V-League rankings: Nam Dinh wins spectacularly to solidify top spot, Binh Duong plummets

V-League Rankings: Nam Dinh Club Breaks Out

Nam Dinh FC entered the match welcoming Binh Duong team at Thien Truong Stadium with the sole goal: to win to fly high on the V-League rankings.

Coach Vu Hong Viet and his team must win to temporarily increase the gap with the second-placed team Hanoi to 5 points. Meeting Binh Duong Club, a team that is rapidly declining with only 1 point in the last 4 matches, is a golden opportunity for the representative of Thanh Nam.

V-League rankings: Nam Dinh won spectacularly to solidify the top position, Binh Duong plummeted - Photo 1.

Nam Dinh Club overwhelms visiting team Binh Duong

PHOTO: NAM DINH CLUB

The home team at Thien Truong Stadium did just that, winning 3-1 thanks to goals from Ti Phong, Hoang Anh and Abdurakhmanov Odilzhon (own goal). Defeating the visiting team Binh Duong, Nam Dinh FC solidified their top position with 39 points, 5 points more than the second-placed team Hanoi (tomorrow Hanoi FC will play round 20).

Binh Duong FC is still in seventh place with 25 points, but is at risk of falling if Hai Phong FC gets at least 1 point at HAGL. Hope of entering the top 3 is fading for Binh Duong, as they are 8 points behind the third-placed team.

Highlight Nam Dinh Club 3-1 Binh Duong Club | Round 20 V-League 2024-2025

In the first leg, Nam Dinh FC had won 4-1 against host Binh Duong, thanks to an impressive hat-trick by Nguyen Xuan Son. In the rematch at Thien Truong at 6 p.m. today (April 26), despite the absence of Xuan Son, Nam Dinh FC still completely overwhelmed their opponent Binh Duong, thanks to the quality of their squad and superior spirit.

Binh Duong FC struggled to withstand the pressure of the home team Nam Dinh and only lasted until the 22nd minute. Marlos Brenner dribbled the ball on the right wing, then cut inside in the middle. Van Toan passed the ball delicately with one touch for Ti Phong to run in. The Nam Dinh FC striker overcame Binh Duong's young defender Thanh Kien to shoot a dangerous cross-angle shot, opening the score for the home team.

Nam Dinh FC continued to increase the pressure, making the away team Binh Duong unable to resist. 3 minutes later, from a corner kick by the home team Nam Dinh, midfielder Abdurakhmanov Odilzhon awkwardly headed the ball into his own net, causing Binh Duong FC to fall 2 goals behind. This was also the 10th goal conceded by Binh Duong FC after only 4 matches. The loose defense continues to be a big problem for coach Nguyen Cong Manh and his team.

The first half did not end well for the home team Nam Dinh when Van Toan left the field on a stretcher. He was in pain after an unpleasant landing and could not continue the match.

V-League rankings: Nam Dinh won spectacularly to solidify the top position, Binh Duong plummeted - Photo 2.

Van Toan is injured. Coach Vu Hong Viet said: "Van Toan has a relapse of his old hamstring injury. After the match, I talked to Van Toan and the team doctor. It seems that this injury is not too serious and Van Toan will return soon."

PHOTO: NAM DINH CLUB

In the second half, Nam Dinh FC still took the initiative. In the 52nd minute, Van Vi quickly escaped down the left wing and crossed for Brenner. However, when the ball was less than 2 meters from the goal, Brenner fumbled and... hit Janclesio's leg before tripping, causing Nam Dinh FC to miss the opportunity to increase the score to 3-0.

Immediately after this miss, Nam Dinh FC conceded a goal. In the 59th minute, Tien Linh took advantage of a cross from the left wing to head the ball to the far post. Here, Duc Chinh responded and crossed the ball inside. In the situation of falling back to block, Thanh Hao accidentally scored an own goal. Hope was rekindled for Binh Duong FC.

However, this was all the visitors could do. In the 71st minute, Ly Cong Hoang Anh extinguished the visitors' hopes of scoring points when he made a clever run and a dangerous header to put the ball into the top corner, raising the score to 3-1, giving goalkeeper Tran Minh Toan of Binh Duong Club no chance to save the goal. This was also the final score of the match.

Nam Dinh firmly consolidated its top position while Binh Duong fell to 7th place.

V-League rankings: Nam Dinh won spectacularly to solidify the top position, Binh Duong plummeted - Photo 3.