LS V.League 1 -2020: New champion Viettel FC

LS V.League 1-2020 ended last night 8th Nov after the battle to the champion of Viettel and Hanoi FC. Finally, Viettel FC won their first-ever V. League 1 title on Sunday with a 1-0 victory against Saigon FC.

09/11/2020 10:34:14

Viettel began the match cautiously, playing a possession game with a deep defensive line and waiting to attack on the break. In the 18th minute, they got what they needed. From a free-kick on the right, midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc crossed it in to Bruno Cantanhede and the Brazilian striker beat the goalkeeper off a difficult header.

The goal made it easy for Viettel to shut down the match and sit on their lead.

Their center-backs Que Ngoc Hai and Bui Tien Dung, both national team players, had a good game, making a number of vital interceptions and clearances. Goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh proved to be solid in the air.

In the second half, despite losing two key players, Viettel clung to their lead until the end. Saigon did not seem to put in too much effort since they were sure of third place.

Meanwhile, Hanoi thrashed Quang Ninh 4-0 to finish in second place the same night. Quang Ninh were fourth.

Viettel finished with 41 points from 12 wins, five draws and three losses. They won the most games this season and also conceded the fewest goals, 16, the same as Hanoi. They were in dazzling form in the second leg of the season, winning 19 out of 21 games. Cantanhede was their top scorer with eight goals in 19 games.

LS V.League 1-2020 is a special season with 2 gaps because of Covid-19 pandemic, however, finally the professional football tournament still reach the destination with many excited games.

This season is a turnning point in the format, thereby, the battles still intense until the end. These changes will be the good step for the development of Vietnamese football.