Without Trung Kiên, HAGL suffered a heavy defeat to CAHN and found themselves in danger in the V-League.

The rescheduled round 4 match of the 2025/26 V-League between HAGL and Công an Hà Nội (CAHN) on December 18 ended with a 3-1 win for the visiting team. This outcome not only helped CAHN stay in the title race but also kept HAGL anchored at the bottom of the league table.

At the start of the match,HAGLsuffered a significant blow by missing goalkeeper Trung Kiên, as the U22 Vietnam star was away competing at SEA Games 33.