Matches in the 9^th round of the 2014 V-League took place at stadiums across the country last weekend.

SHB Da Nang played away at An Giang last Saturday without foreign strike duo Gaston Merlo who is injured and Bojan Mamic on suspension.  However, they took control of the game from the beginning, and their dominance paid off in the 12^th minute when midfielder Quoc Anh opened the scoring.  Their joy was short-lived as a shot from An Giang’s striker Felix in the 26^th minute levelled the score.  Then, SHB DN’s Quoc Anh struck again in the 63^th minute to give the visitors a 2-1 win. 

SHB DN’s Quoc Anh (32) scored twice

Thanh Hoa defeated QNK Quang Nam 2-0 at home, whilst Hai Phong lost 1-3 to Song Lam Nghe An at the Vinh City stadium.

In other matches, thanks to a perfect combination of strike duo Gonzalo and Hoang Vu Samson, Ha Noi T&T beat Quang Ninh 2-1 at the Cam Pha Stadium.  Hoang Anh Gia Lai suffered a 2-3 defeat to Dong Nai at the Dong Nai Stadium, and Binh Duong beat Ninh Binh 5-2 at home.

Thanh Hoa are runaway leaders with 22 points, followed by Binh Duong and Quang Ninh on 14.  SHB DN lie in 5^th place on 12.

SHB DN’s next game is at 4.30pm on Sunday at home to Binh Duong.