League

Iceland Kings Arena
Spectators: 5936 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1936, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bùi Loc started the match with the kick off. Huỳnh Dong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hoàng Phu in the 4th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Trần Lan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Huỳnh Dong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hoàng Hanh kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Phu in the 14th minute of play forced Paris Saint Iceland's goalkeeper Huỳnh Dong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trần Tuan Hoang charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trần Tuan Hoang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Trần Tuan Hoang hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Hoàng Phu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Huỳnh Dong having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Trần Tuan Hoang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Huỳnh Dong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Lan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After recieving a nice pass, HA NOI's Bùi Hieu Ngan tried to score from far away in the 27th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Phu in the 29th minute of play forced Paris Saint Iceland's goalkeeper Huỳnh Dong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Vũ Minh Phượng fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paris Saint Iceland's protests and gave Vũ Minh Phượng a yellow card for diving instead. Vũ Minh Phượng kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Hoàng Phu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Huỳnh Dong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dương Nam took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Huỳnh Dong. Huỳnh Dong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Dương Nam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Huỳnh Dong having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hoàng Phu to make the kick off. With a little luck, Paris Saint Iceland's Huỳnh Dong got control of the ball when Phan Minh Phượng tried to sneak it across the goal line. Huỳnh Dong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hoàng Phu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Dương Nam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HA NOI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dương Nam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Phu in the 67th minute of play forced Paris Saint Iceland's goalkeeper Huỳnh Dong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hoàng Phu in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Huỳnh Dong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute, Phan Minh Phượng 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. Hoàng Phu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Huỳnh Dong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hoàng Phu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Huỳnh Dong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hoàng Phu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 84th minute. HA NOI's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 87 played minutes Paris Saint Iceland got a freekick which was hit by Vũ Minh Phượng. Huỳnh Dong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hoàng Phu, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Phu in the 92nd minute of play forced Paris Saint Iceland's goalkeeper Huỳnh Dong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.