Saigon - SLNA with the matches and the appeal of round 3 of V.League 2021?
(Baonghean.vn) – The third round of V.League 2021 will witness changes in foreign players of the teams. Some foreign players will immediately face their old teams, and the championship candidates will also look for their first victory.
Saigon – SLNA: Experience and youth
Match betweenSaigon and SLNAalso highly anticipated in this round. Traveling to Thong Nhat Stadium with a record of 1 draw and 1 loss, coach Ngo Quang Truong's team faced a bit of a disadvantage when Van Khanh and Ba Sang were suspended.
However, the advantage of the Nghe An team is that they have young players who are reaching their peak such as Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh. This is also the match where SLNA will have all 3 of their most desirable foreign players after they have been absent continuously due to injuries.
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Striker Bruno will play in the match against Saigon after 2 matches absent due to injury. Photo: SLNA FC |
As for Saigon, after losing to Binh Dinh, the strength of coach Vu Tien Thanh and his team will be revealed when facing a fiery team like SLNA. With players 36 or 39 years old in the attack, Saigon is expected to have a difficult match.
Thanh Hoa - Nam Dinh: Enemies on a narrow road
The North Central derby is always hot every year because they are always fierce rivals. Before meeting, Nam Dinh lost to Hai Phong and quickly had to forget the 3-0 victory over Hanoi in the first round. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa of coach Petrovic has yet to enjoy the joy of victory.
After a rather lackluster draw against Viettel at home, Thanh Hoa Club is now facing a weaker opponent, Nam Dinh, to earn their first 3 points of the season when Quoc Phuong, Hoang Vu Samson and Le Van Thang have returned.
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Nam Dinh Club eliminated Gramoz Kurtaj and he immediately returned to face his old team. Photo: VPF |
In particular, striker Gramoz Kurtaj, after being bitterly eliminated from the competition by Nam Dinh, has just officially joined Thanh Hoa. And immediately, this foreign player will have the opportunity to cause sadness for coach Nguyen Van Sy.
Lach Tray "challenges" V.League runner-up
At Lach Tray Stadium, Hai Phong Club, as the team currently ranked first on the rankings, will welcome a very strong opponent.Hanoi ClubHowever, this time, the team that won the V.League 5 times and was runner-up last season lost all 2 matches and ranked last without any points.
Not only that, Hanoi FC is the team with the worst defense in V.League 2021 when it has conceded 5 goals. Despite having a squad of national team players, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's students have only scored 1 goal/2 matches.
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Hai Phong fans have never liked Mr. Hien's team, so the B16 stands promise to be very enthusiastic. Photo: VPF |
The upcoming match at Lach Tray is not only heated on the field because of the confrontation between the top and bottom teams, but these are also two teams with a lot of fate in the V.League. In the last 26 meetings, Hai Phong won 4, drew 4 and lost 17 matches. At Lach Tray, they only won 2, drew 2 and lost 7.
V.League rookie tests coach Kiatisuk
Both HAGL and Binh Dinh had just won in the second round before facing each other. If HAGL was lucky to win because they had one more player, Binh Dinh made Saigon FC lose with the minimum score.
In addition, this is a highly anticipated battle of wits.Coach Kiatisukand coach Duc Thang. The task of Ho Tan Tai and his teammates on Binh Dinh's side is very heavy when HAGL's attack has many stars who can create breakthroughs such as Van Toan and Cong Phuong.
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Coach Kiatisuk only has to meet rookie Binh Dinh in round 3. Photo: VPF |
Facing coach Kiatisuk for the first time, coach Duc Thang will likely arrange a defensive counter-attacking formation to earn 1 point. This is also the day striker Rimario returns to face his old team.
Quang Ninh - Ho Chi Minh City Club: Waiting for Coach Polking
A candidate for relegation had a good start in round 1 but fell in round 2 against SHB Da Nang, that is Than Quang Ninh. Playing at home, the mining team will face many difficulties.
In terms of strength, Ho Chi Minh City Club is better with players like Lee Nguyen, foreign player Da Silva Junior, Joao Paulo. Meanwhile, the home team Than Quang Ninh still has Hong Quan and Xuan Tu as the brightest stars.
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Lee Nguyen has not really left his mark in the HCM City Club shirt. Photo: VPF |
In the victory over HL Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City Club had to rely on luck when the opponent played with one less player to be able to win. And this is the match where coach Polking Alexandre will have to prove more of his coaching ability.
The match between the defending champion and B. Binh Duong
With a squad of players currently playing for the national team, Viettel has had a pretty bad start. Bui Tien Dung and his teammates have only earned 1 point thanks to a recent draw at Thanh Hoa Stadium. This is the match where the central defenderQue Ngoc Haiwill return to play to help Viettel's defense become more solid.
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Que Ngoc Hai returns in the upcoming match against B. Binh Duong. Photo: Archive |
Meanwhile, B. Binh Duong under the guidance of coach Phan Thanh Hung is showing itself to be a very potential candidate. Players like To Van Vu and Nguyen Tien Linh are in good form, helping the away team B. Binh Duong win both of their recent matches to rise to the top of the group.
If everything goes as expected, the match between Viettel and B. Binh Duong is expected to be of very high professional quality.
SHB Da Nang – HL Ha Tinh: Guest is at a disadvantage
At Hoa Xuan Stadium, the Song Han team was full of enthusiasm after 2 consecutive victories against Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh with the same score of 1-0. Besides Duc Chinh, the foreign players that coach Le Huynh Duc brought in were all in good form, especially Rafaelson.
SHB Da Nang's opponent is HL Ha Tinh, a team that is not having any luck at the moment. Coach Pham Minh Duc has just had to liquidate Claudecir Junior due to poor performance and replace him with Chevaughn Walsh. However, they will not have the service of center back Keley because he received 2 yellow cards in the previous match.

Identify SLNA's opponents in round 3 of V.League 2021
(Baonghean.vn) - After 1 home match and 1 away match, Song Lam Nghe An will compete with Saigon FC in round 3 of V.League 2021. The upcoming match at Thong Nhat Stadium will continue to be another challenge for coach Quang Truong and his team.