League

Tiyen STD
Spectators: 8108 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Trần Than started the match with the kick off. Văn Hoang was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 5th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 7th minute Liễu Hoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đỗ Diem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute Nguyễn Chuong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đỗ Diem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 played minutes Kien Giang got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Tuan. 24 minutes into the match, Trần Than notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Kien Giang's Trần Dong. Trần Dong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trần Than in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trần Dong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Kien Giang getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Phùng Chung hit a great ball. When Bùi Duy fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tuyin Quan's protests and gave Bùi Duy a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tuyin Quan getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Bùi Duy hit a great ball. Đỗ Diem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liễu Hoa in the 36th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Hồ Van Tai Em hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Đỗ Diem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liễu Hoa in the 43rd minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Tuyin Quan's goal looked a bit too open when Phùng Chung came free, but Đỗ Diem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nguyễn Chuong stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Liễu Hoa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Đỗ Diem was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Phùng Chung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nguyễn Hoa's late challenge caught a Kien Giang's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Hoa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kien Giang booed when Tuyin Quan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Hoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Liễu Hoa got free with Đỗ Diem in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bùi Duy kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Trần Than managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tuyin Quan's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Than was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Dong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Tuyin Quan's Đỗ Diem got control of the ball when Hoàng Pham tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Kien Giang booed when Tuyin Quan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liễu Huynh Duc didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Kien Giang's Liễu Hoa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Đỗ Diem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After some careless play in the Tuyin Quan defense, Bùi Chuong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Đỗ Diem. The Tuyin Quan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Đỗ Diem should have stopped the shot. Hoàng Pham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Liễu Hoa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Đỗ Diem made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Trần Nam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kien Giang's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Nam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Đỗ Diem breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Đỗ Diem didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Chuong went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Kien Giang's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.