Matches in the 19^th round of Viet Nam’s top-tier V-League 2013 took place at stadiums across the country on 10 and 11 August.  Surprisingly, bottom- of-table teams made their mark in their games with breathtaking performances.

SHB Da Nang suffered a disappointing 2-3 defeat away to 9^th position Dong Tam Long An at the Long An Stadium.  Unfortunately for them, DTLA are the team in form at the moment having won their last four games, unlike any other V-League team.  Also, the team who were below SHB DN, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, beat Dong Nai 1-0 at the Pleiku Stadium.

SHB DN and DTLA players

The league leaders Ha Noi T&T played out a goalless draw against second-placed Song Lam Nghe An at Vinh City’s Stadium, which kept both teams in the same positions but now one more point ahead of SHB DN.

In other matches, Binh Duong had a deserved 2-1 win over Vicem Hai Phong at the Lach Tray Stadium, while Kien Giang easily took 3 valuable points after their convincing 3-1 win over Saigon Xuan Thanh Cement at the Kien Giang Stadium.  Ninh Binh were defeated 1-0 by Thanh Hoa at the Thanh Hoa Stadium.

After the first 19 rounds, HN T&T now top the league with 35 points, followed by SLNA on 33, then SHB DN and HAGL both on 31.  Ninh Binh and Kien Giang are the bottom 2, with 19 and 16 points respectively.

The next V-League match for SHB DN is at 5pm on Sunday 18 August, at home to 6^th position Vicem Hai Phong.  All teams now have just 3 V-League matches left to play.