The race to avoid relegation and the championship.

Nam Dinh Green Steel still demonstrated the prowess of the reigning champions by scoring 3 goals against Song Lam Nghe An in the first half while only conceding 1 goal.

With three points from this match, Nam Dinh Steel continues to firmly hold the top spot in the standings and is very close to successfully defending its championship title. Meanwhile, Song Lam Nghe An continues to struggle to avoid relegation. This can be considered a difficult season for the historically rich team from Nghe An.

Hanoi FC delivered an outstanding 90 minutes against Hanoi Police to continue chasing Nam Dinh Steel Green with only two rounds remaining in the V.League 2024/25 season.

In the Hanoi football derby against Hanoi Police, despite not being highly rated by experts (Hanoi FC was down to ten men after defender Pham Xuan Manh received his second yellow card and was sent off), they still managed to beat the highly-rated Hanoi Police team, who had been eliminated from the Southeast Asian Champions League final in disappointment.

Playing with only 10 men for more than half of the second half, Hanoi FC not only organized a resilient defense but also managed to score another goal against Hanoi Police to seal a 2-0 victory. Meanwhile, Hanoi Police played disjointedly and had almost no sharp attacks.

With the results achieved by Nam Dinh Green Steel and Hanoi FC in round 24, the championship race in the last two rounds is now a duel between these two teams, and these two clubs will certainly share the championship title, as the points gap they have created with the chasing teams behind them is insurmountable in the final two matches.

Similar to the title race, the relegation battle is also far from over, with Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and SHB Da Nang maintaining a neck-and-neck position after the end of round 24. Coincidentally, both Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and SHB Da Nang only managed to secure 1 point in this round, and they will have to wait two more rounds to know their fate in this season.

In this relegation battle, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, and Da Nang can still maintain hope until the final round, as both teams are tied on points and are only 2 points behind Song Lam Nghe An, who are in 12th place.

Furthermore, the two clubs currently ranked 13th (Ho Chi Minh City FC) and 14th (Quang Nam) are only 4 points ahead of Quy Nhon Binh Dinh and Da Nang, and with two rounds remaining in the V.League, it is impossible to confirm anything at this point about the identity of the team that will be relegated from the professional national championship or the team that will play the play-off match against a representative from the First Division.

It is highly likely that the two-way battle in the championship race and the relegation battle will continue until the V.League is completely finished, and therefore the 25th round, taking place right after the FIFA Days break in June, will be especially anticipated.

Tuan Ngoc

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