Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club faced many difficulties against Binh Dinh at Pleiku Stadium.
The away team was the one who opened the scoring with Hong Phuoc's goal. After that, Brandao successfully headed the ball into the net to help the team from the mountain town level the score at 1-1.
In the second half, the two teams created a tense match but did not have many dangerous opportunities. It was not until the end of the match that Hoang Anh Gia Lai put a lot of pressure but Binh Dinh still stood firm.
The 1-1 draw could not help Hoang Anh Gia Lai break away from the top group of the rankings, still ranked 8th with 17 points. Meanwhile, Binh Dinh rose to 10th with 12 points.
The latest match between Binh Duong and Hong Linh Ha Tinh took place with a surprise scenario.
The home team easily created a gap with 2 goals by Bui Vi Hao and Nguyen Tien Linh. However, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong's students played hard to level the score at 2-2 before the match ended, with Geovane and Quang Nam scoring.
Thus, Hong Linh Ha Tinh ended the first leg with an unbeaten record, and is also the only team to do this this season.
This result helped Ha Tinh enter the top 5 after 13 rounds, while Binh Duong was immediately behind in 6th place.
However, there are still 4 teams, Thanh Hoa, The Cong Viettel, Hanoi Police and Quang Nam, who will compete in round 12 on February 19. Therefore, the rankings are expected to continue to change.
