Disappointment of Đà Nẵng players in the match with Sông Lam Nghệ An over the weekend. Photo thanhnien.vn

ĐÀ NẴNG — The loss to Sông Lam Nghệ An (SLNA) over the weekend has brought Đà Nẵng perilously close to the brink of relegation from the V.League 1.

Despite enjoying the advantage of playing at home, Đà Nẵng failed to find the back of the net against SLNA, resulting in a 0-1 defeat.

Following the match, coach Phạm Minh Đức of Đà Nẵng expressed, "My players had an overwhelming desire to win, which led to a tense mentality and poor decision-making in crucial moments. We made mistakes in the dying minutes, allowing our opponents to emerge victorious. I think, we had a heavy burden in terms of psychology in this match."

This loss has significantly complicated Đà Nẵng's situation, as both Bình Dương and HCM City, direct competitors in the battle to avoid relegation, secured victories.

Currently, Bình Dương are in 12th place with 14 points and a goal difference of -4, HCM City in the 13th position with 14 points and a goal difference of -11, while Đà Nẵng at the bottom with 11 points and a goal difference of -10.

Đà Nẵng no longer has the right to self-determination in the final match. They are required to win against Khánh Hòa and wait for the results of the match between Bình Dương and HCM City.

According to the event’s rules, teams with equal points will be ranked based on goal difference and fair-play score (yellow cards and red cards given).

Đà Nẵng will be relegated if Bình Dương and HCM City draw (both have 15 points) because if Đà Nẵng wins against Khánh Hòa, they can only get a maximum of 14 points. Đà Nẵng only has a chance to stay in the league when the match between Bình Dương and HCM City has a win-lose result.

In the case Đà Nẵng win Khánh Hòa in the final match and HCM City lose to Bình Dương, Đà Nẵng will successfully avoid relegation. At this time, Đà Nẵng will have 14 points and of course will be better than HCM City (also 14 points) in terms of goal difference.

If Bình Dương lose to HCM City, Đà Nẵng must beat Khánh Hòa by a big score to be able to stay in the relegation. VNS