Thang Long Warriors Club defeated Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club

On the evening of June 15 at Cau Giay Stadium (Hanoi), Thang Long Warriors Club faced Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club in the 6th match of VBA 2023. In this match, the two teams kept the same squad that helped them win the first match. In which, Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club relied on Vincent Nguyen, Jeremy Smith, Amir Williams while Thang Long Warriors had John Fields, Sameen Swint, Justin Young,...

Thang Long Warriors Club (white shirt) won against Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club in the final minutes of the match.

The match was exciting as the two teams showed equal strength in every position on the field. The trio of Vincent Nguyen, Jeremy Smith, Amir Williams of Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club still showed high performance while John Fields, Thai Hung, Truong Hoang Trung were the outstanding players of Thang Long Warriors Club. Therefore, at the end of the first two rounds, the score gap between the two teams was only 1 point (40-39 for Thang Long Warriors).

Dang Thai Hung (7) had an impressive match in Thang Long Warriors' shirt.

Both teams continued to compete fiercely for points in the remaining 2 rounds. With 2 minutes left in the match, Thang Long Warriors only led by 1 point (73-72). However, the turning point of the match occurred when Justin Young and Dang Thai Hung successfully took advantage of the opportunity, scoring 3 points to help Thang Long Warriors take the initiative.

Phan Nhat Thai Quang also had explosive moments with Thang Long Warriors Club.

With about 30 seconds left in the match, Truong Hoang Trung had 2 more successful free throws for Thang Long Warriors. This experienced defender also excellently blocked a long shot from foreign player Jeremy Smith, extinguishing the comeback hopes of Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club, bringing the final victory of 80-77 for Thang Long Warriors.

Jeremy Smith could not help Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club make a difference against Thang Long Warriors

With 22 points and 6 assists, 1.93m tall defender Sameen Swint of Thang Long Warriors Club won the title of Best Player of the match. This is the second consecutive victory for Sameen Swint and Thang Long Warriors Club in VBA 2023. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City Wings Club lacks depth in the squad when it is too dependent on the trio Vincent Nguyen, Jeremy Smith, Amir Williams, and lacks brilliance from the reserve players, so it had to accept the first defeat of this year's season.

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