V- League – round 5: Danang move up, Dong Tam stay down
Da Nang moved to the top of the Vietnam league standings on goal difference with a dramatic 2-1 win over Binh Duong …
Da Nang moved to the top of the Vietnam league standings on goal difference with a dramatic 2-1 win over Binh Duong on Sunday while former leaders Binh Dinh were held to a goalless draw by last season”s champions Dong Tam Long An.
Da Nang needed a late goal to earn all three points in their match against Binh Duong. Samuel Ayorinde gave the home side the lead after 14 minutes but Brazilian striker Toledo drew the teams level when he converted a 25th minute penalty for Binh Duong.
The game looked destined for a draw but three minutes into stoppage time, Jose D”Almeida headed home the winning goal to give Da Nang their third win in four games, moving them level on nine points with Binh Dinh.
Binh Dinh remain the only unbeaten team in the league but dropped to second on goal difference following their stalemate at Long An. Meanwhile, Dong Tam find themselves rooted to the bottom of the standings after failing to win any of their first five matches this year.
Newly promoted Khanh Hoa missed out on a chance to take top spot after being held 1-1 by Nam Dinh.
Cang Saigon and Tien Giang move up in the standings with victories against Song Lam Nghe An and LG Hanoi ACB, respectively, while Hoa Phat picked up their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Hoang Anh Gia Lai to pull away from the foot of the table.
Dong Tam Long An 0 Binh Dinh 0
Da Nang 2 Binh Duong 1
Cang Saigon 2 Song Lam Nghe An 1
Khanh Hoa 1 Nam Dinh 1
Tien Giang 1 LG Hanoi ACB 0
Hoa Phat 2 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1
CLUB RANGKING | |||||||||
POS | CLUB | p | w | D | L | PTS | F | A | GD |
| 1 | DA NANG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | P.BINH DINH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | K.KHANH HOA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | TMN. CSG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | POMINA TG | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | HP HN | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | GM M NAM DINH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | P.SLNA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | LG HN ACB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | HAGL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 11 | M.H HAI PHONG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 12 | BINH DUONG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 13 | DONG TAM .LA | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
