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Spectators: 9020 (Terracing: 6765, Seating: 2075, VIP seats: 180) Vinh Yen's Huỳnh Nam started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Huỳnh Nam charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Huỳnh Nam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Vinh Yen getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Huỳnh Nam hit a great ball. In the 7th match minute, Vinh Yen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Quang to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Huynh Duc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 叶烽国's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Nguyễn Quang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Quang in the 12th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 叶烽国 in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Huynh Duc saved Vinh Yen from getting behind. A collision led to King Kong Hà Nội getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Vũ Hieu Ngan hit a great ball. After 19 minutes, Huỳnh Nam made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. King Kong Hà Nội's Nguyễn Quang tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute, Trịnh Nhật Minh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nguyễn Huynh Duc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 叶烽国, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that 叶烽国's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Huynh Duc was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Hieu Ngan in the 35th minute of play forced King Kong Hà Nội's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Quang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Hieu Ngan in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Vinh Yen's goalkeeper Nguyễn Huynh Duc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rudolf Krooni. The supporters of King Kong Hà Nội booed when Vinh Yen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Quang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Huỳnh Nam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Quang having to interfere. Nguyễn Quang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huỳnh Nam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Vinh Yen's goalkeeper Nguyễn Huynh Duc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 叶烽国. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 50th match minute, King Kong Hà Nội was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Batuğ Üstündağ to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Vinh Yen getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Đặng Hoang hit a great ball. Nguyễn Phong hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Batuğ Üstündağ scored 1-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nguyễn Huynh Duc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rudolf Krooni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 63 played minutes King Kong Hà Nội got a freekick which was hit by 叶烽国. When Nguyễn Pham fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vinh Yen's protests and gave Nguyễn Pham a yellow card for diving instead. Nguyễn Pham kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 叶烽国 in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nguyễn Huynh Duc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Vinh Yen getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Nguyễn Phong hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 2-1 when 叶烽国 sped through Vinh Yen's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nguyễn Huynh Duc. With a little luck, King Kong Hà Nội's Nguyễn Quang got control of the ball when Đào Tuyet tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 88th minute, King Kong Hà Nội's Vũ Hieu Ngan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vũ Hieu Ngan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of King Kong Hà Nội protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vũ Hieu Ngan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Nguyễn Quang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Quang in the 96th minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.