After an impressive win in the opening match, Ba Ria - Vung Tau faced championship candidate The Cong Viettel. In the 4th minute, Duc Nguyen scored the opening goal for the army team.
Many people thought of a heavy defeat for Ba Ria - Vung Tau, because they struggled to find a way to attack in the first half but failed.
But the second half was the time when coach Liem Thanh and his team proved their strength.
In the 49th minute, Nguyen Anh exploded with the moment that brought the equalizer 1-1 for Ba Ria - Vung Tau. 25 minutes later, Quang Hung unexpectedly scored a goal to raise the score to 2-1 for the Southern representative. In the remaining minutes, the Southern representative defended the achievement and won a valuable victory.
In the remaining match, Ho Chi Minh City had no difficulty defeating Quang Ngai. In the first half, Gia Huy opened the score for the team of the city named after Uncle Ho.
In the second half, they continued to maintain a strong attacking position and scored 3 more goals.
In the end, Ho Chi Minh City defeated Quang Ngai with a score of 4-0.
Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center also won 2-0 against highly rated opponent Da Nang.
Home team PVF faced Dong Nai in the second match and they had no difficulty in winning. Nguyen Du scored a double and Van Duong scored a goal to help PVF beat their opponent with a score of 3-0.
Coach Nguyen Ngoc Duy's young team maintained the result until the final whistle and showed that they are the championship candidate of the tournament.
