League

Kickers Stadium
Spectators: 8465 (Terracing: 6350, Seating: 1946, VIP seats: 169) Hue's Nguyễn Phuc started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Võ Thai kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 16 minutes of play, Saigon Kick's Szymon Paciuszko made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hồ Liem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lương Quang Thanh hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Saigon Kick's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Hoang came free, but Trần Hoang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Szymon Paciuszko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hồ Liem read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Saigon Kick were awarded a corner. Nguyễn Nguyet went to the cornerflag to take it. Nguyễn Nguyet made a great header on Saigon Kick's corner, it was just that Hue's Hồ Liem managed to reach the ball for a save. 35 minutes into the match, Szymon Paciuszko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hồ Liem. Hue's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Szymon Paciuszko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Trần Hoang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lê Hoang's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Hoang in the 43rd minute of play forced Saigon Kick's goalkeeper Trần Hoang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 minutes, Nguyễn Dong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saigon Kick and the Hue players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 44 played minutes Saigon Kick got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Dong. Đặng Hoai took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Trần Hoang. Saigon Kick's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Szymon Paciuszko made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Hue defense, Szymon Paciuszko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hồ Liem. The Hue fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hồ Liem should have stopped the shot. Hồ Liem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Szymon Paciuszko, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Hồ Liem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Paciuszko in the 63rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Szymon Paciuszko in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hồ Liem saved Hue from getting behind. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Szymon Paciuszko sped through Hue's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hồ Liem. After 69 played minutes Saigon Kick got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Chi. A collision led to Saigon Kick getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Võ Thai hit a great ball. Lê Hung blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hồ Liem having to make a save. A collision led to Saigon Kick getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Lương Quang Thanh hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Saigon Kick's Võ Thai got a free kick in the 84th minute. The long shot by Trần Lam in the 85th minute really tested Trần Hoang's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, Saigon Kick could leave the field as winners, despite Hue having more of the ball for most of the match.