FLC Thanh Hoa and Long An both have hope

Minh Phuong is not yet hopeless in the race to stay in V-League with Long An. Photo: NK

The bitter 3-4 defeat at Than Quang Ninh Stadium in the previous round due to goalkeeper Thanh Thang's mistake has made FLC Thanh Hoa (38 points) no longer have the right to decide in the race to the championship, as admitted by head coach Petrovic himself. Therefore, this afternoon they are forced to defeat host Long An to compete with the two leading teams, Hanoi and Quang Nam (both 39 points).

According to experts, despite the absence of midfielders Van Binh and Mai Tien Thanh (carded), FLC Thanh Hoa's force is still superior to the home team. Especially the dangerousness comes from the attacking trio Uche (10 goals), Omar (9 goals), Van Thang (8 goals).

Meanwhile, the bottom team Long An (10 points), although waiting for the official relegation date, also wants to get a good result against FLC Thanh Hoa to avoid saying goodbye to V-League 2017 early. In the previous round, coach Nguyen Minh Phuong's team had a strong draw with Saigon 3-3 at home. And in this match, Long An is also determined to play well against championship candidate FLC Thanh Hoa to keep their hopes alive.

Coach Nguyen Minh Phuong shared: “With an 8-point gap against XSKT Can Tho, it will be difficult for us to create a surprise in the remaining matches. But we will play our best to bring joy to the home audience.”

Schedule of the remaining two matches on the afternoon of October 28: Sanna Khanh Hoa - Song Lam Nghe An (5:00 p.m., TTTV THTT) and Than Quang Ninh - Hai Phong (5:00 p.m., VTV6 THTT).

According to TTO