Review of round 4 of V.League 2022

This is a round with 4 out of 6 matches ending in a draw, only the home team H. Ha Tinh lost and Dong A Thanh Hoa had a very convincing first win. The warm-up of V.League 2022 has been completed in which SLNA and Hai Phong audiences turned Thong Nhat and Go Dau stadiums into football festivals attracting viewers.

SLNA, Hai Phong regrettably lost points

Temporary rankings after round 4. Photo: VPF.

The fact that Oseni, who made his debut for the Nghe An audience for the second time, had a decisive kick to bring home 1 point for the Nghe An team shows the importance of foreign players coming to Vinh Stadium at the time of finalizing the roster. In fact, if referee Vu Nguyen Vu had caught Olaha's offside situation more accurately, the away team would have had their first win on Saigon FC's field. But the 1-1 score is also a result that both teams are temporarily satisfied with because Van Duc was injured and left the field, and the young SLNA players need time.

Oseni played impressively for SLNA. Photo: VPF.

Referee Mai Xuan Hung awarded a penalty to Ngoc Thinh for a foul outside the 16.5m area, forcing the visiting team Hai Phong to end the match with a 2-2 draw. There were many changes, but the appearance of Mr. Hoan, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem, players Oloya, Rimario, Hai Huy, Viet Hung and Ngoc Quang were the key factors helping Hai Phong temporarily rise to the top of the rankings. Meanwhile, the home team B.Binh Duong still could not have joy when both home matches ended in a loss and a draw.

It was not the 3-1 victory but the way "Vietnam PSG" organized the scoring that made the audience see the attacking power of T.Binh Dinh. The beautiful triangle attack coordination between Lynch, Rafaelson and Ly Cong Hoang Anh scored the 3rd goal worth writing in football textbooks. Meanwhile, H.Ha Tinh lost 2 matches at home due to lack of force and clumsy foreign players. "Swallow" Dinh Thanh Trung could hardly pull the whole team up.

Review of the candidates

The teams with ambitions to win the V.League 2022 all drew, HAGL drew Viettel 2-2, and Hanoi drew Ho Chi Minh City 0-0. But Kiatisak has something to worry about when using 2 foreign defenders but has conceded 4 goals after 2 matches. Physical strength is the weakness of the team that is considered to have the strongest attack in V.League 2022. Coach Truong Viet Hoang directed by phone, center-back Tien Dung was injured and did not play, but only needed a "long-range battle" to make Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong, Van Toan tired and leave the field and Viettel players easily got a point to leave Pleiku.

Home team Hanoi FC without Quang Hai would be like a “tiger without its claws”, especially when the main players Hung Dung, Van Quyet, Thanh Luong could not play from the start. Minh Tuan and Tuan Hai came to Hang Day Stadium but they still could not penetrate the defense of the visiting team Ho Chi Minh City, which has often come empty-handed to Hanoi.

This is a round with 3 red cards and Viettel, Ha Tinh showed that they are still a very tough team when they have received 11 yellow cards so far. With 2 consecutive victories against SLNA, H.Ha Tinh, coach Duc Thang and his team of T.Binh Dinh are showing that they are a new force in V.League. The fact that half of their squad has just been called up to the national team by coach Park Hang-seo shows that the "dark horse" Binh Dinh this season has become a challenge for Viettel, Ha Noi.

The teams SHB.Da Nang and H.Ha Tinh are struggling as their foreign players are showing signs of weakness while Rimario (Hai Phong) and Mango (Viettel) with 3 goals have risen to the top of the scoring list. After Oseni scored, Nghe An fans are hoping Olaha will do the same.