V-League 2018, the final "good movie"

While Hanoi FC has won the championship 5 rounds early, S.Khanh Hoa has a 3-point advantage over FLC Thanh Hoa and only meets SLNA at home, people only pay attention to the race for play-off tickets.

But surprisingly, the Nghe An team made the V-League 2018 finish line much more exciting because the two matches between FLC Thanh Hoa and S.Khanh Hoa and XSKT.Can Tho and Nam Dinh both decided the rankings of the four teams.

Guest let go

Initially, people thought that V-League 2018 had ended early when there was only the "reverse final" match left at Can Tho Stadium. Surely the coaching staff and players of XSKT.Can Tho all determined early on that Nam Dinh would be determined to take all 3 points against B.Binh Duong, who no longer had any goals to strive for.

Host Can Tho will fight Nam Dinh for a play-off ticket. Photo: Internet

To keep the players, coach Vu Quang Bao also left Wander Luiz on the bench, goalkeeper Ba Son was given gloves for the first time, Duy Khanh also appeared for the first time in the V-League. The away team knew that they did not have enough strength to ruin the championship celebration party of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team at Hang Day Stadium, especially when Hanoi FC declared that they would not give up.

With such power and calculations, Nam Dinh's 2-1 win over B.Binh Duong and Hanoi FC's 3-0 win over XSKT.Can Tho did not surprise many people. Nam Dinh's Sy Minh still had time to "clean the card" before the "reverse final" at Can Tho Stadium, where they only needed a draw to get a ticket to the play-off. Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team did not have to spend too much energy after scoring a goal to focus on the National Cup final.

Not only did they win, but the Hanoi players also passed the ball to Hoang Vu Samson and Oseni to score to win the title of Top Scorer of the season. At the same time, it indirectly erased the public controversy about the Hanoi FC boss Hien offering a relegation bonus to XSKT.Can Tho. It was simply a doping boost to make the atmosphere on the field hotter.

The homeowner regrets

After round 24, S.Khanh Hoa still has the advantage to win the silver medal for the first time when they are 3 points ahead of the 3rd place FLC Thanh Hoa, in the first leg they won the Thanh team at home 3-1. If they continue to maintain this distance, they will have the advantage before coming to Thanh Hoa to play the last match of the season. Especially the opponent SLNA no longer has the chance to win a medal, in 8 confrontations they won 3 matches, drew 4 and lost only 1.

FLC Thanh Hoa will be determined to win against S.Khanh Hoa to win the silver medal. Photo: Internet

As we expected, SLNA's coaching staff kept the pillars Ngoc Hai and Van Binh on the bench, while left-back Sy Nam appeared for the first time in V-League 2018. For center-back The Nhat, it was only his fifth time on the field. In mentally comfortable matches like this, Khac Ngoc, Sy Sam, Van Duc and the foreign players were free to show off their professional skills.

The result of FLC Thanh Hoa winning against TP HCM at Thong Nhat Stadium was connected to 19/8 Stadium, forcing Quoc Chi, Dinh Nhon and the S.Khanh Hoa players to attack to win 3 points to maintain the gap. While Quoc Chi and Truong Tinh did not take advantage of the delicious situations at the end of the match, Lynch Jermie, surrounded by 5 home players, finished neatly to raise the score to 2-1.

S.Khanh Hoa has the most solid defense in V-League 2018. Before that, after 24 matches, they only conceded 24 goals, but in the pivotal match of the season, Khac Ngoc and Lynch Jermie conceded 2 goals.

Until now, the story has not ended yet, S.Khanh Hoa still has a certain advantage when the V-League 2018 regulations stipulate that if 2 teams have the same number of points, the head-to-head record will be taken into account first.

The 3-1 victory at 19/8 Stadium meant that S.Khanh Hoa only needed a draw at FLC Thanh Hoa Stadium to secure second place. But that did not overshadow the first victory at 19/8 Stadium after 3 seasons, the SLNA players only brought home 1 point.

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