On the evening of October 27, Binh Dinh Club will host Song Lam Nghe An in the 5th round of LPBank V.League 2024-2025. With home field advantage, plus the fact that the opponent is a team with many young players and has not won a match since the beginning of the season, Binh Dinh is expected to win all 3 points to regain their spirit after losing 1-4 to Thanh Hoa in the 4th round (October 4) and being eliminated from the National Cup by Binh Duong (October 20).
Binh Dinh was the better team right after the opening whistle. With Song Lam Nghe An playing deep, coach Bui Doan Quang Huy's players had more of the ball to attack. However, the lack of luck of the strikers on the attack line prevented the home team at Quy Nhon from scoring in the first half.
On the other side of the front line, Song Lam Nghe An proved that they do not only know how to defend. Right at the beginning of the second half, the Nghe An team took advantage of their rare finishing opportunity in the 47th minute to score the opening goal, scored by Quang Vinh. However, this advantage of Song Lam Nghe An only lasted for 3 minutes when Trong Hieu scored the equalizer for Binh Dinh in the 50th minute.
After the equalizer, Binh Dinh still had the upper hand. However, the defense's carelessness forced the home team to pick the ball out of the net again. In the 67th minute, Kuku crossed the ball into the opponent's penalty area. Although Binh Dinh had 3 players marking him, they still could not prevent Olaha from heading the ball into the net of goalkeeper Hoai Anh.
In the remaining time, Binh Dinh showed deadlock and lack of creativity in attack. However, Long Vu's handball in the penalty area helped Binh Dinh score a better goal when the referee awarded them a penalty after checking VAR.
On the penalty spot, foreign player Alisson calmly defeated Van Viet to score the final goal of the match, 2-2.
With this result, Binh Dinh (4 points) and Song Lam Nghe An (3 points) continue to rank 11th and 12th on the V.League 2024-2025 rankings. These two teams are at risk of falling into the relegation race when the two bottom teams, Da Nang and Hai Phong, with 2 points each, have not yet played round 5.
