Vietnam

Grand start for Coal and Mineral

HO CHI MINH CITY (12 May 2017) – Vietnam Coal and Mineral made a grand start to the opening game to the National Women’s Football Championship 2017 when they beat defending champions HCM City One 2-0 at the Thong Nhat Stadium. First-half goals from Tran Thị Thu and also Nguyen Thị Vạn were enough for…

V.League to consider foreign refs

HANOI (13 April 2017) – Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) – the body running the V.League – are considering hiring foreign referees following the several controversial decisions recently plaguing top flight football. The recent farce in the match between Long An FC and HCM City FC which saw the  former winning 5-2 saw played from HCM…

HAGL hand Quang Nam second loss

HANOI (4 April 2017) – Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) provided the bump as title-aspirant Quang Nam suffered their second defeat of the season on the 11th matchday of the V.League 1 at the Pleiku Stadium. Former champions HAGL, who has been struggling at the wrong end of the league table, picked up only their…