At the end of the 14th round, Hanoi Police Club continued to consolidate the top spot with 35 points. Coach Mano Polking's team had an emotional match when they reversed the score to defeat Hoang Anh Gia Lai 3-1 at Hang Day.
This victory helps the representative of the Public Security sector widen the gap with the remaining two positions in the top 3. They are 7 points ahead of the second position of The Cong Viettel. Mr. Popov's team also had positive results when they defeated Hanoi FC in the "Capital derby" with a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Ninh Binh lost its position when losing their 3rd consecutive match. Traveling to Thien Truong in a context without the head coach's guidance, the V.League newcomer lost 2-3 to Nam Dinh and fell to 3rd place.
The next 3 positions in the rankings are Hanoi FC (21 points), Hai Phong (20 points) and Ho Chi Minh City Police (20 points) respectively.
These teams did not have favorable results in this round when Hanoi lost to The Cong Viettel, Hai Phong was held to a 3-3 draw by Dong A Thanh Hoa, and Ho Chi Minh City Police lost 0-1 to Becamex HCMC.
Ranked from 7-10 are Hong Linh Ha Tinh (17 points), Song Lam Nghe An (16 points), Thep Xanh Nam Dinh (15 points) and Becamex HCMC (15 points) respectively.
The 4 teams in the bottom group are Hoang Anh Gia Lai (14 points), Dong A Thanh Hoa (13 points), PVF-CAND (11 points) and SHB Da Nang (10 points).
These positions have close scores and only need one round to change their rankings.
