After the 3 week break for Tet, the V League resumed last weekend.

SHB DN and Ha Noi players

SHB Da Nang had a 1-1 draw at Ha Noi FC and have now dropped into 5^th place in the league.  However, a draw was perhaps a good result away from home to the 2016 V League Champions who were in 2^nd place at the start of the day.

Ha Noi FC opened the scoring in the 43^rd minute through midfielder Quang Hai’s extremely powerful shot from distance.

After adjustments to their tactics, SHB DN made varied attacks to put pressure on their rivals.  Second-half substitute Nguyen Vu Phong levelled the game with a perfect free kick into the goal in the 72^nd minute. 

In the other matches, Sai Gon shared the points with Binh Duong after their 1-1 draw at the Thong Nhat Stadium, whilst Hai Phong defeated Long An 1-2 at the Long An Stadium.

FLC Thanh Hoa beat Ho Chi Minh City 1-0 at home, Sanna Khanh Hoa suffered a 0-3 loss to Quang Ninh at home, and Quang Nam defeated Song Lam Nghe An 2-4 at the Vinh City stadium.  Hoang Anh Gia Lai lifted themselves off the bottom with a 3-0 home win over Can Tho.

After the first 5 rounds of matches, FLC Thanh Hoa currently top the league with 13 points, followed by Quang Nam on 11 and Ha Noi on 10.  SHB DN now stand in 5^th place with 8 points.  Ho Chi Minh and Can Tho are the bottom pair, with 4 and 2 points respectively.

Another difficult match lies ahead for SHB DN who will next play current V League leaders FLC Thanh Hoa at home on Saturday 18 February at 5.00pm in the Hoa Xuan Stadium, Cam Le District.