The remaining 3 matches of round 22 will be held today, May 11. At Pleiku Stadium, the home team Hoang Anh Gia Lai is of course underestimated when welcoming The Cong Viettel . With the loss to Binh Dinh in round 21, the most practical goal of the mountain town team now is just to try to compete for 7th place - that is, to enter the top half of the rankings.
Meanwhile, The Cong – under the leadership of new head coach Popov – will certainly not only want to maintain their position in the top 3 but also compete for the runner-up position (with Hanoi FC), and even have not completely lost the chance to compete for the championship (currently 6 points behind Nam Dinh).
The “6-star victory” against SHB Da Nang Club in round 21 showed how The Cong (the team currently holding two unofficial “records”: the biggest win at home and the biggest win on the opponent’s field this season) has regained its strong motivation under the leadership of its new “captain”.
Therefore, even though they only lost by a narrow margin on the opponent's field in the first leg, but looking at it comprehensively, just getting a point in this match would be a very successful result for the football representative of the Central Highlands region.
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Becamex Binh Duong will introduce new head coach Nguyen Anh Duc when meeting Quang Nam at Go Dau stadium.
Immediately after the 1-3 loss to Ha Tinh in the previous round, the board of directors of the Dat Thu club had to agree to the resignation of coach Cong Manh, then welcomed the return of the once-famous striker of the Vietnam national team but in a new role.
Having just left the "hot seat" at Binh Phuoc in the First Division not long ago (after the team lost the promotion race with Phu Dong Ninh Binh), Anh Duc's acceptance to take over Binh Duong when the team had almost no chance of competing in the top 5 was quite surprising.
Can this 40-year-old coach help the team from the land of Thu have their first victory after 6 matches of only draws and losses against opponents who are "well within their capabilities" (B.Binh Duong once won 2-1 against Quang Nam right on their opponent's field in the first leg)?
On the other side, Quang Nam team is still in the "danger zone", so even though they are slightly underestimated, coach Van Sy Son and his team will try to get points in this match.
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Coach Anh Duc returns to lead B.Binh Duong |
In the end, there is no doubt about Nam Dinh’s goal of winning against Dong A Thanh Hoa at Thien Truong Stadium. Two consecutive wins with big scores against Binh Duong and Ha Noi (the match was considered an “early final” in round 21) showed how formidable the defending champions are under the guidance of head coach Vu Hong Viet even without key players like Xuan Son or Van Toan.
Meanwhile, Dong A Thanh Hoa has just lost its second consecutive match under the leadership of new head coach Steinbruckner (both losses were against teams that were rated much lower, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City). There is a difference in strength and contrasting performance, so not to mention the home field factor, Nam Dinh is of course rated much higher in this match.
Two Malaysian FIFA Referees, Tuan Mohd Yaasin and Muhamad Izzul, will officiate the match at Thien Truong Stadium, one main Referee and one VAR Referee.
Source: https://baophapluat.vn/huong-ve-thien-truong-post548001.html
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