5 talking points from the V.League 1 this weekend

#2 Stormy Conditions

When it rains, it pours

When it rains, it pours would be a more than ample way of describing the weather tendencies for Vietnam and it was most definitely the case for this round of fixtures.

If we saw those conditions in of the top leagues in Europe that were mentioned earlier, there is no way in the world the games would have gone ahead. An example of how bad it was, when a goal kick was taken, the ball wouldn’t bounce at all, it pretty much just stop when it landed meaning it meant it was even more difficult for the game to be read.

The weather might have played a massive part in the number goals that were scored, yet, there was only one red card, which is a shock if you consider the slide tackles are a lot more amplified in wet, slippy conditions. Although, it could be a testament to the referees that they took the wet into consideration when making decisions.

That is one of the many beauties of the V League-- that you never know what you are going to get weather-wise. It could be ridiculously hot and humid meaning that water breaks are needed every 5-10 minutes or, like yesterday, it could be a constant onslaught of rain hammering down on the ground.

It will certainly be interesting to see how the weather holds up next weekend, for the final round of fixtures.