HCM City and Binh Duong clubs 'push' Da Nang out of V-League
Thong Nhat Stadium on the afternoon of August 11 is free to open, so it should welcome a large audience to watch. The head of the V-League organizing committee and the head of the refereeing committee were present. Coach Philippe Troussier and his associates also came to the field to watch. However, the anticipation of the audience and the officials about a football party did not happen, when the two teams played with a lack of determination and superficiality to stay together.
Before the match, both Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong are likely to be relegated if they lose in a direct match at Thong Nhat Stadium, while Da Nang wins Khanh Hoa. Binh Duong coach Le Huynh Duc previously stated that he "did not shake hands", to draw with Ho Chi Minh City. But in the match, the players of both teams played with lack of determination and poor coordination. Knowing that in the match at the same time in Nha Trang, Da Nang soon led Khanh Hoa 2-0, the players from Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong had more reason to be careful, keeping the score 0-0.
During the match, not many opportunities were created on the goal of the two teams. The most dangerous situation took place in the 10th minute when the defender of Ho Chi Minh City missed the ball, accidentally letting Tien Linh face goalkeeper Patrick Le Giang, but from about 10 meters, striker Binh Duong shot the ball into the sky. Witnessing the broken phase, coach Troussier in the stands waved his hand in dismay. In the 24th minute, Doan Tuan Canh faced Patrick Le Giang again, but the ball was too light, so that the home defender could return to break the ball.
Ho Chi Minh City also created the most dangerous opportunity in the 45th minute. But two consecutive headers by strikers Daniel Green and Mansaray could not defeat goalkeeper Minh Toan on the Binh Duong side.
In the second half, the two teams continued to kick slowly. Ho Chi Minh City players mainly withdrew to the home field to defend themselves, not risking rising for fear of taking risks. Binh Duong did not put all his strength to attack. When having the ball, players on both sides often easily pass back and forth without encountering any dispute. After exhorting the player to kick more aggressively without being rewarded, a large number of spectators left from the 65th minute.
The match gradually drifted to the end according to the same slow and superficial scenario. Ho Chi Minh City's Ngo Tung Quoc even handled it confusingly in the 82nd minute. There was the ball from the right, but instead of coordinating the attack with two teammates moving up, he passed it straight to goalkeeper Binh. Positive.
The whistle of Malaysian referee Razlan Joffri Bin Ali sounded when the Ho Chi Minh City player and coach Vu Tien Thanh hugged each other with extreme joy. Paper fireworks were also fired on stand B of the Ho Chi Minh City Fan Association, to celebrate the home team's escape and relegation after a tumultuous season.
Relegation is a sad ending for Da Nang - the once-powerful force of the V-League. They are the longest-serving team in the V-League when they won the right to this playground after being runner-up in the National First Division in the 2000-2001 season, and remained in the top league in the Vietnamese professional football tower. now. During more than 20 years in the V-League, Da Nang has won the championship twice (2009, 2012), twice second (2005, 2013) and twice third (2011, 2016), won the 2009 National Cup, Super Cup. Country 2012.
