League Play-Off

Rach Gia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bùi Thi Ngoc made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Trần Thuy notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Việt Nam's Nguyễn Lam. Nguyễn Lam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Việt Nam's zone, Trần Thuy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Lam came out of the goal and Trần Thuy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Nguyễn Hoang kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bùi Dung. That made the score 1-1 in the 13 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bùi Thi Ngoc in the 18th minute of play forced Việt Nam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Lam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bùi Thi Ngoc in the 30th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Việt Nam's goal looked a bit too open when Bùi Thi Ngoc came free, but Nguyễn Lam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bùi Thi Ngoc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Lam was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. The supporters of Việt Nam booed when NAST FLC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Tinh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trần Thuy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Thuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Lam having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nguyễn Hoang to strike the kick off in the second half. Vũ Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Lam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trần Thuy in the 53rd minute. When Nguyễn Hoang came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Việt Nam fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nguyễn Hoang couldn't finish the play. Việt Nam's Nguyễn Lam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Việt Nam from getting a goal against them. 61 minutes into the game, NAST FLC's Trần Thuy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Lam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. If Trần Thuy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bùi Dung took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vũ Nam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vũ Nam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Bùi Dung tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Hoang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bùi Dung was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bùi Thi Ngoc in the 78th minute of play forced Việt Nam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Phạm Thuyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 80 minutes into the match, Trần Thuy notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Việt Nam's Nguyễn Lam. Nguyễn Lam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 83 minutes into the match, Trần Thuy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nguyễn Lam. Việt Nam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trần Thuy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. After 87 played minutes NAST FLC got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Tinh. Bùi Dung showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vũ Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. NAST FLC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.