Latest V-League schedule: The battle of the poor, HAGL has no way back

Before the V-League enters a long break so that the Vietnamese national team and U.23 Vietnam can focus on international competitions, the lower-ranked teams all want to win in round 11 to temporarily escape the danger zone.

HAGL and Thanh Hoa play 'reverse final'

On November 8, PVF-CAND (currently at the bottom of the table with 7 points) will need to make a lot of effort when hosting The Cong Viettel Club at 6 p.m. In the 0-4 loss to Hanoi Club, PVF-CAND revealed many weaknesses in their defense. Therefore, coach Thach Bao Khanh needs to strengthen the defense to help his team play more effectively. Against a slightly better The Cong Viettel, PVF-CAND needs to play with concentration to earn at least 1 point to improve their position on the rankings.

HAGL ( right ) needs to play hard and focus to improve their position on the rankings.

Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang

At 5pm on November 9, the "reverse final" match between HAGL and Thanh Hoa Club will take place at Pleiku Stadium. After 10 rounds, both teams have 7 points, Thanh Hoa is ranked 12th, and HAGL is ranked 13th. Therefore, this is considered a match of "miserable people", in which both teams want to take all 3 points to move up.

HAGL has played better in the last rounds, giving them hope of staying in the league. If the mountain town team continues to maintain their fire like the last 3 matches, they will have the prospect of winning against Thanh Hoa. Foreign players like Da Silva, Rodrigues, or Vietnamese-American player Ha Ryan are playing better and better. This trio will shoulder the task of scoring goals for coach Le Quang Trai's team. The key issue is that HAGL's defense needs to play focused until the last minute to avoid conceding a goal in the 89th minute like the loss to Ha Tinh in round 10.

Thanh Hoa FC is also accumulating points to stay in the league, but this season they do not have a good squad, so they will likely face many difficulties when playing away at Pleiku. By defeating Thanh Hoa, "Mr. Duc's kids" will take a big step to escape the bottom of the table where they have been present since the beginning of the tournament.

Another team that is in a difficult situation is SLNA Club, which will host Becamex TP.HCM at Vinh Stadium at 6 p.m. on November 9. This season, SLNA is facing a difficult time with a young team lacking battle experience. The Nghe An team is not playing well even at home, so it is very difficult to break away. Meanwhile, Becamex TP.HCM just had a precious victory in round 10 against Hai Phong, so they have somewhat regained their confidence. Therefore, SLNA must try very hard to win this match.

The most difficult of the "miserable ones" is Da Nang Club (7 points, ranked 11th) when they have to play at Lach Tray Stadium (Hai Phong) at 6:00 p.m. on November 9. Coach Le Duc Tuan's team only focuses on getting points at home, and when playing away, they rarely show their full strength. Meanwhile, Hai Phong plays well at Lach Tray "holy land", so after this round, Da Nang Club will find it difficult to improve their score and ranking.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-v-league-moi-nhat-cuoc-chien-cua-nhung-nguoi-cung-kho-hagl-khong-con-duong-lui-185251106225347469.htm