The battle for honor

(Baonghean.vn) - This afternoon (6 PM, May 24th), at the Thành Vinh stadium, the Nghe An team will face the team from the Han River. Although the V.League championship is gradually slipping out of reach for SLNA and SHB Da Nang, this afternoon's clash still promises to be a fiery encounter between two rivals with a long history of rivalry. Baonghean.vn will provide live coverage of this match; please tune in.

The match between SLNA and SHB.Da Nang always attracts a large number of fans.

Once two of the most powerful teams in the V.League, both SLNA and Da Nang are facing significant squad difficulties this season. While SLNA's young players are "not yet mature enough" to fill the void left by Trong Hoang, Van Hoan, Van Binh, and Hector, SHB Da Nang is in a similar predicament, having lost their top scorer Merlo and other key players who are constantly injured. As a result, both SLNA and SHB Da Nang have suffered some disappointing defeats and fallen to the bottom of the table. However, this does not mean that other opponents dare to underestimate these two "giants".

In the V.League, over the past 10 years, whenever SLNA and SHB Da Nang have met, neither side has been willing to back down. At times, the tension has escalated, with players from both sides resorting to physical violence to try and injure each other. Both teams have also had their share of embarrassing moments; for example, Da Nang's leadership and fans packed the Chi Lang Stadium with flags and banners, seemingly poised to overwhelm SLNA, only to be defeated on their home ground. Other times, they entered matches with high spirits against SHB Da Nang, only to see tens of thousands of fans from Nghe An and Coach Huu Thang's team leave in silence after their team lost. Therefore, while securing all three points is important for both teams in this afternoon's match, winning is even more crucial for honor against a long-standing rival.

The rivalry between the two teams has made the V.League so exciting.

Under the scorching sun and the characteristic Lao wind of Nghe An province, if they don't fight with more than 100% effort, Le Huynh Duc's players will easily be defeated by Coach Huu Thang's team on the Vinh stadium. Meanwhile, if Huu Thang's players are still clumsy in front of the opponent's goal, it will be difficult for them to achieve anything against the cunning SHB Da Nang.

If SLNA doesn't improve its goal-scoring ability, it's very likely they'll end up empty-handed in this match.

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