On the afternoon of October 11, at the 19-8 Nha Trang Stadium, the Khatoco Khanh Hoa football team secured an emphatic 4-1 victory over visiting team Cong An Nhan Dan in Round 2 of the Sacombank 2026 - 2027 National First Division Football Championship.
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| The match between hosts Khatoco Khanh Hoa and Cong An Nhan Dan at the 19-8 Nha Trang Stadium. |
Right from the very first minute of the first half, hosts Khatoco Khanh Hoa sprung a surprise with an early opening goal scored by Ukrainian foreign striker Oleksandr Kurakin. A few minutes later, the visitors Cong An Nhan Dan found an equalizer to make it 1-1 courtesy of Do Phi Long, bringing the match back to level terms.
Entering the second half, the hosts Khatoco Khanh Hoa played even better, netting three consecutive goals against visiting team Cong An Nhan Dan to seal a 4-1 victory. The goalscorers for Khatoco Khanh Hoa were Oleksandr Kurakin, Tran Van Tung, and Truong Quoc Minh. The standout performer for Khatoco Khanh Hoa in this match was striker Oleksandr Kurakin, who marked his debut for the 19-8 Nha Trang home side with a brace against the higher-rated Cong An Nhan Dan.
With this result, Khatoco Khanh Hoa now has 4 points (from 1 win and 1 draw), provisionally sitting in 3rd place on the league table. Following this round, Khatoco Khanh Hoa will travel away to face Long An at Long An Stadium, a side currently sitting in 10th place on the standings with 1 point after 2 rounds.
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