Beautiful action of referee Ngo Duy Lan in round 8 of V.League

Defending champion Hanoi stumbles

A play in the match. Photo: Duc Dong

At Go Dau Stadium, Wander Luiz and To Van Vu helped B. Binh Duong score 2 consecutive goals to take the lead against the defending champions. Before the first half ended, Hanoi FC managed to score a goal to shorten the score to 1-2, creating momentum for a thrilling second half.

In the second half, it seemed like the match would end with a score of 2-1, but in the 4th minute of extra time, Thanh Chung successfully took advantage of goalkeeper Tan Truong's mistake and scored a dramatic equalizer to tie the score at 2-2. This was the third draw for coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team.

Timely action of referee Ngo Duy Lan

The highlight of the match was the situation where B. Binh Duong player Thien Duc suddenly fell into a coma after a head collision with Pape Omar (Hanoi). Referee Ngo Duy Lan discovered this, immediately blew the whistle to pause the match and waved to call the medical team. He also quickly performed first aid, by helping Thien Duc lie down on the field, then inserted his hand between Thien Duc's jaws, to prevent the Binh Duong player from biting his tongue while losing control.

Timely action of referee Ngo Duy Lan. Photo: Duc Dong

Another serious injury occurred in the match between Saigon FC and Hai Phong. In the 30th minute, Doan Ngoc Tan of the away team was involved in a dispute near the 16m50 area. The strong collision caused this midfielder to break his collarbone. His injury was not as serious as his colleague Thien Duc's, but he still had to sit out for several months.

SLNA missed the opportunity

The fact that Hanoi did not get 3 points at Go Dau Stadium was an opportunity for SLNA to break away and narrow the gap with the teams above. However, SLNA could not score a single goal against Viettel at Hang Day Stadium and had to accept 3rd place with 15 points.

Meanwhile, Saigon FC of coach Nguyen Thanh Cong had their 4th victory over Hai Phong FC to rise to 4th place, close to SLNA on the rankings. Hoang Anh Gia Lai was also the team that had complete joy in this round when they defeated Nam Dinh 2-0 at Pleiku Stadium, temporarily escaping the bottom group.

SLNA missed the opportunity to improve their score. Photo: VPF

In the series of matches taking place on May 6, Thanh Hoa had a dramatic first victory 3-2 at home against Quang Nam to temporarily lead the opponent along with Nam Dinh and Khanh Hoa at the bottom of the rankings. Ho Chi Minh City Club continued to maintain its high performance when defeating Khanh Hoa 2-1, earning 19 points and reclaiming the top spot from Hanoi Club, which has 18 points.

Foreign strikers dominate the top scorer list

In the list of top scorers after round 8 of V.League 2019, domestic strikers continue to be inferior to foreign players. Leading the way is Hoang Vu Samson with 6 goals, followed by Walsh Chevaughn (5 goals) of HAGL.

Current list of top scorers. Photo: VPF

With 4 goals, strikers Silva Vinicius of Ho Chi Minh City, Oseni Bolaji of Hanoi, Truong Tinh of Khanh Hoa, Van Toan of HAGL, Jermie Lynch of Hai Phong and Pedro Paulo of Saigon FC all scored. The 8th round continued to witness the poor performance of domestic strikers such as Ha Duc Chinh with only 1 goal. The fact that Phan Van Duc has not yet returned also makes the race for the top scorer less dramatic.

Domestic players dominate the list of best players

Photo: VPF

However, there were 5 domestic players in the list of the best players of the match. Ho Tan Tai of B. Binh Duong, Hoang Minh Tan of SHB Da Nang, Bui Tien Dung of Viettel, Le Van Thang of Thanh Hoa and Do Van Thuan were the faces that left the biggest impression. The two foreign players in the list of “Man of the Match” were Walsh Chevaughn (HAGL) and Pedro Paulo (Saigon).

In round 9, SLNA will visit Hai Phong FC at Lach Tray, Hanoi FC will travel to Thanh Hoa while Ho Chi Minh City FC will return home to welcome Quang Nam.

V.League 2019 standings after round 8. Photo: VPF

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