Summary of round 19 of V.League: Hanoi takes the top spot, SLNA finds victory

SLNA has tasted victory

The earliest match of the round between SLNA and Viettel ended with the Nghe team receiving their first win after 5 rounds of only draws and losses. Quang Tinh, Tuan Tai and Memovic helped the Nghe team score 3 goals before Bruno scored an honorary goal for Viettel in the extra minutes.

Ho Tuan Tai has scored 5 goals in V.League since returning from injury. Photo: VPF

This victory helped the Nghe An team move up 3 places to 6th place, while their opponent dropped 1 place, falling to 8th place.

Ho Chi Minh City stumbles, Hanoi takes the lead

The top team, Ho Chi Minh City, in the latest match only had to face Khanh Hoa, the team at the bottom with only 14 points after 18 rounds. It seemed like it would be an easy victory for the team from the city named after Uncle Ho, but the result after more than 90 minutes of competition between the two teams surprised many V.League fans.

Ho Chi Minh City made a regrettable mistake even though they only had to face the bottom team. Photo: VPF

Despite playing a lot of attacking football, during the official match, after scoring an early goal, TP.HCM let the away team equalize before having to accept a bitter defeat in the last seconds of the 5th minute of extra time. This defeat caused TP.HCM to lose the top spot to Hanoi, the capital team that had not easily won with a minimal difference against Becamex Binh Duong before.

Thien Truong Stadium welcomes record number of fans

The attraction of HAGL and the rise of Nam Dinh in this year's season have made the match between the two teams receive special attention from fans of both teams. According to preliminary statistics, there were more than 30,000 spectators present at Thien Truong Stadium to cheer for the two teams in this match. This is also the largest number of spectators coming to the stadium to watch a match live since the Vietnam National Championship became professional with the name V.League since 2001.

The match between Nam Dinh and HAGL was basically a success in terms of visuals. Photo: VPF

Two other teams, Than Quang Ninh and SHB Da Nang, also maintained their positions (3rd and 4th) on the rankings after a 1-1 draw at Cua Ong Stadium.

Thanh Hoa suffered a painful defeat, Hai Phong held the red light

Thanh Hoa, after a 0-3 defeat in their away match at Tam Ky, fell from 6th to 7th place with many rumors about the difficult relationship between this team and coach Vu Quang Bao.

Thanh Hoa unexpectedly lost to Quang Nam, the team that was in the red light position before the round took place. Photo: VPF

V.League standings after round 19. Photo: VTC

There will be only 7 rounds left for Khanh Hoa to make efforts in the hope of staying in V.League 2020 and Ho Chi Minh City to be able to make surprises in the championship competition.