Waiting for promotion play-off

Promotion play-off tickets are within reach of Cong Phuong and teammates - PHOTO: QUANG THINH

These are two teams competing for a play-off spot to be promoted to the V-League next season. In this match, if Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club wins, coach Huynh Quoc Anh and his team will defend their runner-up position of the season.

Thereby, they will prepare for the V-League promotion play-off. The promotion play-off will take place between the 13th ranked team in the V-League and the second ranked team in the 2024 - 2025 First Division.

Currently, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club has 40 points and 3 matches left to play. Meanwhile, PVF-CAND has 33 points and 4 matches left to play. Therefore, if they win this "6-point match", Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc will have 43 points, 10 points more than PVF-CAND, while their opponent can only earn a maximum of 9 points in the last three rounds.

In fact, from 2019 until this match, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc has never won on PVF-CAND's field. Statistics show that they lost 5 and drew 1. The data supports the students of new coach Thach Bao Khanh in their efforts to create an unbelievable overthrow in the last four matches. On the other hand, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc will lose 2 players Nguyen Quoc Loc and Vu Duc Duy.

Meanwhile, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc's greatest hope rests on midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong. Despite missing a penalty kick in round 18, Cong Phuong made up for his mistake with an assist to help Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc turn the tables against Hue .

Another name to watch out for is Luu Tu Nhan. The striker born in 2001 scored 7 goals (2 penalties) and is on par with Cong Phuong in the list of "top scorers" in the First Division.

With the psychological advantage and initiative, it seems that everything is in favor of Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc in getting a place in the play-off. Therefore, if the match is only a draw, it can only delay their celebration because according to coach Huynh Quoc Anh: "We have the advantage and the right to self-determination compared to PVF-CAND".

PVF-CAND's hope is fading after the 0-1 loss from a penalty kick at Phu Dong Ninh Binh Stadium. Therefore, PVF-CAND's mission is nothing but to win. At least they will shorten the gap to 4 points (36 points compared to 40 points) and wait until round 21 to create a turning point.

That is because when Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc rests in round 20, PVF-CAND meets Dong Thap to hope to narrow the gap to 1 point (39 vs 40). The best scenario in round 21 is when Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc loses to Phu Dong Ninh Binh, while PVF-CAND defeats Khatoco Khanh Hoa.

At that time, PVF-CAND had 42 points and was 2 points ahead of its opponent before the final round. However, for that scenario to happen, PVF-CAND needed to defeat its opponent on the afternoon of May 17.

QUANG THINH

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cho-suat-play-off-thang-hang-20250516094654554.htm