Round 8 V.League 2022: Except for Hong Linh Ha Tinh, all away teams lost

V.League 2022 rankings after round 8, Song Lam Nghe An dropped to 3rd place. Photo: VPF

SHB.Da Nang - Song Lam Nghe An (3-1):The biggest surprise of this round 8 was when the home team SHB.Da Nang focused on defending in large numbers, using only 2 young players Phi Hoang (2003) and Dinh Duy (2002) in the front line, making Thai Ba Sang and Hoang Van Khanh look gloomy. Obviously, with a 3-1 victory, in a situation of a shortage of players, Coach Phan Thanh Hung is on a different level compared to his colleague from Song Lam Nghe An. As a former central defender of the national team, Coach Huy Hoang will surely know how to help his students mark people more effectively.

Nam Dinh - Viettel (1- 0):With their current form, Viettel Club is the team that is rated higher. In the last 5 matches, the army team won 4 and lost only 1, making them more confident. Meanwhile, coach Nguyen Van Sy and his team are currently in unconvincing form, only knowing draws and losses since the beginning of the season. However, playing on the fire of Thien Truong, and being lucky, the home team Nam Dinh had their first victory 1-0 thanks to an own goal by defender Thanh Binh.

Hai Phong - T.Binh Dinh (3-1):Rimario was not difficult, with a double in the 3-1 victory, the home team rose to the top and the Jamaican player led the scoring list in V.League 2022 (8 goals). The return of Hai Huy has made Hai Phong's midfield even stronger. "Vietnam's PSG" only had 1 goal from national player Ho Tan Tai, which was not enough.

Van Toan (HAGL) is the most impressive player in this round. Photo: VPF

HAGL- B.Binh Duong (2-1):After two consecutive victories, HAGL's playing style became unpredictable. Coach Kiatisak did not hesitate to push the team's formation to attack from the first minutes. They completely controlled the midfield to push B.Binh Duong deep into their own half. When Cong Phuong was injured, the burden of scoring fell on captain Van Toan, who had not scored in 7 matches.

In the 11th minute, after Xuan Truong's corner kick, Van Toan had a close-range header that blew the roof off goalkeeper Duc Cuong's net to open the score 1-0. Not long after, Minh Vuong had a skillful pass for Brandao to escape and face Duc Cuong, but the Brazilian striker played very well as a teammate, "giving" Van Toan a goal in front of the open goal, doubling the gap to 2-0. Despite great efforts, B.Binh Duong could only score 1 goal at the end of the match.

Hanoi FC - Saigon FC (3-1):The away team Saigon FC had to play with a 100% domestic squad because their foreign players were too bad or had been booked. The capital audience was only interested in seeing how Van Hau would play after 19 months and who would score for Hanoi FC. It only took 7 minutes for the home team to open the scoring thanks to striker Siladi. Center back Thanh Chung fouled Hong Son in the penalty area and from the 11m mark, Manh Cuong successfully executed the penalty kick, equalizing 1-1 for the away team. Despite sending in reserve players, the home team Hanoi FC still easily won 3-1.

Ho Chi Minh City - Hong Linh Ha Tinh (1-0):In the 7 matches played, Ho Chi Minh City has only scored 3 goals, but conceded 7 goals. This made the away team Ha Tinh confident in attacking right at Thong Nhat Stadium. In the 3rd minute, from a corner kick, center back Van Nam headed the opening score 1-0 for Hong Linh Ha Tinh.

This allowed coach Thanh Cong's away team to play defensive counter-attacks with their familiar 4-1-4-1 formation, with Paollo playing highest and constantly threatening goalkeeper Tien Dung's goal. After Paollo raised the score to 2-0, Hong Linh Ha Tinh slowed down, played sporadically and it was not until the 90+5 minute that Tung Quoc was able to score a goal.

With 3 consecutive losses, coach Tran Minh Chien and his team have fallen to the bottom of the rankings with Saigon FC. Meanwhile, Kiatisak's HAGL has followed closely behind Song Lam Nghe An with 13 points each. After this round, the teams are allowed to strengthen their foreign players to prepare for the finish line of the first leg of V.League 2022.