SHB Da Nang won the 2023-2024 National First Division tournament after beating Dong Thap 3-1 at the city’s Hoa Xuan Stadium on Friday afternoon.

Nguyen Minh Quang (in blue) opened the scoring for the home team at the beginning of the first half after a decisive kick in the penalty area.

With the brilliant achievement, the local football team completed their championship goal, winning a ticket to return to the V-League soon.

SHB Da Nang players confidently looked forward to the confrontation with Dong Thap after two recent victories with the same score of 3-0 against Long An and Phu Tho both at the Hoa Xuan Stadium.

In the context of needing another victory to win the championship soon, coach Truong Viet Hoang fielded a strong squad with players Anh Tuan, Huu Dung, Van Long, Van Huu, Duy Cuong, Phi Hoang, Cong Nhat, Trong Nam, Van Cuong, Minh Quang, and Quang Vinh.

With home field advantage, SHB Da Nang actively took control of the game from the beginning, and created many dangerous attacks towards the opponents’ goal.

Nguyen Minh Quang opened the scoring for the home team at the beginning of the first half after a decisive kick in the penalty area.

At the end of the first half, Phan Van Long doubled the gap for SHB Da Nang. This goal helped him rise to the top of the tournament's top scorer list with 8 goals.

At the beginning of the second half, Dong Thap shortened the gap 2-1 thanks to a successful kick from the 11m distance. However, in the remaining minutes, substitute Minh Dan had an exact header and brought a 3-1 victory to the home team.

A large number of spectators came to the Hoa Xuan stadium to cheer for SHB Da Nang

After beating Dong Thap, SHB Da Nang had 42 points, 10 points more than PVF-CAND, officially winning the championship. PVF-CAND has three matches left but if they win all they will only have a maximum of 41 points.

In 2023, after being relegated, SHB Da Nang strongly reorganized from the leadership team to coaching staff and players with the strong determination to soon return to the V-league, which brought positive energy to the team.

In the coming time, SHB Da Nang will face Hue away on June 16, PVF-CAND home on June 22, and Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc away on June 29. Their goal is to try to win to close the season completely.

Reporting by PHI NONG - Translating by M.DUNG, P.TRA