Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Đông Á Thanh Hoá (5th, 33 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Ninh Binh (10th, 18 pts). In league terms the two rates read 2/1.65 for Đông Á Thanh Hoá and 1.15/1.6 for Ninh Binh (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.62.
A win had eluded Ninh Binh for 6 matches. Đông Á Thanh Hoá had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Ninh Binh, 3.
The venue was Sân vận động Thanh Hóa, with room for 40,192 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.




