V-League 2017 - An unbelievable round

(Baonghean.vn) - 7 matches of round 22 of V-League 2017 ended in doubts from experts, media and Vietnamese audiences.

Incredible

Rarely has there been a season where after round 22, there were 8 teams with a chance to win the V-League championship like this year. The round had 31 goals, an average of 4.4 goals/match, much higher than the 2.78 goals/match of the previous 21 rounds.

Hanoi FC is the brightest candidate for the 2017 V-League championship. Photo: Internet

The phenomenon of "exploding talent" is not due to the fact that all teams have good attacks, but on the contrary, the increase in the number of goals is mainly due to the poor defense and goalkeeper.

Even SLNA’s defense, which was playing extremely well, suddenly “lost power”, not keeping up with the opponent and losing 3 long-range shots while having more players. Saigon also lost 2 points on Long An field right at the last second of the match, in a match where each side had 3 goals.

The round where championship candidate FLC Thanh Hoa still lost 4 goals at Cam Pha stadium, the "comical" goals on the field were made by veteran goalkeeper Thanh Thang, calmly passing the ball to the opponent's striker.

It has been a long time since the late goalkeeper Do Thanh Ton (CAHN) kicked the ball straight into his own net to "make a bet" by center back La Xuan Thang, that people have witnessed such a confusing situation.

Even striker Dyachenko of the home team Quang Ninh was startled for a few seconds before kicking the ball into the empty goal. Until now, goalkeeper Thanh Thang has apologized to the coaching staff, teammates and fans; VPF affirmed that they will analyze the tape to make final decisions and this strange situation, hoping that it was just a technical error or as the players said, "possessed by a ghost".

Mistrust

Looking at the results of the matches, it seems that the race is very fierce and attractive, in which the matches SLNA - HP, TP.HCM - B.Binh Duong were very exciting. Even the players of Hai Phong and TP.HCM received up to 5 yellow cards due to aggressive tackles.

Accordingly, in addition to Hanoi FC, which is currently leading with 39 points, the 7th-placed team, Saigon FC of coach Nguyen Duc Thang, still has a chance as the gap with the top team is only 5 points while there are still 4 more rounds left in the season.

The “accident” of goalkeeper Thanh Thang is being scrutinized by public opinion. Photo: Internet

But in fact, football experts were surprised and skeptical when they heard the rumors were incredibly true. People said that if Quang Nam won the championship, they would have to spend a lot of money renting Hoa Xuan Stadium (Da Nang) next year because Tam Ky Stadium did not meet the competition standards as stipulated by AFC.

So, coach Hoang Van Phuc and his team are on the run in the final stages of the season. HAGL, the opponent who is struggling after 4 consecutive losses, and has just had to change the head coach, is the one who benefits. After the unexpected goal from a long-range shot by Duc Luong, a player who came on as a substitute from the bench for HAGL, the away team quickly "retaliated" with a chaotic situation in front of the goal by Ha Minh Tuan, another substitute player.

The 0-0 draw scenario was replaced by 1-1, in the last few minutes of the match (?!). Right or wrong, just look at Dinh Thanh Trung and his teammates, 1-2 more rounds will have the answer.

People still say that now only FLC Thanh Hoa and Hanoi are still excited about the V-League 2017 championship race. That is why "explosive talent" still cannot attract audiences to the stadium. If that is true, it is really sad for Vietnamese football!

An Thanh