Match Report
The table read 2nd (Sông Lam Nghệ An, 10 pts) against 4th (Tampines Rovers, 1 pts), 9 points apart. Tampines Rovers ranked just 32nd in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Sông Lam Nghệ An were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.83, Tampines Rovers 0.83 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
Tampines Rovers had gone 5 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Sông Lam Nghệ An held 8 points of 15 and Tampines Rovers 1.
Sân vận động Vinh, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sông Lam Nghệ An: M. Olaha (16'), Hồ Tuấn Tài (75') · Tampines Rovers: I. Najeeb (38')
Key stats
Possession: Sông Lam Nghệ An 57% · Tampines Rovers 43% · Total shots: 13-4 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 8-5