Qarshi (Uzbekistan) in the inter-regional final. In addition, in the last 20 home matches, coach Szeto Man Chun's team won 16 matches.

With the home advantage, Lee Man Club was the better team in the first half. The Hong Kong representative added foreign players such as Paulinho Simionato (Brazil), Mitchel Paulissen (Netherlands), Henri Anier (Estonia), so they were very dangerous in high balls. In particular, Everton Camargo was placed on the right wing and caused a lot of trouble for Nam Dinh Club's defense in the first 10 minutes of the match. However, despite having better possession of the ball (55%), Lee Man still did not have any notable shots.

Meanwhile, Nam Dinh FC had less possession but was the team that had many dangerous opportunities in the first half. As usual, Hendrio still moved widely and played a key role in connecting with the surrounding satellites. In addition, Van Toan often drifted to the wing and brought many fast breakthroughs. The final destination of the balls was Nguyen Xuan Son - the highest player of Nam Dinh FC. In the 11th minute, Hendrio passed the ball inside, causing Wu Chun Ming of Lee Man FC to almost score an own goal. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Nguyen Xuan Son rushed in to handle the ball but was unsuccessful.

Despite many attacks, the result finally came to Nam Dinh FC in the 27th minute. Starting from a pass from Hendrio, Lucas Silva fired a shot that Lee Man goalkeeper Chan Ka Ho could not catch. Nguyen Xuan Son was present once again and fired a rebound into the home team's net.

With the goal, Nam Dinh FC started to slow down the pace of the match, choosing a defensive counter-attacking style. The second half of the first half belonged to Lee Man FC with many attacks in the middle. But just like the first half, the home team was at a standstill. All that coach Szeto Man Chun's players could do was miss the target of striker Henri Anier in the 39th minute. The first half thus ended with a 1-0 lead for Nam Dinh FC.

In the second half, the home team Lee Man pushed up their formation to find an equalizer. But like the first half, the Hong Kong representative still attacked quite simply. Lee Man Club's left wing with foreign player Ryoya Tachibana became the main attack direction. However, the Japanese player often crossed the ball inaccurately, easily being neutralized by Nam Dinh Club's defense. It was not until the 67th minute that Lee Man Club had a second shot on target in the match but could not beat goalkeeper Nguyen Manh.

On the other side of the front line, coach Vu Hong Viet proactively let his players play solidly in the second half. Nam Dinh Club also withdrew Van Toan from the beginning of the second half and sent in Ly Cong Hoang Anh to control the midfield area. Although they did not have many finishing situations like the first half, in the 74th minute, Nam Dinh Club still found a goal to double the gap thanks to Lucas Silva. Nguyen Xuan Son continued to leave his mark in this situation with a shot that made Lee Man's goalkeeper push the ball out, right on Lucas Silva's trajectory.

At the end of the match, Lee Man Club increased the pressure and launched more shots but all left the fans at Mong Kok Stadium disappointed.

In the end, Nam Dinh FC won 2-0 against Lee Man FC. Coach Vu Hong Viet's team got the first 3 points in AFC Champions League 2 and ranked 2nd in Group G. In the remaining match of this group, Thailand's representative Bangkok United won 4-2 against Tampines Rovers (Singapore) to top the group. In the next match of Group G taking place on October 2, Nam Dinh FC will meet Bangkok United FC.