Round 2 of V-League: Opportunity for Nam Dinh Club, will HAGL find it difficult to escape the bottom position?

While the teams competing for the top spot all have to face tough opponents, Nam Dinh Club has many opportunities to rise to the top of the rankings.

Hang Day is extremely hot

At 7:15 p.m. on August 22, the highlight match of round 2 took place at Hang Day Stadium between two championship candidates, The Cong Viettel Club and Ho Chi Minh City Police Club. In round 1, coach Velizar Popov and his team also showed their strength in the draw with Hanoi Police Club (CAHN). With rookie Lucao, the current V-League top scorer in the squad, the defensive counter-attacking style of The Cong Viettel Club became even more frightening. This striker scored the only goal for the army team in the opening match. Ho Chi Minh City Police Club has some similarities with The Cong Viettel team. Coach Le Huynh Duc's team also created an effective defensive counter-attacking style, and the most anticipated striker, Nguyen Tien Linh, also shone. With those similarities, fans are waiting to witness a dramatic, tense competition between two teams playing tight, effective defensive counter-attacking football.

Kyle Hudlin (center) and Nam Dinh Club are capable of winning all 6 points after the first 2 rounds.

PHOTO: Minh Tu

At 7:15 p.m. on August 23, Hanoi FC will host HAGL at Hang Day Stadium. At this time, the mountain town team is considered much weaker than its opponent after saying goodbye to a series of key players such as Tran Minh Vuong, Chau Ngoc Quang, Dung Quang Nho, Tran Bao Toan... Coach Le Quang Trai and his team have just suffered a 0-3 defeat against Becamex TP.HCM FC. However, Hanoi FC's current form is not too good, and HAGL is always very determined every time they face the capital team, so surprises can still happen.

V-League will change the top position, will Nam Dinh benefit?

Besides the fairly balanced match between The Cong Viettel Club and Ho Chi Minh City Police, the draw scenario is also likely to happen in the two matches between Ninh Binh Club and Thanh Hoa and Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Club and CAHN team, which took place on the afternoon of August 23. In round 1, Ninh Binh Club, despite having superior forces, encountered many difficulties against Ha Tinh team. Hoang Duc and his teammates were behind, deadlocked for a long time, and finally won with late goals. Ninh Binh Club may continue to face many challenges because Thanh Hoa Club is always a tough opponent for teams that play controlling football. Coach Choi Won-kwon's team also improved significantly with new players Que Ngoc Hai, Mamadou Mbodji or Odizhon Abdurakhmanov. Ninh Binh Club will really want to win to "open the party" with fans in the first match playing at home in V-League, but Thanh Hoa Club certainly did not come to "party".

At Go Dau Stadium, the goal of winning all 3 points for CAHN Club is not easy to achieve when meeting the home team Becamex TP.HCM at 6:00 p.m. on August 24. In the match against The Cong Viettel team in round 1 of V-League, CAHN Club revealed its weakness of not being able to maintain the intensity of the game for the entire 90 minutes. Coach Polking's students played well in the first half, but often faltered in the remaining 45 minutes. Becamex TP.HCM Club has certainly studied carefully and prepared reasonable tactics to welcome this opponent. Coach Nguyen Anh Duc and his team have a mental advantage (won 3-0 in round 1, playing at home) and have had more rest, so they are completely capable of making CAHN Club share points, or even leave Go Dau Stadium empty-handed.

Nam Dinh Club can become the "profitable fisherman" in round 2, because if the opponents stumble, coach Vu Hong Viet and his team will likely take the top spot when their opponent is only SLNA in the match at

6 p.m. on August 23. Compared to last season, the quality of the Nghe An team's squad has declined as they have said goodbye to some important players such as Nguyen Van Viet and Dinh Xuan Tien. Not to mention they will not have the service of foreign player Justin Garcia due to suspension (received a red card in the loss to PVF-CAND Club). It will not be surprising if SLNA suffers their second loss this season. The remaining matches in round 2 are Da Nang Club vs. Ha Tinh Club and Hai Phong Club vs. PVF-CAND Club, both taking place at 6 p.m. on August 23.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vong-2-v-league-thoi-co-cua-clb-nam-dinh-hagl-kho-thoat-vi-tri-day-bang-185250821222641297.htm