Posts Tagged ‘ Stadium ’

Super League makes impressive start 

January 3, 2012
Super League makes impressive start 

The derby between Saigon FC (Blue) and Navibank Saigon ended in a 2-2 draw at Thong Nhat Stadium on Sunday. Twenty goals from seven matches were not many, but the first round of Vietnam’s top-tier Super League on the weekend was generally thrilling. The most exciting match on Sunday was perhaps the scoreless draw at [...]

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Vietnamese footballers must play smart at SEA Games 

October 22, 2011
Vietnamese footballers must play smart at SEA Games 

   Vietnam U23 footballers Long Giang (L) and Trong Hoang (R) practice in Hanoi on October 13. The draw for the 26th South East Asian Games went well enough for Vietnam’s Under-23 footballers but critics say precaution is necessary. The Wednesday draw placed Vietnam in Group B with U23 teams from Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, East [...]

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Vietnam loses 0-1 to Japan in Kobe friendly 

October 10, 2011
Vietnam loses 0-1 to Japan in Kobe friendly 

Tadanari Lee celebrates after scoring the only goal for Japan in a friendly win over Vietnam in Kobe on Friday; Photo by AFP. Japan beat Vietnam 1-0 at Kobe Wing Stadium thanks to the solitary goal for the Asian champions scored by Tadanari Lee after he took a neat pass from a teammate from the [...]

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SLNA closer to V-League title after home win 

August 5, 2011
SLNA closer to V-League title after home win 

  Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) has moved closer to the championship of Vietnam’s top-tier V-League after a 3-1 home win over Navibank Saigon at Vinh Stadium on Tuesday. The league leaders with 45 points are now six points clear of defending champs Hanoi T&T and the 2009 champs Da Nang while the 2011 season [...]

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Hanoi T&T close on SLNA in tight V-League race 

July 23, 2011
Hanoi T&T close on SLNA in tight V-League race 

  Reigning V-League champs Hanoi T&T closed in on first place Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) with a crushing 7-1 defeat of Mekong Delta side Dong Thap at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium Saturday. Meanwhile, SNLA was shut out 0-1 by Binh Duong at Vinh Stadium in the 22nd round of Vietnam’s top-tier league. Hanoi T&T [...]

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Da Nang gains on SNLA in close V-League race 

July 15, 2011
Da Nang gains on SNLA in close V-League race 

  Second-placed Da Nang turned up the heat in the V-League with a sharp 3-1 home win over league leaders Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) at Chi Lang Stadium in round 20 on Sunday. The league 2001 champions SLNA, with 39, points are now only four points clear of the 2009 champions Da Nang. There [...]

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Binh Duong boosted by return of former coach 

May 19, 2011
Binh Duong boosted by return of former coach 

  Binh Duong welcomed their former coach Dant Tran Chinh back to the helm with a 3-1 home win over Navibank Saigon at the Go Dau Stadium in a V-League 14th round match on Sunday. The hosts led 3-0 after fifteen minutes and the visitors from Ho Chi Minh City could only manage a consolation [...]

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Nghe An stay on top home win 

April 19, 2011
Nghe An stay on top home win 

  Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) stayed on top of V-League rankings with 26 points after a 2-0 home win over Hanoi ACB at Vinh Stadium in a 11th-round match on Sunday. Jamaican striker Andre Diego Fagan’s double pushed the capital side back down to the bottom with seven points as 2005-06 champions Dong Tam [...]

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DTLA moves into relegation zone after home loss 

April 9, 2011
DTLA moves into relegation zone after home loss 

  Dong Tam Long An (DTLA) were thrashed lost 0-3 at the Long An Stadium by Da Nang in the ninth round of Vietnam’s top-tier V-League football tournament on Sunday. It might be too early to say the 2005-06 champs will be relegated to the second-tier First Division, but if the dismal form continues, it [...]

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The Boys are in town 

March 26, 2011
The Boys are in town 

(L to R) A. J. McLean, Nick Carter, and Howie Dorough – three members of US boysband Backstreet Boys at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday Nick Carter and Howie Dorough, two members of the world-famous American band Backstreet Boys, arrived in HCMC Monday for the short Vietnam leg of their This [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...