The V-League football club Xuan Thanh Sai Gon has shocked Vietnamese
football by refusing to play the two remaining games in the V-League
2013 season, insisting that it has been treated unfairly by the sport''s
governing body.
Struggling Becamex Binh Duong successfully managed to pull themselves
out of the danger zone yesterday by recording an important victory at
home by stunning formidable Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) 2-1 in the Eximbank
V-League 2013.
Xuan Thanh Sai Gon inflicted its first loss on Hoang Anh Gia Lai in six
games with the Eximbank V-League 2013''s 11th-round victory, which was
much more convincing that the score board suggested.
Home football teams will have their work cut out for them this weekend
when they meet tough opponents in the eighth week of the Eximbank
V-League 2013 season.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai claimed their first three points of the season to
escape from the bottom of the table following their convincing victory
over Dong Tam Long An at home in the Eximbank V-League 2013''s second
round yesterday.
After much anticipation and frustration, the Viet
Nam Football Federation (VFF) finally set a date for the start of the
V-League 2013 after a meeting on Thursday in Ha Noi.
V-League 2013 will begin on March 3 with 12
teams, two less than last year, said the Viet Nam Professional Football
Company (VPF). Three football clubs were dismissed because they failed to meet the financial demands of the organisers.
