League

Dong Ha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chung Hieu Ngan took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Lưu Minh Phượng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phạm Tran was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. If Nguyễn Tuan Hoang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chung Hieu Ngan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 16th minute Huỳnh Hong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Tran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, THANH HÓA FC's Huỳnh Hong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Phạm Tran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nguyễn Tuan Hoang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mai Quang Thanh read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. If Huỳnh Hong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Huỳnh Hong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chung Hieu Ngan got in the 35th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Mai Quang Thanh handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Huỳnh Hong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lưu Minh Phượng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Chung Hieu Ngan 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. The United Fandom FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. THANH HÓA FC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lưu Minh Phượng made a kick off. Nguyễn Lien kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Mai Quang Thanh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chung Hieu Ngan in the 52nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Tuan Hoang in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mai Quang Thanh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chung Hieu Ngan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mai Quang Thanh having to interfere. In the 58th minute, one of THANH HÓA FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for THANH HÓA FC. Mai Quang Thanh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chung Hieu Ngan's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Nguyễn Tuan Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mai Quang Thanh having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Tuan Hoang in the 67th minute of play forced THANH HÓA FC's goalkeeper Mai Quang Thanh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, United Fandom FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lưu Minh Phượng came free, but Phạm Tran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mai Quang Thanh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phan Hoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Lưu Minh Phượng put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Phạm Tran. After 80 minutes of play, United Fandom FC's Nguyễn Tuan Hoang made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mai Quang Thanh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Phạm Tran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lưu Minh Phượng in the 84th minute of the match. United Fandom FC's Chung Hieu Ngan got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lưu Minh Phượng in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Phạm Tran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 89 minutes into the match, THANH HÓA FC's Huỳnh Hong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Phạm Tran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Chung Hieu Ngan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When United Fandom FC's Chung Hieu Ngan in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THANH HÓA FC's goalie prevented a goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.