Matches in the 10^th round of Viet Nam's top-tier V-League 2020 took place at stadiums across the country on 17 and 18 July.

SHB DN and Quang Ninh players

SHB Da Nang suffered a 1-2 home loss to Quang Ninh at the Hoa Xuan Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

With the aim of gaining maximum 3 points, SHB Da Nang and Quang Ninh were expected to field their strongest attacking line for the match.

In particular, the home team fielded such key stars as Au Van Hoang, Nguyen Thanh Hai, Phan Van Long and Grace Tanda, whilst Quang Ninh competed in the match with Nghiem Xuan Tu, Mac Hong Quan, Dang Nhat Minh, Tran Trung Hieu and Andre Diego Fagan.

Despite starting the brighter and creating several good chances in the opening exchanges, SHB DN’s players failed to find net for the away side in the first half.

Quang Ninh’s striker Andre Diego Fagan made his mark in the game by scoring goals in the 40^th and 45^th minutes.

In the second half, SHB’s coach Le Huynh Duc changed his team's counter-attacking formation. Since then, the home team pushed on seeking goals.

Then, in the very last minute of second-half stoppage time, midfielder A Mit narrowed the gap to 1-2 for the home team with a perfect free kick.

The other match results were:

                            Hoang Anh Gia Lai 3-1 Quang Nam

                            Hong Linh Ha Tinh 1-0 Ho Chi Minh City

                                                Ha Noi 1-0 Hai Phong

                            Song Lam Nghe An 1-2 Viettel

                         Becamex Binh Duong 0-1 Thanh Hoa

                                               Sai Gon 3-0 Nam Dinh

The next match for SHB DN is on Thursday, 23 July, to Viettel at the Hang Day Stadium.

By NGUYEN AN - Translated by M.D