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Ho Chi Minh City
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lưu Minh Phượng made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Dong during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lý Khoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Mai Quang Thanh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 played minutes Ho Chi Minh City got a freekick which was hit by Phạm Tuyet. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huỳnh Hong in the 11th minute of play forced Ho Chi Minh City's goalkeeper Lê Minh-ha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in THANH HÓA FC's zone, Lý Khoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mai Quang Thanh came out of the goal and Lý Khoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. THANH HÓA FC's Mai Quang Thanh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lý Khoi in the 13th minute of play. Mai Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lý Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. With a little luck, THANH HÓA FC's Mai Quang Thanh got control of the ball when Đoàn Quang Thanh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mai Quang Thanh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Đoàn Quang Thanh in the 20th minute. After having played for 28 minutes, Huỳnh Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THANH HÓA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Huỳnh Hong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Đoàn Quang Thanh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Mai Quang Thanh made a huge save. Mai Quang Thanh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Đoàn Quang Thanh in the 35th minute. Mai Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lý Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Hoàng Tuan Hoang kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Lý Khoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Huỳnh Hong had to leave the field with a concussion. After 45 minutes, Phan Bay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ho Chi Minh City and the THANH HÓA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 45 minutes into the game, one of Ho Chi Minh City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for THANH HÓA FC. Nguyễn Viet stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lê Minh-ha. 0-2. The Ho Chi Minh City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. THANH HÓA FC were winning 0-2.

After having played for 53 minutes, Lưu Minh Phượng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THANH HÓA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lưu Minh Phượng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Bùi Quang managed to get in a good position for a shot. THANH HÓA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bùi Quang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lê Minh-ha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Nguyễn Van Quyen fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THANH HÓA FC's protests and gave Nguyễn Van Quyen a yellow card for diving instead. Lê Minh-ha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lưu Minh Phượng in the 65th minute of play. Lý Khoi 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. Phan Bay kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After having played for 70 minutes, Nguyễn Viet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THANH HÓA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Viet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Đặng Lien kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Lê Minh-ha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Viet, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Mai Quang Thanh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Đoàn Quang Thanh's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ho Chi Minh City's zone, Lưu Minh Phượng stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lê Minh-ha came out of the goal and Lưu Minh Phượng tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Đoàn Quang Thanh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lưu Minh Phượng in the 81st minute of play forced Ho Chi Minh City's goalkeeper Lê Minh-ha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Đoàn Quang Thanh made a precise shot to the right of Mai Quang Thanh. THANH HÓA FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Mai Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lý Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Ho Chi Minh City's goal looked a bit too open when Lưu Minh Phượng came free, but Lê Minh-ha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Đoàn Quang Thanh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ho Chi Minh City's supporters rose to their feet, but Đoàn Quang Thanh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mai Quang Thanh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute, Lý Khoi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mai Quang Thanh was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. THANH HÓA FC's Mai Quang Thanh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lý Khoi in the 97th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. THANH HÓA FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.