V.League 2020, first championship for Ngoc Hai, Khac Ngoc?
(Baonghean.vn) - At the end of round 3 of phase II of V.League 2020, the situation in both groups A and B is still very tense when the championship door as well as the relegation door has not closed for any candidate. However, with 31 points, Viettel Club of Nghe An players such as Khac Ngoc and Ngoc Hai is the brightest.
"The Cong's descendants" have a big advantage
In group A, with the advantage of playing at home in round 3, both Viettel (31 points) andHanoi Club(29 points) both won with the minimum difference to share the top 2 positions on the rankings. Thanks to that, Viettel Club of coach Truong Viet Hoang is firmly holding the top position they won from round 2 of phase II.
The score difference between the two teams based in the capital is only 2 points and they still have a direct match against each other in round 5 to determine who is truly the number one representative of the capital's football.
In theory, the race to the 2020 V.League championship is not just a matter of Viettel and Hanoi, because the 3rd and 4th placed teams, Saigon and Than Quang Ninh (both with 28 points), are only 1 point behind Hanoi and 2 points behind Viettel.
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| V.League 2020 Group A rankings. Photo: VPF |
When the score gap between the 1st and 2nd placed teams and the 3rd and 4th placed teams is just one win and any scenario can happen between now and the end of the season.
Although Saigon FC and Than Quang Ninh still have a chance to compete for the championship, this is the decisive moment, the opportunity for two potential teams like Viettel and Hanoi to compete directly for the championship. After losing to Viettel, Ho Chi Minh City FC officially lost the chance to compete for the highest position because they only have 21 points left.
In the next rounds, Viettel will have 4 more matches, respectively facing Hong Linh Ha Tinh away, facing Hanoi FC and Than Quang Ninh at home before visiting Saigon FC. In these matches, if they get points against Hanoi FC in the early "final" match, Que Ngoc Hai, Tien Dung, Trong Hoang, Nguyen Manh and their teammates will have one hand on the championship title.
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| Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates are in the fierce stage to compete for the championship. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Meanwhile, for Hanoi FC, the opponents of the defending champions are B. Binh Duong, Viettel, Saigon and Than Quang Ninh. With 3 points less, Hanoi FC still has a high chance of competing for the championship because this team has an extremely stable playing style. Hanoi FC's attack has scored 27 goals, achieving the highest efficiency in V.League.
Will there be a "reverse final"?
No less tense is the relegation race in group B. Teams such as SHB Da Nang (22 points),SLNA (21)and Thanh Hoa (19) have officially stayed in the league under any scenario. This means that the 3 teams that are in a difficult situation are DNH Nam Dinh, Hai Phong and Quang Nam.
Nam Dinh FC currently has 17 points, the next opponents of coach Nguyen Van Sy and his team are Hai Phong and SLNA in the final round. The port city team currently has 16 points so the encounter between these two teams in the next round is like a relegation match with 1 round early. Otherwise, Nam Dinh FC must beat SLNA in the final match to hope to stay in V.League.
Hai Phong FC’s chances are also very slim, they have to face Quang Nam FC in the final round but will play at home. The gap between Hai Phong and Quang Nam (12 points) is only 4 points.
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| In group B, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong and Quang Nam are in danger. Photo: VPF |
Most likely in the upcoming match, Quang Nam will meet a team that has lost motivation, SHB Da Nang, and will have 3 points in hand. If Hai Phong does not get a point against Nam Dinh, the gap with Quang Nam will be only 1 point. This makes the V.League relegation race only decided in the final round when Hai Phong and Quang Nam meet in the "reverse final".
With Quang Nam ofCoach Nguyen Thanh Cong, although in theory, the chance of staying in the league is still there, but when V.League 2020 in group B has only 2 matches left, they must win 2 matches to get 6 points. If they successfully escape, Quang Nam and the coach from Nghe An will create a rare miracle in this playground.
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