Yen Bai
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Võ Quang Thanh started the match with the kick off. Nguyễn Hoai charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Hoai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ho Chi Minh City getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Nguyễn Hoai hit a great ball. After having played for 14 minutes, Nguyễn Lam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ho Chi Minh City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Lam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyễn Thuy spun around in front of the goal 18 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Ho Chi Minh City's goal. 19 minutes in the game, Lê Khoi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Đỗ Chung having to interfere. 21 minutes in the game, Nguyễn Thuy fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Đỗ Chung having to interfere. After 24 played minutes Yen Bai got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Tuan. Nguyễn Hoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Lam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Võ Quang Thanh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 35th minute, Nguyễn Thuy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yen Bai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nguyễn Hoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Võ Quang Thanh in the 39th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Yen Bai's zone, Nguyễn Lam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Hoa came out of the goal and Nguyễn Lam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Võ Quang Thanh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nguyễn Lam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Hoa having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lê Khoi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Nguyễn Thuy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 54 minutes into the match, Ho Chi Minh City's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Khoi came free, but Đỗ Chung reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Thuy might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Đỗ Chung. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Thuy ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 56th minute of the match Mai Thi Ngoc sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Đỗ Chung skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Yen Bai's zone, Võ Quang Thanh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Hoa came out of the goal and Võ Quang Thanh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nguyễn Hoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Võ Quang Thanh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Võ Quang Thanh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Nguyễn Hoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lê Khoi came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Yen Bai 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 Lê Khoi couldn't finish the play. After having played for 77 minutes, Nguyễn Lam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ho Chi Minh City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Lam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute, Võ Quang Thanh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Yen Bai's Nguyễn Thuy in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ho Chi Minh City's goalie prevented a goal. Nguyễn Hoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Võ Quang Thanh in the 86th minute of play. If Nguyễn Thuy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lê Khoi came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Yen Bai 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 Lê Khoi couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ho Chi Minh City's Lâm Pham got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Yen Bai had won after a very even match.
Change language
