'Great war' in the Mining land
V.League 2017 is gradually entering the final rounds, which means the competition for the championship is getting more and more fierce. This week, Cam Pha Stadium will become the center of attention with the match between Than Quang Ninh - FLC Thanh Hoa, and only by winning 3 points can the away team from Thanh Hoa hope to compete for the championship.
Pressure from coach Petrovic!
The draw with Hanoi FC in round 21 at home has pushed FLC Thanh Hoa into a difficult position when falling to second place on the rankings, behind Quang Nam Club. Therefore, the match with the host Than Quang Ninh at the weekend at Cam Pha Stadium continues to be the final match for coach Ljubo Petrovic and his team of the Thanh team. Only by winning 3 points can they continue to nurture their hopes of competing for the championship of the season.
With a large investment in personnel at the beginning of the season, FLC Thanh Hoa has clearly shown its ambition to compete for the 2017 V.League championship, which seems to have put a lot of pressure on head coach Ljubo Petrovic. Towards the end of the season, the old coach of the Thanh team is always irritable and often complains after results are not as expected. There were even times when the coach of Yugoslav origin took his frustration out on his students, causing the atmosphere in the Thanh team to become quite tense at times.
Before the match against the home team Than Quang Ninh, the pressure is even heavier on coach Petrovic. That is to say, if they fail in this match, the championship will be out of reach, so FLC Thanh Hoa must try their best to get 3 points at Cam Pha Stadium, although it is not easy.
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Quang Ninh fans will be a great source of support for the home team. |
Up to this point, Coach Phan Thanh Hung of Than Quang Ninh still has not forgotten the "grudge" with the Thanh team in the 2016 season. That year, Than Quang Ninh stumbled against FLC Thanh Hoa in the first leg at home in Cam Pha with a score of 2-4, then drew 2-2 in the second leg, causing them to lose in the championship race with their opponent Ha Noi T&T. Therefore, Than Quang Ninh really wants to avenge the old grudge, not to mention the first leg of this year's season at Thanh Hoa stadium, they lost with a score of 0-1.
Therefore, winning 3 points against FLC Thanh Hoa is the ultimate goal of the home team Than Quang Ninh this weekend. Because only by winning 3 points can they re-enter the top group, thereby continuing to nurture the hope of competing for the top spot in the remaining 4 rounds, otherwise, coach Phan Thanh Hung and his team will say goodbye to their flower dream.
For the above reasons, the match at Cam Pha Stadium is highly anticipated by experts and fans.
"Hot" in Tam Ky
In addition to the "early final" match at Cam Pha Stadium, the confrontation between Quang Nam - HAGL at Tam Ky Stadium was equally attractive and fierce.
That said, this is the debut match of the new Korean Technical Director of the away team HAGL, and also the first match of coach Duong Minh Ninh when he was promoted to the hot seat to replace his predecessor Nguyen Quoc Tuan who resigned after round 21. So, fans are waiting to see if the away team HAGL can create a surprise against the home team Quang Nam who is extremely thirsty for points to break away in the championship race?
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The confrontation at Tam Ky stadium between Quang Nam - HAGL is also very attractive. |
It should be noted that in the first leg of this season, HAGL narrowly won 1-0 against the Quang Nam team. Therefore, the goal of coach Hoang Van Phuc and his team on the home team in the confrontation at the weekend is to win 3 points. Because only then can they break away from their opponent FLC Thanh Hoa, as well as maintain the distance with Hanoi FC.
This is completely understandable, because as analyzed above, FLC Thanh Hoa, while this weekend Hanoi FC will host XSKT Can Tho - a not-so-strong opponent in the bottom group at home at Hang Day Stadium, so the possibility of winning 3 points of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team on Hanoi FC's side is very high.
Round 22, looks like it will be very exciting and intense!
According to Bongdaplus