After playing out a goalless away draw to 5^th-placed Can Tho, SHB Da Nang disappointingly managed a 2-2 home draw against Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) on Sunday.

SHB’s striker Ha Duc Chinh (in orange) with the ball

SHB’s coach Nguyen Minh Phuong continued arranging striker Diogo Pereira as central forward, whilst striker Ha Duc Chinh played on the right side of the field. However, the Brazilian striker has yet to meet the requirements of his coach when he missed a scoring chance for his team in the 40^th minute due to his inaccurate shot.

In the 11^th minute, an own goal by SLNA’s striker Olaha currently gave the home team the lead. 8 minutes later, SLNA’s midfielder Phan Van Duc levelled the score at 1-1 with a powerful free kick. In the 26^th minute, midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc’s shot raised the score to 1-2 for the visitors.

In the 57^th minute, SHB’s Hoang Minh Tam failed to beat goalkeeper Vu Hai, but fortunately, his failing shot became a perfect pass for striker Do Merlo to score to narrow the gap to 2-2. The score remained at 2-2, as it did until the end of the game.

Sunday’s other match results were:

                        Quang Nam 1-0 Can Tho

            Hoang Anh Gia Lai  2-2 Ho Chi Minh

                        Quang Ninh 1-1 Becamex Binh Duong

                               Sai Gon 0-1 Hai Phong

                                Ha Noi 4-0 Sanna Khanh Hoa

                           Nam Dinh 1-1 Thanh Hoa

Ha Noi FC currently top the league with 29 points, followed by Quang Ninh on 21, and Binh Duong on 18. SHB DN are in 10^th place on 13 points. Sai Gon and Nam Dinh are the bottom pair, with 7 and 6 points respectively.

SHB DN will next play bottom-of-the-table Nam Dinh at home on Friday 8 June at 6.00pm in the Hoa Xuan Stadium in Cam Le District.