Round 24 V-League 2016: Thanh Hoa Stadium in focus
Before round 24, the hope of winning the gold cup was divided equally among five teams: Than Quang Ninh (43 points), Hanoi T&T (41 points), Hai Phong (41 points), SHB Da Nang (40 points), FLC Thanh Hoa (38 points).
With the above correlation, according to experts' forecasts, the match between FLC Thanh Hoa and Than Quang Ninh (TQN) will be the highlight match of round 24. The advantage of the away team TQN is the excitement with a series of seven consecutive unbeaten matches (5 wins, 2 draws). In addition, their squad has all the key players. Although the door to the championship is quite narrow for the home team FLC Thanh Hoa when they are 5 points behind the leading team TQN while there are only three rounds left in the tournament, but if they maintain the fiery playing style from the beginning of the tournament until now, plus the bonus of up to a billion VND if they defeat TQN, the target of entering the top 3 will become a reality for FLC Thanh Hoa.
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| If they can get their revenge for the 2-4 loss to FLC Thanh Hoa (yellow), Than Quang Ninh will have a wide open chance of winning the 2016 V-League. Photo: ANH HOANG |
On the other hand, in terms of history, Thanh Hoa is rated higher than TQN. Specifically, in the 5 confrontations between the two teams since V-League 2014 until now, FLC Thanh Hoa won 4 matches and lost 1 match. In the first leg at Cam Pha Stadium, FLC Thanh Hoa also defeated the host TQN with a score of 4-2.
The referee for this match is FIFA-class referee Suprem Nonthawong (Thailand) - who is known as the king of yellow cards in the Thai-League when he used up to 48 yellow cards in 11 matches in 2016.
Match schedule for round 24 on the afternoon of September 4, taking place simultaneously at 5:00 p.m.: Hanoi T&T - Sanna Khanh Hoa (Football TV, VPF THTT), SHB Da Nang - Saigon (DRT2, VPF THTT), FLC Thanh Hoa - Than Quang Ninh (VTV6, VPF THTT), Hai Phong - QNK Quang Nam (VTC3, VPF THTT), HAGL - Dong Thap, SLNA - B Binh Duong, Long An - XSKT Can Tho.
Long An practice football without foreign players After officially receiving a play-off spot in round 23, Long An Club head coach Ngo Quang Sang did not hide his intention to use domestic players in all three remaining matches of V-League 2016, including the match against XSKT Can Tho this afternoon (September 4) to prepare for the play-off match with first-class team Viettel on September 23 (no foreign players allowed). In fact, the two foreign players Henry and Simic have not been with the team for training in recent days. However, the Long An club leadership said they will consider sending foreign players to the field in the remaining matches. Club President Vo Thanh Nhiem said: “We have prepared for the play-off match without foreign players in our training sessions. As for whether or not to use foreign players in the remaining three matches of the 2016 V-League, we will consider each specific match. Even though we no longer have a goal to strive for, we will still play our best for our fans.” |
According to Tuoitre
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