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Lao Cai 24 Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Đoàn Tu kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Lê Cuc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đoàn Tu in the 8th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Lao Cai 24 defense, Phan Cong Vinh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lê Cuc. The Lao Cai 24 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lê Cuc should have stopped the shot. Võ Hoa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lê Cuc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Thai Ngudyen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Liem to maneuver through the defense. Phan Binh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dương Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Lê Cuc came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Thai Ngudyen's Nguyễn Liem. But to his dismay, Nguyễn Liem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. A collision led to Lao Cai 24 getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Phạm Teo hit a great ball. The supporters of Lao Cai 24 booed when Thai Ngudyen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Liem didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Lao Cai 24 booed when Thai Ngudyen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Đỗ Phong didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Nguyễn Liem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thai Ngudyen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Liem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Võ Hoa charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Võ Hoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Thai Ngudyen got a freekick which was hit by Võ Hoa. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Dương Nam made the kick off in the second half. Phan Binh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Lam in the 55th minute of the match. Nguyễn Liem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Cuc having to interfere. Võ Hoa kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Lao Cai 24's Lê Cuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Liem in the 67th minute of play. Phan Cong Vinh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Cuc having to interfere. Thai Ngudyen's Phan Binh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phạm Lan in the 76th minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Thai Ngudyen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Liem to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Võ Hoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lê Cuc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Liem in the 96th minute. The Thai Ngudyen supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Thai Ngudyen would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.