Ho Chi Minh City continues to fly high, SLNA is surpassed by Saigon

SLNA lost its position to Saigon

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 home team Vinh 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 the 3rd place in the rankings to Saigon.

Ngo Hoang Thinh shines, Ho Chi Minh City continues to fly high

Ngo Hoang Thinh and Vinicius help Ho Chi Minh City maintain the top position. Photo: VPF

Although the opening goal was scored quite early by Vinicius, the home team Than Quang Ninh was equalized by Mac Hong Quan with a goal in the 36th minute. It seemed like there was 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, 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

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 score 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 3-2 score 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

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 visit Saigon's field. On a day without Captain Bui Tien Dung, Viettel's defense, despite having Que Ngoc Hai on the field, still could not prevent the home team Saigon from scoring 3 decisive goals in the first half. 2 consecutive heavy losses have left Viettel, despite having invested heavily 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

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 results of many matches have 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