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Viet Nam News Football HÀ NỘI — HCM City tied 2-2 with Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) in the 11th round of the V.League 1 yesterday. The game was held at the Pleiku Stadium in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. “I regret that HCM City played well but we didn’t beat HAGL,” said coach of HCM City Toshiya Miura after the match. The former national coach also highly appreciated HAGL’s young talents including Nguyễn Công Phượng, Nguyễn Văn Toàn, Lương Xuân Trường, who grew up playing in the National Premiere League. Taking full advantage of playing on their home turf, HAGL were in clear control from the start of the game. Toàn gave HAGL the lead before the first half closed, scoring off a pass from one of his teammates. After the break, Phượng doubled the score for the hosts. However, HAGL’s defence line didn’t play with focus, leaving the team … [Read more...] about HCM City tie with HAGL in V.League 1

Viet Nam News Football HÀ NỘI — FLC Thanh Hóa had their first win under the guidance of new coach Nguyễn Đức Thắng, defeating Quảng Ninh Coal 3-1 in the eighth round of the V.League 1 yesterday. The game was held at Cẩm Phả Stadium in the northern province of Quảng Ninh. Taking advantage of playing on their hometurf, Quảng Ninh Coal played aggressively from the opening. They had a chance to score a goal in the third minute but midfielderMarcusVinicius failed to seize the opportunity. Nearly 20 minutes later, the visitors got to respond. Pape Omar passed the ball to Hoàng Đình Tùng, but Tùng couldn’t beat goalie Hoàng Tuấn Linh of the hosts. The two teams seemed set to enter the break with a goalless draw, when suddenly Edward Ofere scored to open for the visitors before the first half closed. After the break, the two teams played counter attack, determined to … [Read more...] about FLC Thanh Hóa beat Quảng Ninh Coal at V.League 1

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Team managers of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai said they would try their best to finish in the top five of the V.League competition. The team was eliminated from the National Cup on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after the loss, coach Dương Minh Ninh said: “Hoàng Anh Gia Lai have not won the National Cup yet. We really wanted to win it this season. However, now we have to focus on the V.League and target a top-five finish.” Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, who rank ninth, will play against Cần Thơ, No 5, in an eighth-round match at the Cần Thơ stadium tomorrow. Cần Thơ stand four places above Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, but there is only a single point gap between them. A win over the hosts will help two-time winner Hoàng Anh Gia Lai improve their ranking and get closer to their goal. Đoàn Nguyên Đức, owner of the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai club, is confident of his … [Read more...] about Hoàng Anh Gia Lai eye top-five berth in V.League

Referee Nguyễn Văn Kiên (left). — Photo nongnghiep.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) has decided not to invite three referees to the ongoing national premiere league. While VPF has permanently ended its contract with Nguyễn Văn Kiên, it will ban Dương Văn Hiền, Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF)’s deputy head of the referee board, and referee Nguyễn Trọng Thư for a short time. Kiên made errors in the match between Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and Sanna Khánh Hòa in the recent seventh round of V.League 1. His error helped hosts Khánh Hòa enjoy an unexpected penalty. Thư, son of VFF’s referee board head Nguyễn Văn Mùi, also made primary fouls in the match between Cần Thơ and Hà Nội in V.League 1’s second round and … [Read more...] about VPF ends contract with 3 V.League referees

Quảng Ninh Coal are the best V.League team of March. — Photo vtv.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Quảng Ninh Coal secured most of V.League’s awards in March, according to the tour organisers. They were the most impressive team of the month with two wins and one draw. Coach Phan Thanh Hùng was voted the best manager, while striker Teofilo Soares Eydison was the best player. The only award they missed was the best goal of the month, which went to midfielder Lương Xuân Trường of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai. Trường scored this goal at the 86th minute in a match against Hải Phòng FC on March 17. Quảng Ninh will receive their awards prior to their match against Sanna Khánh Hòa at the August 18 Stadium in Nha Trang City today, while Trường will receive his prize when his team plays Sài Gòn FC at the Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City tomorrow. — VNS   … [Read more...] about Quảng Ninh win three V.League’s awards in March

Viet Nam News Football HÀ NỘI — Goalkeeper and the goal pole helped FLC Thanh Hóa beat Sông Lam Nghệ An 1-0 in their north central derby match during the V.League’s fourth round on Sunday. The only goal went to foreign striker Ofere Junior, after he missed many threatening opportunities throughout the match. The Nigerian, who used to play for Lecce in Italian Serie A, headed home after receiving a free kick from teammate Văn Bình to the box 10 minutes after the interval. Goalkeeper Phan Đình Vũ Hải, who successfully saved his net from Thanh Hóa’s earlier attempts, failed to rescue him this time. Hoàng Đình Tùng nearly made it 2-0 for the hosts, but his close-range finish went slightly wide. Sông Lam Nghệ An fought back, and they found some threatening chances, though their strikers either could not shoot accurately or their finishes were stopped by goalie talented … [Read more...] about Thanh Hóa win V.League’s south central derby

Goalkeeper Đặng Văn Lâm will miss this weekend’s V.League clash due to injury. — Photo soha.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The nation’s top goalkeeper, Đặng Văn Lâm, may miss the fourth round of the V.League this weekend owing to injury. Lâm, who plays for Hải Phòng FC, suffered a lower back injury during the Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan in Amman City on Tuesday. The pain forced him to leave the match just some 40 minutes from the first whistle. The doctor, however, said his injury was not serious. Lâm has said he is fine and just needs a few days of rest. On Sunday, Hải Phòng will play against Cần Thơ at the Lạch Tray Stadium. Hoàng Anh Gia Lai’s midfielder Nguyễn Tuấn Anh has also been ruled out of Sunday’s match. The 22-year-old is in South Korea undergoing treatment for a ligament injury, which relapsed last week. … [Read more...] about Injuries rule out talented players from V.League