AFC Champions League Two
Caio Cesar’s 35th-minute goal and his countryman Brenner’s brace within the space of five second half minutes capped a memorable opening outing for the reigning V.League 1 champions.
Both sides failed to get any shots on target in the first 10 minutes, with the home side’s Percy Tau breaking the impasse in the 14th minute with an attempt that went straight to keeper Kampon Phatomakkakul.
Kampon kept out consecutive shots by Cesar and Tau in the following five minutes while his Nam Dinh counterpart Caique Santos looked on as attempts by Jakkaphan Kaewprom and Denilson Junior missed their mark.
Cesar claimed the first goal of the match in the 35th minute when the Brazilian midfielder leapt to receive a cross from Mahmoud Eid and then guided the ball from the six yard box just past Kampon’s outstretched arm.
Action swung to the other end two minutes later when Tana’s effort from outside the box was pushed away by Santos, which marked the Thai League 1 side’s first shot on target.
Nam Dinh’s Brazilian connection teamed up and doubled their advantage in the 52nd minute when Brenner unleashed a first-time volley after a cut-back from Cesar.
Brenner secured his second five minutes later when he got between two defenders and latched onto a cross from Mitchell Dijks to head past Kampon.
Ratchaburi pulled one back in the 60th minute after Tana picked up a pass from Denilson Junior in a packed goalmouth and sent the ball past a bewildered Santos.
The pace slowed down towards the end, with Eid’s effort disallowed after Nguyen Van Vi was ruled offside in the 85th minute and Nam Dinh captain Lucas Araujo’s header off a corner easily saved by Kampon two minutes later as the Vietnamese side eased to victory.
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