AFC Champions League Two
The result puts Cong An Ha Noi on eight points, three ahead of Beijing FC with Macarthur FC of Australia on 10.
Cong An Ha Noi set the tone as early as the fifth minute when Leo Arthur tried to lob Beijing keeper Zhang Jianzhi but his effort came off the upright, with the Chinese side scrambling for the clearance.
Beijing FC threatened moments later with Sai Erjini'ao seeing his shot from inside the area sail over the bar, before Guga came close in the 11th minute, curling his free-kick which just sailed over the crossbar.
A lapse in concentration saw Cong An Ha Noi concede seconds later when Nguyen Filip failed to check a surging Lin Liangming, who lunged to steer the ball into the back of the net.
Both sides continued to trade blows before Cong An Ha Noi were awarded a penalty following Jiang Wenhao’s handball but Zhang went the right way to save Artur’s spot-kick.
Cong An Ha Noi started the second half on the offensive with Nguyen Quang Hai forcing Zhang into a save in the 49th minute with Le Van Do then failing to find the target before having his close-range effort pushed away by the Beijing FC keeper.
Beijing FC could have doubled their tally in the 61st minute following a fast break when Zhang Yuning thought he had beaten Filip with a lob, only to see the ball roll out of play.
The misses proved costly as the Vietnamese side equalised in the 76th minute after Stefan Mauk turned in Artur’s layoff following a well-worked play from inside the box.
With momentum on their side, Cong An Ha Noi struck the winner in the 90th minute with Nguyen Dình Bac finishing off Arthur’s pass from inside the box.
Beijing FC suffered more woe in stoppage time after Cao Yongjing was shown the red card for dangerous play as the Chinese side were eliminated.
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