Hanoi FC is considered a strong candidate for the V-League championship. However, this season, they have had a terrible start. In the first match of the season, Hanoi FC lost 3-5 to Hai Phong.

In the second match, coach Dinh The Nam's team still could not recover. They lost 0-2 to Hanoi Police.

This was a match in which Hanoi FC did not play well. They were outplayed by Hanoi Police for most of the match. Hanoi FC's defense was always on alert.

Hanoi Police scored two goals quite easily thanks to Jeferson Elias and Júnior Fialho in the 29th and 41st minutes. If they were lucky, they could have even scored more goals.

With this result, Hanoi Police rose to second place with 7 points after 3 matches, 2 points behind the leading team Nam Dinh. Meanwhile, Hanoi FC was pushed to the bottom of the table with no points after two matches.