Round 18 V.League: Exploding 'derby' matches

The “Central derby” between Quang Nam and Quy Nhon Binh Dinh – the second-to-last team – at Tam Ky Stadium was noteworthy. Under the guidance of coach Van Sy Son, Quang Nam showed their “personality” in playing football: tight defense and counter-attacks and when necessary, they can also compete admirably with much stronger opponents.

The 4-4 draw against Cong An Ha Noi or 2-2 against The Cong in the most recent round (both away) is proof. Meanwhile, Quy Nhon Binh Dinh just lost to Hong Linh Ha Tinh and is "stuck in place" in the play-off position. Losing the 4th consecutive match, also the 9th match without a win, Binh Dinh's danger has increased again when the gap with the team above, Song Lam Nghe An (drawn in the last round) has been widened to 4 points. It is understandable that many people will lean towards the home team's ability to win in this match, which means reclaiming the "debt" of losing 0-1 in Quy Nhon in the first leg.

Another interesting “derby” in this round is the “Thanh – Nghe derby” which has consumed a lot of ink in the press in the history of V.League. At home, Dong A Thanh Hoa meets Song Lam Nghe An, so there is no doubt about the “upper hand” position of the Thanh team, especially when they won 1-0 right at Vinh Stadium in the first leg.

The problem is that the Thanh Hoa team will not be led by Povop but by new coach Steinbruckner - who "lost everything" in his debut match (losing 1-3 to Hanoi FC) in the previous round. Meanwhile, Song Lam Nghe An, with the goal of accumulating the maximum number of points needed in the relegation race - just got 1 more point after a draw with Ho Chi Minh City at Thong Nhat Stadium.

The goal of the Nghe team in this match is probably the same, continuing to try to get points to increase the gap with the 2 teams at the bottom of the table. Better in both strength and home field advantage, but still need to wait and see how effective the home team's playing style is...

The match between Hanoi Police and Hoang Anh Gia Lai also promises to be very exciting and may contain a lot of drama. A strong candidate with many "national" players but is clearly at a disadvantage in the championship race (9 points behind the leading team Nam Dinh), not even sure of a place in the top 3 is clearly something that Hanoi Police fans do not expect.

So, what better opportunity for them to both avenge the 0-1 defeat to Hoang Anh Gia Lai in Pleiku and maintain their ability to “race” if they win this match? But the mountain town team is also showing its unpredictable potential strength when they just defeated Binh Duong 4-0 in the rematch in round 17. A “nearly even” match with only a slight home field advantage in favor of Hanoi Police.

Tuan Ngoc

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