V-League Rankings: The Cong Viettel runs straight to the top 2, Da Nang sinks deep making HAGL... 'secretly happy'

The V-League rankings after round 7 were determined after the late match between The Cong Viettel and Da Nang ended tonight (October 20).

V-League rankings have changed

The V-League 2025 - 2026 round 7 rankings have been "finalized" when the final whistle of the late match between The Cong Viettel and Da Nang sounded on the evening of October 20. At Hang Day Stadium, the home team The Cong Viettel came from behind to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Xuan Tien (69') and Manh Dung (80').

This victory helped The Cong Viettel rank second in the table with 15 points after 7 matches, only 2 points behind the leading team Ninh Binh .

Meanwhile, Hanoi Police Club ranked third with 14 points after 6 matches. Ho Chi Minh City Police Club closed the top 4 with 14 points after 7 matches.

At the bottom of the table, Da Nang FC has only 5 points, ranking 12th. Thanh Hoa FC is ranked 13th with 4 points, and HAGL is at the bottom with 3 points. V-League has only 2 teams that have not known a win, which are Thanh Hoa and HAGL. However, Da Nang FC's defeat has brought a... good signal to the bottom teams, as the gap with the safe group has not widened.

Highlight The Cong Viettel 2-1 Da Nang: Spectacular comeback

The Cong Viettel (red shirt) meets a tough opponent

PHOTO: MINH TU

Impressive comeback

Back to the match between The Cong Viettel and Da Nang. Last season, coach Velizar Popov and his army team had a sweet start with a 6-0 win over the visiting team Da Nang (also at Hang Day Stadium).

However, after nearly half a year, Da Nang FC is no longer a fragile and easily defeated team. Under the guidance of coach Le Duc Tuan, the Han River team had a spectacular relegation last season, then became annoying, with a clear playing personality.

The toughness of Da Nang Club was shown with a defensive counter-attacking style, methodical and scientific high-level pressing, causing The Cong Viettel to be deadlocked in the match on the evening of October 20. Despite having superior possession, The Cong Viettel struggled to attack, rarely finding a way into Van Bieu's goal despite having great players like Pedro Henrique or Lucao.

Da Nang Club can only cause surprises in the first half

PHOTO: MINH TU

On the other hand, Da Nang FC defended with all their might, then waited for The Cong Viettel to make a mistake. The home team's mistake came in the 37th minute, when defender Dinh Viet Tu made a basic mistake in clearing the ball, letting it go straight to striker Milan Makaric. Da Nang's foreign player took advantage of the opportunity with a dangerous close-range shot, not giving goalkeeper Van Viet a chance to show off his skills.

The 1-0 lead helped Da Nang Club prioritize protecting their results in the second half. However, The Cong Viettel is no longer the team that attacked with deadlock like last season.

Under the guidance of coach Popov, the army team had many different ways to open the way to the opponent's goal. In the 69th minute, Pedro Henrique passed the ball accurately for Xuan Tien to run in and powerfully finish past goalkeeper Van Bieu, equalizing 1-1.

In the 80th minute, captain Tien Anh crossed the ball from the right wing. Pedro flew to head the ball but missed, but Manh Dung responded with a header that sent the ball into the net with an extremely... strange trajectory, flying into the net to the surprise of the Da Nang Club's defense. This was also the goal that sealed the 2-1 victory for The Cong Viettel.

Coming from behind to defeat Da Nang Club, The Cong Viettel temporarily rose to second place with 15 points after 7 matches. Meanwhile, the away team Da Nang is stuck in 12th place with 5 points, only 2 points more than the bottom team HAGL.

Highlight The Cong Viettel 2-1 Da Nang: Spectacular comeback

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bang-xep-hang-v-league-the-cong-viettel-len-top-2-da-nang-chim-sau-khien-hagl-mung-tham-185251020193419904.htm