After over 2 months off to allow the national football team to prepare for the SEA Games 29 in Malaysia and the qualifying rounds of the ASIAN Cup 2019, V League matches will resume at stadiums across the country this weekend.  SHB Da Nang will play third-from-bottom Can Tho at home at 5.00pm this Saturday.

Defender Ezequiel David Britez (left) and midfielder Tien Dung

SHB DN’s coach Le Huynh Duc and his squad are confident of victory in tomorrow’s match because his team have never been beaten by Can Tho in recent league seasons.   

However, the home team are facing a shortage of such outstanding domestic players as Huy Toan, Thai Sung, Anh Quang and Anh Tuan who will be absent at this Saturday’s match due to their injuries. 

Coach Duc does not worry too much about the absence of midfielders Huy Toan and Thai Sung because they have yet to gain any achievements for their team since the start of this year’s league season. 

By contrast, the absence of midfielders Anh Quang and Anh Tuan is major headache for this coach.  Anh Quang has combined well with Argentinian defender Ezequiel David Britez in recent 10 matches, and he has scored a goal for his team.  Meanwhile, midfielder Anh Tuan participated in 14 out of 16 matches in this year’s league season.

In tomorrow’s match, SHB DN will include their top striker Do Merlo who has recently scored 3 goals in 3 recent matches.  In addition, coach Duc will field some young talented players like Tien Dung, Van Long and A Mit.