All eyes are on Thong Nhat Stadium on the afternoon of June 27, where SHB Da Nang – the team ranked second to last in the 2024/25 V. League – will face Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc – the runner-up of the First Division. Which team will win the last spot to compete in the 2025/26 V. League (the losing team will compete in the First Division next season)?
Staying in the league or not is of course an extremely important issue for Da Nang . Right in this season, we have witnessed the Han River team standing at the bottom of the table in 19 different rounds, including a long series of consecutive matches at the bottom of the table (from round 8 to round 24). There was a time when experts were convinced that Da Nang would be directly relegated, even when coach Le Duc Tuan arrived and made some changes.
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Although it was very difficult, the most important thing was that the Han River team persevered and did not give up, accumulating each valuable point to maintain the pursuit. The turning point of the relegation race was the 3-1 victory over Quy Nhon Binh Dinh in round 22, followed by an extremely important victory over Quang Nam in round 23 to help level the gap in points with Quy Nhon Binh Dinh, before surpassing with a draw in round 24 against Hoang Anh Gia Lai .
The draw with Hong Linh Ha Tinh and the 2-1 victory over Song Lam Nghe An in the final round helped Da Nang, although not escape the second-to-last position, but it was enough for them to regain the right to self-determination through an extremely important play-off match with a representative of the First Division.
It should be recalled that before winning against Quy Nhon Binh Dinh in the "reverse final", starting the last 5-match unbeaten streak (3 wins, 2 draws), Da Nang had lost 0-6 to The Cong Viettel.
But later, some experts said that this was a match where the Han River team proactively "reserved their energy" before putting all their efforts into the "life-or-death confrontation" as well as the final rounds.
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SHB Da Nang's opponent is Binh Phuoc, one of the two First Division teams (along with Phu Dong Ninh Binh) with extremely good investment. Not only Cong Phuong, the Southeast representative also owns many new faces of great quality, and at the same time shows the ambition to build a professional and sustainable club.
After failing to catch up with Phu Dong Ninh Binh, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc focused on the race for a play-off spot with its main rival, PVF CAND (also a strong candidate with strong investment and high stability). Everything was only decided after the final round, when Binh Phuoc was only 1 point ahead of PVF CAND, taking the runner-up position and the opportunity to play in the play-off to win a spot in the V.League next season.
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According to the regulations, SHB Da Nang will not be allowed to use foreign players in this match (similar to the matches between V.League and First Division teams in the National Cup). This is clearly a disadvantage, because although the quality of foreign players of the Han River team is not high, this still forces coach Le Duc Tuan and the coaching staff to have appropriate calculations to come up with the optimal lineup, while Truong Tuoi will be able to use a familiar lineup of all domestic players. In other words, this will be a very unpredictable match in terms of developments and results.
Last year, Hong Linh Ha Tinh had to play in the play-off, beat PVF CAND and then flourished in the V.League this season. SHB Da Nang must be looking forward to repeating that, hoping to renew themselves in the 2025/26 season. But on the contrary, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc is also extremely eager to be able to participate in the V.League for the first time, standing shoulder to shoulder with "neighbor" Becamex Binh Duong. A match that promises to be very much worth waiting for and exciting!
Source: https://baophapluat.vn/suc-nong-cua-tran-play-off-mua-giai-202425-post553175.html
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