League Play-Off

Xuân Lôc Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Szymon Paciuszko kicked off to start the match. In the 13th minute, Phan Thi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Trần Hoang was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 16th minute, Võ Thai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trần Hoang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phan Thi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Lê Nga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Szymon Paciuszko in the 22nd minute of the match. Szymon Paciuszko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Lê Nga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Xuân Lôc defense, Szymon Paciuszko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lê Nga. The Xuân Lôc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lê Nga should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Minh Phượng in the 34th minute of play forced Saigon Kick's goalkeeper Trần Hoang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Szymon Paciuszko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lê Nga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Saigon Kick's Lê Hung got a free kick in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Phan Van Tai Em kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Nguyễn Loc hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. If Szymon Paciuszko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 64 minutes into the match, Saigon Kick's goal looked a bit too open when Phan Thi came free, but Trần Hoang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lê Hung recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Phan Thi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Trần Hoang was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Xuân Lôc's zone, Szymon Paciuszko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lê Nga came out of the goal and Szymon Paciuszko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xuân Lôc's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.