Closely chasing in the championship group after round 13

On July 2, the matches of round 13 of the Night Wolf National Football Championship 2023 (V.League 1-2023) ended with indescribable surprises and emotions.

The top team in the rankings, Hanoi Police, entered round 13 with the determination to win all 3 points away from home against Da Nang, who are at the bottom of the table. With the debut of 2 new players, goalkeeper Filip Nguyen and Quang Hai, Hanoi Police surprisingly lost to the home team Da Nang with a score of 1-0. The overwhelming match did not help Hanoi Police gain even 1 point against the bottom team Da Nang.

In the 62nd minute, Lucao headed in a dangerous goal to open the scoring for the home team. After conceding the goal, Hanoi Police pressed forward to attack in search of an equalizer. Despite creating many opportunities, on a day of solid play by Da Nang's defense, the Police team was forced to accept defeat. With this result, Hanoi Police still tops the rankings with 24 points.

In another development, Thanh Hoa, the direct competitor for the leading position of Hanoi Police, also unexpectedly conceded an early goal in the 2nd minute of the match and lost 0-1 at home to Hai Phong, losing the opportunity to "dethrone" the Police team on the Rankings. Conceding an early goal, Thanh Hoa players rushed to attack and created many opportunities but could not score an equalizer.

Currently ranked 3rd on the rankings after 12 rounds, the home team Hanoi welcomed the away team Song Lam Nghe An at Hang Day Stadium, but missed an important victory at home and lost to the Nghe team with a score of 0 - 1. In the 62nd minute, Dinh Xuan Tien dribbled into the Hanoi penalty area, passed Duy Manh and Nguyen Duc Anh before shooting into the home team's net. In the extra minutes, Nguyen Thanh Chung put the ball into the net in the extra minutes but the goal was not recognized due to an offside error. Despite getting 3 important points away from home, Song Lam Nghe An still could not escape the group of 6 teams at the bottom of the table when they only won 16 points, 2 points behind the team above them, Hong Linh Ha Tinh.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai visited Binh Dinh with the hope of winning to be in the group of leading teams competing for the championship. Playing in a position where they had to win against Binh Dinh, the players of the mountain town team played quite poorly throughout the match. Striker Rafaelson shone with a double in the 45th +3 minute and the 74th minute to help the home team lead 2 - 0. In the 80th minute, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam's mistake allowed the away team Hoang Anh Gia Lai to score a goal to shorten the score to 2 - 1. In the remaining time, the away team Hoang Anh Gia Lai could not score any more goals. With this result, Hoang Anh Gia Lai got 14 points and fell into the group of 6 relegation teams.

Viettel football team surprisingly won 0-1 against the home team Ho Chi Minh City with a goal by foreign player Mohamed Essam, maintaining the 4th position on the Rankings after 13 rounds.

The match between home team Binh Duong and Nam Dinh ended with a score of 2-3. Winning all 3 points at Go Dau Stadium, Coach Vu Hong Viet and his team of Nam Dinh entered the top 8 teams. Meanwhile, Binh Duong team has not known victory in 13 consecutive matches and has fallen to the bottom of the rankings.

Hong Linh Ha Tinh Club hosted the relegation group team Khanh Hoa. After 95 minutes of play, the two teams drew 0-0. With this result, Ha Tinh team has 18 points after 13 rounds, ranking 8th on the rankings. Khanh Hoa team only got 13 points after the first phase and is in the relegation group.

The 7 matches of round 13 of V.League 1-2023 ended with surprising results. The top 3 teams, Hanoi Police, Thanh Hoa and Hanoi Club, did not win in the final round and remained in the same position on the rankings. With the scores being so close, the championship rounds of V.League 1-2023 promise to be extremely tense and exciting.

Meanwhile, the relegation group will be a survival race with names such as: Song Lam Nghe An, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and the bottom team of the table, Binh Duong.

In the second phase of V.League 1-2023, the championship teams will compete in a round-robin (7 rounds), the top 4 teams in phase 1 will play 4 home matches, the remaining 4 teams will play 3 home matches. The relegation group will compete in a round-robin of 5 rounds. The teams ranked 9-11 in phase 1 will play 3 home matches, the remaining 3 teams will play 2 home matches. The 14th ranked team will be relegated to compete in V.League 2 season 2023-2024.

Nam Suong/VNA

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