Hanoi, Quang Ninh Coal share two top spots

ABO/NDO – The Nuti Cafe V-League 2018’s second round saw Hanoi FC and Quang Ninh Coal share the two top spots, with the maximum of six points after two rounds. FLC Thanh Hoa have also made a good start as they narrowly defeated Ho Chi Minh City, while Song Lam Nghe An lost at home against Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN and stand at the bottom of the table.

Quang Ninh Coal (blue shirt) produced an impressive performance to beat Saigon (pink shirt) 2-1 late Sunday.

The highlight of the second round was the confrontation on the home field of Thanh Hoa between two teams of foreign coaches who made their debut this season, Marian Mihail of FLC Thanh Hoa and Toshiya Miura of Ho Chi Minh City.

With the backing of the home fans, Thanh Hoa overwhelmed the visitors with a series of attacks. In the 5th minute, Minh Tuan almost scored the home team’s opener but the ball went narrowly wide of keeper Thanh Diep’s goal. It was the midfielder who then unexpectedly escaped down the pitch to hit the net of Miura’s team in the 32nd minute, but the goal was denied by the referee for offside.

In the second half, the guests’ defensive line could not stand against the attacks from Thanh Hoa and conceded the only goal in the 70th minute. From a long pass by the national U23 team’s keeper Bui Tien Dung, Dinh Tung scored the only goal of the match.

(Source: NDO)