B.Binh Duong found the light at the end of the road
Nearly half a month ago, on the afternoon of July 23, after B.Binh Duong lost to HAGL 1-2 in 90 minutes, the striker duo Rimario – Tien Linh missed a lot of delicious opportunities, Coach Le Huynh Duc bit his lips regretfully.
The biting lip of coach Le Huynh Duc after losing to the HAGL team 1-2 in the second round of phase 2, group B races to stay in the V.League 2023. Photo: VPF
In the press conference room after the match, when the reporter asked about the calculations for the trip to Vinh to meet the host SLNA in the third round of the second phase of group B V.League 2023, coach Le Huynh Duc frankly admitted:
“B.Binh Duong has nothing to lose. I remind the players when entering the match that we have no way to go back, the only way is to calmly move forward, spill over to the opponent’s field to kick and score. table and win.
It is important for the players to be alert to be able to deal with it and make good use of the opportunities created.”
In fact, the sharing of coach Le Huynh Duc at that time was very… sincere! Simply, after the second round of phase 2 of group B, B.Binh Duong (8 points/15 matches) was inferior to the team ranked directly above Ho Chi Minh City (won SHB.Da Nang 1-0 in the second round of phase 2. ) 3 points – the gap is not easy to fill when the tournament is only three rounds away from closing.
In the final round, B.Binh Duong also had to face the challenge of being a guest on Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Stadium, which was “more or less good”.
B.Binh Duong’s joy after winning SLNA 2-0 in round 3, phase 2 of V.League 2023. Photo: VPF
But then “all the same”, on the afternoon of July 29, B.Binh Duong solved the match against SLNA thanks to two goals from Tien Linh and Thanh Loc. Meanwhile, two direct competitors in the relegation race, Ho Chi Minh City (losing to Khanh Hoa 0-3) and SHB.Da Nang (losing to HAGL 0-1), were empty-handed!
The situation of the “three horses” racing for relegation before entering the fourth round, phase 2 “tense like strings” when all three teams were B.Binh Duong (11 points, goal-loss difference of -7), SHB. Da Nang (11 points, difference -9) and Ho Chi Minh City (11 points, difference -12) have the same score and the rankings are only determined by the sub-index.
“B.Binh Duong will give their best in the last match”
Although B.Binh Duong has seen the light at the end of the road with the first victory of this season, but before entering the 4th round, phase 2 and also the penultimate round of Group B, many opinions still remain. that everything is decided only in the final round.
SHB.Da Nang will escape and Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong will have to play a “life and death” match to determine the ticket to be relegated to the National First class 2024 on the afternoon of August 11 at Thong Nhat Stadium.
Coach Le Huynh Duc shared his joy with foreign striker Rimario after he scored, contributing to B.Binh Duong’s 3-0 victory over Khanh Hoa in the fourth round of phase 2 of the V.League 2023. Photo: VPF
However, once again, coach Le Huynh Duc’s teachers and students showed a strong bounce to make the most of the opportunity, winning the away team Khanh Hoa 3-0 on the afternoon of August 5. Fortunately, in the 3 goals of the Thu Dau Mot football team, both Tien Linh and Rimario scored (the other goal was scored by A San), “removing” the famous rumors about the internal disagreements between the two stars. This.
Ho Chi Minh City playing on the Pleiku field also knows how to promote the spirit of competition to win against the host HAGL 1-0 at a time when coach Kiatisuk has set a goal of testing the squad, giving opportunities for young players to prepare for V. League 2024 to the top, instead of caring about the results.
And finally, the stumble of SHB.Da Nang right at Hoa Xuan’s home field, losing to the away team SLNA 0-1 has “turned” B.Binh Duong from a “bottom of the wall” position to become “the judge” in the match. relegation race.
At this time, B.Binh Duong (14 points, difference -4) was almost certain to stay safely in the relegation zone. They can only be relegated under an “impossible” scenario of losing 4 or more goals against Ho Chi Minh City (14 points, difference -11) in the final match at Thong Nhat Stadium on the afternoon of August 11 to; at the same time, SHB.Da Nang (11 points, difference -10) must win against host Khanh Hoa in the match taking place at the same time.
The most likely scenario is that B.Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City draw, then SHB.Da Nang will be relegated, regardless of how much they can beat Khanh Hoa.
But there is another scenario that will bring surprise to the fans that B.Binh Duong will win Ho Chi Minh City and then SHB.Da Nang will stay relegated if they win Khanh Hoa.
In terms of force, if “stripping” kicks all the way, B.Binh Duong can completely do that. Coach Le Huynh Duc’s affection for Da Nang in general and the Han River team in particular is… infinity! It will be very “convenient” if he urges the army to play with more than 100% of his strength to affirm that B.Binh Duong plays well and is also a way to “save” SHB.Da Nang.
And who knows, V.League 2023 will end with an “unexpected death” – the most important attribute that helps football become a King sport.
After the 3-0 victory against Khanh Hoa in the penultimate round of Group B to stay in the V.League 2023, the reporter asked coach Le Huynh Duc about “shaking hands” with Ho Chi Minh City in the last match. , through which together reach the destination safely? In response, coach Le Huynh Duc said:
“We weren’t foolish enough to shake hands with Ho Chi Minh City Club. Looking at the recent Nam Dinh Green Steel match – CAHN Club, (Nam Dinh lost 1-2) everyone saw how the audience turned their backs on the team. B. Binh Duong does not shake hands, or holds a draw with Ho Chi Minh City Club, but will play hard.”
