Sitting third in Group G coming into the clash, the Vietnamese side were looking to repeat their success from Matchday Three when they defeated Shan United 2-1 in Yangon.
They were on the front foot early and took the lead in just the fifth minute when captain Nguyen Anh Duc opened the scoring after a nice piece of build-up play between Vo Hoang Quang, Tong Anh Ty and Mansaray.
The visitors should’ve drawn level only 90 seconds later, but having beaten his man, Aung Show Thar Maung inexplicably pulled his shot wide with just Pham Van Tien to beat.
The home side should’ve had a second on 29 minutes, but with an open net at his mercy Ho Sy Giap somehow managed to head the ball over.
Min Thu U’s side were unlucky not to equalise after 23 minutes when Zin Min Tun’s lobbed effort hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced on the goal line, allowing the Binh Duong defence the chance to clear the ball to safety.
The Vietnamese made their domination count on 25 minutes when To Van Vu’s thunderbolt from the edge of the area made it 2-0, which is how the half finished.
It took less than a minute into the second half for Nguyen Thanh Son’s side to make it 3-0 as the Shan United defence was caught napping by a quick free-kick over the top, with Mansaray controlling the ball before cutting inside on his right boot to slot the ball past Myo Min Latt.
The former United States U-20 international made it 4-0 on the hour mark with a nice shot on the turn, before completing his hat-trick three minutes later when he headed home at the back post as Binh Duong put the game beyond doubt.
Mansaray then turned provider in the final minute of regulation time, slipping the ball in behind the Shan United defence for defender Ali Rabo who made no mistake to make it 6-0 and round out the scoring.
The win moves Binh Duong into second in Group G above Persija Jakarta, who have a game in hand. The Vietnamese side will face Persija in their next match on May 1, while Shan United will return home to play Ceres-Negros with their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage now extinguished.
