Round 9 V.League 2022: Hanoi FC, Song Lam Nghe An, HAGL separate from the group

The two matches at Vinh and Thong Nhat stadiums are the highlight of the round, the most anticipated. After this round, HAGL won 4 consecutive matches, ranked 3rd (with 16 points with Song Lam Nghe An) while Ho Chi Minh City Club also had 4 losses, red alert.

SLNA showed their strength against Hai Phong FC with a 3-0 victory. Photo: VPF

Song Lam Nghe An - Hai Phong (3-0):Coach Huy Hoang made an adjustment, putting Que Ngoc Hai in the middle of the 3-man defense and wearing the captain's armband. With the excellence of Van Khanh, Van Duc, Xuan Manh and the efforts of the whole team, Song Lam Nghe An easily won 3-0 in the context that Hai Phong did not have the service of Rimario, the player who scored 8 of the team's 14 goals. In this match, player Van Duc scored a super goal in the style of "upside down bicycle".

T.Binh Dinh - SHB.Da Nang (0-1):Despite many attacks but failing to score, the home team Topenland Binh Dinh paid the price after a mistake in the 74th minute. The return header of center back Dinh Trong was too weak, leaving the ball within the control of striker Claudir Junior of the away team. In an effort to rush out to block, goalkeeper Vu Tuyen Quang fouled the new SHB Da Nang player. At the 11m mark, 19-year-old striker Phi Hoang easily scored the only goal of the match.

HAGL - Thanh Hoa (2-0):The trio of Xuan Truong-Minh Vuong-Tuan Anh still did a good job of keeping the rhythm in the midfield. Meanwhile, Van Toan and Brandao played quite flexibly in the crowded Thanh Hoa defense. Van Toan continued to shine after earning a penalty for his team and directly scoring a goal. Although coach Petrovic made consecutive substitutions to refresh the midfield as well as the attack, they were all ineffective, HAGL had 4 consecutive wins.

Ha Tinh - Hanoi (1-2):Because Song Lam Nghe An had won against Hai Phong earlier, the away players were under a lot of pressure. Ha Tinh's newest Brazilian foreign player, Dionatan, played as a midfielder alongside Ngo Xuan Toan in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Dao Nhat Minh replaced Van Cong as the anchor midfielder.

This change made the home team defend more tightly. But Van Quyet showed that he was the leader of Hanoi FC when he scored a goal before the end of the first half. The away team Hanoi played with a lineup without foreign players, mainly to wear down the opponent.

In the 58th minute, the visiting team's coach sent two foreign players onto the field, Siladi and Tonci. And it was no surprise that just a few minutes later, the away team's players had a smooth exchange before Tonci made a gentle shot to raise the score to 2-0. In the 81st minute, Paollo's breakthrough effort brought the ball to Tran Phi Ha's feet, who shot past goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong. The score was shortened to 1-2, but it was enough to put Hanoi FC on top.

Saigon - Nam Dinh (2-2):Before the 6-point match, Saigon lacked foreign players, Japanese midfielder Daiki Umei intended to replace Korean player Ahn Byungkeon who left the team after 3 days of being present. The two times the away team Nam Dinh took the lead, they could not maintain the advantage, Dinh Viet Tu received a red card when the score was 1-0, causing Van Sy and his team to play with one less player for more than 60 minutes at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Viettel - HCMC (1-0):Sinking deep at the bottom of the rankings, with 3 consecutive losses, Coach Tran Minh Chien has replaced 2 foreign players. The duo Atapharoy Bygrave and Daniel Green, both from Jamaica, replaced 2 foreign players whose contracts were terminated, defender Lucas Brendon and striker Mauricio Cordeiro. Daniel Green (25 years old) has played 21 matches in the Jamaican national championship, wearing the colors of Harbour View FC and Mount Pleasant. The striker born in 1997 scored 6 goals, assisted 1 goal. Meanwhile, Bygrave also played in the Jamaican national championship, he scored 12 goals after 22 appearances.

But the home team Viettel with better quality players had an important victory to climb to 5th place, chasing the top group.

It is very likely that Hanoi FC, Song Lam Nghe An, HAGL, Viettel are the teams competing for the 2022 V.League championship. The two teams at Thong Nhat Stadium and Nam Dinh will have to race to avoid relegation.

An Thanh