Ho Chi Minh City continues to fly high, SLNA is surpassed by Saigon
(Baonghean.vn) - After a series of 4 goalless draws, SLNA could not maintain 3rd place on the rankings while Ho Chi Minh City continued to lead the race to the championship.
SLNA lost its position to Saigon
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| SLNA continues to disappoint despite playing at home against the bottom team. Photo: VPF |
With 4 consecutive goalless draws, SLNA lost their position in the Top 3 teams on the rankings. Unfortunately, the Vinh home team could not get 3 points against the bottom team Khanh Hoa to consolidate their position despite playing at home.
4 consecutive matches without a win against teams at the bottom of the table is an alarming situation for the Nghe An team's attack. The unfortunate draw also caused coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team to lose 3rd place on the rankings to Saigon.
Ngo Hoang Thinh shines, Ho Chi Minh City continues to fly high
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| Ngo Hoang Thinh and Vinicius help Ho Chi Minh City maintain the top position. Photo: VPF |
Although they had scored the opening goal quite early thanks to Vinicius, the home team Than Quang Ninh was equalized by Mac Hong Quan with a goal in the 36th minute. It seemed like there had been a misstep by Ho Chi Minh City Club at Cua Ong Stadium when 90 minutes had passed, but in the second minute of extra time of the match, former SLNA player Ngo Hoang Thinh shone to bring home a valuable goal to help the top team continue to maintain a 2-point gap with Hanoi on the rankings.
Bui Tien Dung made a mistake, Hanoi almost had to suffer
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| Hung Dung contributed to "saving" the unforgettable debut day of goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung. Photo: VPF |
In round 10, Hanoi FC welcomed their "brother" Da Nang at Hang Day Stadium and Oseni opened the scoring for the home team in the 29th minute. However, with only 2 minutes left in the first half, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, in his first start, made a mistake in judging Thanh Hai's free kick, allowing the away team to equalize. Fortunately for Bui Tien Dung, his mistake was saved by Oseni and Hung Dung with 2 goals before Schmitt narrowed the gap for the away team in the second half. The score of 3-2 at the end of the match helped the capital team continue to closely pursue the top team, Ho Chi Minh City.
Newcomer Viettel continues to lose heavily
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| Viettel continues to suffer another heavy defeat without Bui Tien Dung. Photo: VPF |
After suffering a disastrous defeat against HAGL in the 9th round, Viettel "went south" to play away at Saigon. On a day without Captain Bui Tien Dung, Viettel's defense, despite having Que Ngoc Hai on the field, could not prevent the home team Saigon from scoring 3 decisive goals in the first half. 2 consecutive heavy losses have left Viettel, despite massive investment before the season, still struggling in the bottom group of the rankings. Meanwhile, with this victory, the home team Saigon officially took 3rd place from SLNA.
4 matches ended in a draw
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| Ranking after round 10 of V.League 2019. Photo: VPF |
4/7 matches in the 10th round of V.League 2019 ended in a draw. This caused not much change in the rankings. Khanh Hoa surprisingly got 1 point against SLNA but still could not escape the bottom position. The two teams ranked right above them, Quang Nam and Nam Dinh, also held each other to a 1-1 draw in this round. Thanh Hoa, after 2 exciting wins, was stopped by Hai Phong with a 2-2 draw at Lach Tray Stadium. HAGL and Binh Duong also held each other to a draw in the capital.
In addition to the change in position of SLNA and Saigon, the draw of many matches has helped Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City take advantage of the opportunity to increase the gap with the teams behind in the race to the championship.
Results of round 10 matches of V.League 2019:
Quang Ninh Coal 1-2 Ho Chi Minh City
SLNA 0-0 Sana Khanh Hoa
Hai Phong 2-2 Thanh Hoa
Saigon 3-0 Viettel
Quang Nam 1-1 Nam Dinh
HAGL 1-1 Becamex Binh Duong
Hanoi 3-2 SHB Da Nang
