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Ben Tre
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Liễu Chuong got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Lang Son was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Khoi to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Loc charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Loc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, công an hà nội was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Loc to maneuver through the defense. Lang Son's Nguyễn Phong got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nguyễn Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liễu Chuong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Huỳnh Tuan hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Lang Son's Nguyễn Phong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Huỳnh Nam narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Liễu Chuong fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by Phùng Bay got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The công an hà nội fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when công an hà nội's Liễu Chuong looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Nguyễn Phong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phùng Bay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Teo having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Nguyễn Huy 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 Phong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Phong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Huỳnh Nam having to interfere. When Nguyễn Van Tai Em fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored công an hà nội's protests and gave Nguyễn Van Tai Em a yellow card for diving instead. After 48 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for công an hà nội! Nguyễn Phong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Huỳnh Nam having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Phong was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in công an hà nội's zone, Nguyễn Huy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Huỳnh Nam came out of the goal and Nguyễn Huy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, công an hà nội's Phan Teo got a free kick in the 61st minute. Huỳnh Nam was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tạ Lan. 65 minutes into the game, công an hà nội's Liễu Chuong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Teo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Nguyễn Phong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Phùng Bay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Teo was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Nguyễn Teo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phùng Bay in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phùng Bay in the 76th minute of play forced Lang Son's goalkeeper Nguyễn Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Huỳnh Nam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Huy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th match minute, công an hà nội was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huỳnh Hieu to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in công an hà nội's zone, Nguyễn Phong stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Huỳnh Nam came out of the goal and Nguyễn Phong tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Phùng Bay came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the công an hà nội 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 Phùng Bay couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Phong got free with Huỳnh Nam in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lang Son's Nguyễn Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liễu Chuong in the 86th minute of play. After having played for 88 minutes, Phùng Bay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. công an hà nội's supporters crossed their fingers, but Phùng Bay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyễn Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phùng Bay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Phong recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nguyễn Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liễu Chuong in the 100th minute of the match. Phùng Bay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 101st minute. Nguyễn Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. công an hà nội's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.