On the afternoon of October 26, the National First Division - also known as V.League 2, kicked off with 3 matches including Hue - Dong Thap, Hoa Binh - Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc and Khatoco Khanh Hoa - Phu Dong Ninh Binh. Of these, the match at Hoa Binh Stadium attracted about 5,500 spectators to watch live.
It can be understood that this is because of the “Cong Phuong effect” in the Binh Phuoc squad. Although the 29-year-old striker did not leave an impression, of course, the Hoa Binh audience was also satisfied when the home team had a good performance to get the first point of the new season.
Meanwhile, Ninh Binh had a trip to Khanh Hoa and also attracted 4,000 fans to the August 19 stadium. Unlike Cong Phuong, rookie Hoang Duc shone with the only goal, bringing 3 points to the other team. At Tu Do stadium in Hue city, there were about 1,500 fans.
That is a significant increase in the number of spectators compared to the previous season. For example, the three matches with Binh Phuoc, Ninh Binh and Hue at the end of last season had 1,000, 500 and 200 spectators respectively. Obviously, as experts have commented, this year's season has had a positive effect from notable names in Vietnamese football.
And for comparison, the 3 LPBank V.League matches taking place on the same day only had a total audience of more than 2,500 people - of which, the Hoang Anh Gia Lai - Thanh Hoa match had 6,000, the The Cong Viettel - Becamex Binh Duong match had 4,500, and the Ho Chi Minh City - Quang Nam match had 3,000.
With the stars making their mark one after another - Cong Phuong scoring in the National Cup qualifying round, Van Lam saving 2 penalties also in the National Cup and Hoang Duc scoring in his debut match, hopefully, the First Division picture will continue to have more bright colors...
