Fierce competition for the top spot

The home team Thanh Hoa took the lead in the match against Hanoi FC thanks to Rimario Gordon's goal. However, unlike the previous matches that were lackluster in terms of lines and ideas, Hanoi FC played with determination yesterday, especially in the second half. The two teams created an attractive counter-attacking game, before Hai Long shone in the last minute of extra time with a goal to equalize the score 1-1, bringing a valuable point to Hanoi FC.

Hanoi Police Club (left) overwhelmingly defeated Da Nang team with a score of 3-0.

The team that benefited the most from this draw was the Hanoi Police Club (CAHN). Coach Alexandre Polking's students took advantage of Thanh Hoa Club's stumble to rise to the top. At Hang Day Stadium last night, the away team Da Nang "poured concrete" but was only able to hold CAHN Club in the first half. In the second half, when the foreign duo Leo Artur - Alan Grafite found a common voice, they caused Da Nang's defense to collapse. Artur opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a beautiful shot into the near corner, before hanging the ball for Grafite to head in just 8 minutes later. At the end of the match, Grafite "returned the favor" to Artur with a cross for his teammate to connect, sealing a 3-0 victory for CAHN Club.

Hai Long brought a valuable draw for Hanoi team

With the 0-0 draw of The Cong Viettel at Quang Nam Stadium, the competition in the V-League is very fierce. CAHN Club (top of the table), Thanh Hoa (second in the table) and The Cong Viettel (third place) all have 11 points, only differing by goal difference. Following them are Binh Duong (fourth place), Ha Tinh (fifth place) and Nam Dinh (sixth place) with 10 points each. HAGL is seventh with 9 points, while Hanoi Club is eighth, but the gap with the top spot is only 2 points. The race in the top half of the rankings will be very unpredictable, as all teams want to accelerate before the V-League takes a break so that the Vietnamese team can gather on November 20, making way for the AFF Cup 2024.

The second round of the first division yesterday afternoon with 3 remaining matches was also quite exciting. Compared to the first round with only 8 goals, this round increased to 11 goals. The top stars of Vietnamese football also had quite good performances. Ninh Binh team won Long An team with a score of 2-0, in which goalkeeper Dang Van Lam still showed his solidity in goal. Up front, midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc, despite being closely marked, left a certain mark with some skillful dribbling situations, helping the home team Ninh Binh to dominate the game. Before that, there was an explosive performance by Nguyen Cong Phuong with a double to help Binh Phuoc beat Khanh Hoa on November 2. And in the second round, all 3 most promising candidates for the championship, Ninh Binh Club, PVF-CAND and Binh Phuoc, all got 3 full points, making the race to the top gradually heat up.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/v-league-2024-2025-canh-tranh-gay-gat-ngoi-dau-185241103221614901.htm