Da Nang out of ACL 2010

SHB Da Nang seems too inexperienced for continental competitions. They also embarrassed themselves when two players saw red.

Finished last in BTV Cup.
Lost the Super Cup game to a low-profile club like Thanh Hoa.
Trounced 0-3 by Muangthong United at home in the playoff today.

Not the best start for the new season.

ACL 2010 Playoff: SHB Da Nang vs Muangthong Utd

In the pre-match press conference held this morning, representative of both teams showed the determination to win tomorrow game.

Rene Desaeyere, Muangthong head coach, stated that his side would not go home empty-handed. Although admitting some difficulties his team may meet when important players like Teerasil Dangda, Dasatkorn Thonglao and Berkant Goktan are absent, he believes Muangthong still can win the game. Desaeyere also said that he had watched the super cup game between Da Nang and Thanh Hoa some days ago and he had collected some useful info about his side's opponent.

Head coach Le Huynh Duc of SHB Da Nang told the press that he knew quite little about Muangthong Utd. One more matter is that Da Nang will be without top striker Almeida in tomorrow match. Therefore, there are only 2 foreigners in Da Nang squad while Muangthong has 4. However, Le Huynh Duc believed home advantage can help his team advance to next round.

Winner of tomorrow game will travel to Singapore to play the playoff final against SAFFC, that defeated Sriwijaya 3-0 this evening.

SHB Da Nang squad:

1 - Vo Van Hanh (GK)
2 - Cao Cuong (D)
3 - Nguyen Quoc Thanh (D)
4 - Tran Van Hoc (D)
5 - Vo Hoang Quang (D)
6 - Chau Le Phuoc Vinh (D)
7 - Phan Thanh Phuc (M)
9 - Vo Ngoc Quoc (M)
10 - Ha Minh Tuan (F)
11 - Nguyen Van Meo (M)
12 - Le Quang Cuong (D)
13 - Nguyen Thanh Binh (GK)
14 - Pham Nguyen Sa (M)
15 - Tran Hai Lam (D)
16 - Rogerio Machado Pereira (M, Brazil)
17 - Nguyen Dinh Anh Phuc (M)
18 - Truong Quang Tuan (M)
19 - Phan Thanh Hung (M)
21 - Phan Duy Lam (D)
22 - Doan Hung Son (M)
23 - Huynh Quoc Anh (M)
24 - Nguyen Thanh Trung (M)
25 - Tran Duc Cuong (GK)
26 - Le Thanh Xuan (F)
27 - Merlo Sebastian Gaston (F, Argentina)
28 - Nguyen Huu Hung (D)
29 - Le Van Hoang (D)
Jose Emidio De Jesus De Almeida (F, Brazil)

Muangthong United squad:

1 - Phanphiphat Thanongsak (GK)
3 - Saensook Pakasit (D)
4 - Wongsa Panupong (D)
5 - Jitsawad Jietsada (D)
6 - Phanrit Nataporn (D)
8 - Kaewprom Jakkaphan (M)
10 - Dangda Teerasil (F)
11 - Thamaphan Piyachart (D)
13 - Kouakou Yao Christian (F, Cote D'ivoire)
14 - Winothai Teeratep (F)
15 - Sylla Moussa Guineenne (M, Guinea)
16 - Nontadee Phaitoon (M)
17 - Pannasi Wisarut (M)
18 - Ar-Romsawa Naruphol (M)
19 - Choeichiu Phichitphong (M)
20 - Thummanam Amorn (D)
23 - Buntao Piyaphon (M)
24 - Soumahoro Aliyoune Yaya (M, Cote D'ivoire)
26 - Thamsatchanan Kawin (GK)
28 - Zaizen Nobuyuki (M, Japan)
40 - Ukrit Wongmeema (GK)

SHB Da Nang In Play-Offs For 2010 Asian Champions League

Only two teams - one from East and one from West - from the play-offs will qualify for the group stages of the 2010 AFC Champions League.
The following teams are eligible to compete in the AFC Champions League 2010 Play-Offs.
Al Karama (Syria, AFC Cup winners/runners-up)
Kuwait SC (Kuwait, AFC Cup winners/runners-up)
Churchill Borthers SC (India, league champions)
Sriwijaya (Indonesia, knock-out champions)
Singapore Armed Forces (Singapore, league champions)
Muang Thong United (Thailand, league champions)
SHB Da Nang (Vietnam, league champions)
Al Wahda (United Arab Emirates, fourth place)