Xuan Son scores in V-League, Hoang Duc unexpectedly sends a message

Hoang Duc identifies the cause of Ninh Binh's defeat against Nam Dinh after leading, and extends congratulations to Nguyen Xuan Son for his maiden V-League strike.

From leading the championship race, Ninh Binh FC has just suffered its third consecutive defeat in the 2025/26 season. Consequently, the 2-3 comeback loss to Nam Dinh on the evening of March 1st has caused the Hoa Lu capital team to drop to third place in the league standings.

Sharing his thoughts after the match, captain Hoang Duc stated: "Today, both teams played an attacking style of football which produced many goals. The defeat is truly disappointing. I hope the whole team learns from this experience as we look ahead to the next match," Hoang Duc began.

In this match, Ninh Binh took a 2-0 lead in the first half, including a goal from Hoang Duc, but ultimately conceded three more goals:

"As everyone saw, many different situations occurred on the pitch. In today's conceded goals, it's noticeable that after Nam Dinh's shots deflected off Ninh Binh players' legs to various positions, many situations were quite unexpected. Perhaps our players were a bit passive in those moments, leading to the goals,"Hoang Duc analyzed.

Speaking about Nguyen Xuan Son finding the net again, Hoang Duc said: "I would like to congratulate Xuan Son for scoring his first goal in the V-League today. I also hope that in the coming period, Xuan Son will return to his formidable form and score many more goals."

"In reality, football involves many different matches and numerous situations. This is also Ninh Binh's third consecutive loss. I believe Ninh Binh needs to work even harder and be more diligent.

Personally, I am not thinking about the title race at this moment. I only hope to fulfill my role well and, together with the Ninh Binh team, focus on each match one at a time,"concluded the midfielder born in 1998.