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Ho Chi Minh City
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lý Khoi kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Lê Hung managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. khánh hòa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lê Hung was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chung Binh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lý Khoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lê Minh-ha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Trần Diem went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 12 minutes, Trần Diem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. khánh hòa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trần Diem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lý Khoi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Chung Binh made a huge save. Đoàn Quang Thanh struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Chung Binh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ho Chi Minh City. After a rather tough play, Ho Chi Minh City's Trần Duc got a free kick in the 24th minute. 31 minutes into the match, khánh hòa's goal looked a bit too open when Lý Khoi came free, but Chung Binh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. khánh hòa's Chung Binh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save khánh hòa from getting a goal against them. Chung Binh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lý Khoi in the 35th minute of the match. After having played for 43 minutes, Trần Diem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. khánh hòa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trần Diem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Trần Thi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Minh-ha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When Trần Diem fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored khánh hòa's protests and gave Trần Diem a yellow card for diving instead. Trần Diem hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ho Chi Minh City booed when khánh hòa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thanh Bình didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lý Khoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Chung Binh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind khánh hòa's goalkeeper Chung Binh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trần Thi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 68 in the game by Trần Diem from a close distance when the talented Lê Minh-ha managed to make a qualified save. Ho Chi Minh City's players were relieved. When Nguyễn Thanh Bình came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the khánh hòa 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 Nguyễn Thanh Bình couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Ho Chi Minh City's Lê Minh-ha got control of the ball when Trần Diem tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 79 minutes of play khánh hòa's Trần Diem was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 80th match minute, khánh hòa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Diem to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the game, khánh hòa's Nguyễn Chung nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lê Minh-ha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 89th minute Trần Thi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Minh-ha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lê Hung's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lê Minh-ha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. After having played for 95 minutes, Trần Thi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. khánh hòa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trần Thi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. khánh hòa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.