SLNA - Quang Nam FC: TOP 3 is not far away!

Witnessing the recent winning streak of the Vinh home team (6 consecutive matches), experts and fans of Nghe An could not help but feel surprised. It was not until the last match of the first leg (round 13) that coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team had the second time to win all 3 points, with a 1-0 victory over Hai Phong. However, since then, the Nghe An team has had 5 more convincing wins.

Phan Van Duc and his teammates defeated B.Binh Duong (2-1), XSKT Can Tho (1-0), Saigon FC (3-2), Hai Phong (3-2) and the latest victim was Nam Dinh (3-2). In history, SLNA has never had such a winning streak.

From the second-to-last position (13th) after the 12th round, the Nghe An team jumped all the way to 5th position after the 18th round ended. The acceleration of coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team was extremely spectacular.

SLNA (white shirt) just won 3-2 at Nam Dinh stadium. Photo: Archive

With 26 points in hand, the Vinh home team is only behind the team in 3rd place on the rankings, FLC Thanh Hoa, by the number of points of 1 win. With 8 more rounds of V.League 2018 to go, the opportunity to be in the TOP 3 is wide open for coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team.

Certainly, the Nghe An team will do everything possible to win a high position in V.League 2018, after many years of struggling in the middle of the rankings.

Speaking at the press conference after the match between Nam Dinh and SLNA ended, coach Nguyen Duc Thang shared: “We are determined to play well in each match because we can win today, but we don’t know what will happen tomorrow. SLNA’s goal is to maintain the best performance to bring joy to the fans.”

Therefore, in the upcoming match with Quang Nam FC (taking place at 5pm on July 15), Phan Van Duc and his teammates will be determined to win all 3 points in front of the home crowd. If they defeat the team from Quang Nam, SLNA will continue to put pressure on the teams above them, namely Than Quang Ninh (28 points), FLC Thanh Hoa (29 points) and S.Khanh Hoa (31 points).

The first leg between the two teams ended with a score of 1 - 1. Photo: Archive

Currently, the Nghe An team is not only 2 places above Quang Nam FC on the rankings (Quang Nam is currently in 7th place), they also have better form than Dinh Thanh Trung and his teammates.

According to statistics, since the beginning of the second leg until now, coach Hoang Van Phuc and his team have not won a single match (lost 1, drew 4). Putting that achievement of Quang Nam FC next to that of SLNA (all wins), the difference in performance between the two teams is too obvious.

Playing at the "fire pot of Vinh", plus having much better form, 3 points are hard to escape from the hands of coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team. The 7th consecutive victory is waiting for the Nghe An team ahead./.