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Match Report
Long Xuyen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nguyễn Phong made the kick off which started today's match. Vũ Dung made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Phong in the 4th minute of play. Bùi Van Quyen succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. After a rather tough play, Manchester United's Nguyễn Quang got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 21st minute of the match, Lê Minh-ha got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vũ Dung was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Vũ Dung made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Phong in the 24th minute of play. Manchester United's Bùi Van Quyen got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bùi Van Quyen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lê Tuan 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. Lê Tuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bùi Van Quyen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Manchester United's Vũ Dung got control of the ball when Lê Minh-ha tried to sneak it across the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bùi Van Quyen made a kick off. If Lê Tuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lê Tuans short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Nguyễn Nguyet to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nguyễn Phong blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vũ Dung having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Lê Minh-ha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vũ Dung was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester United's zone, Lê Minh-ha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vũ Dung came out of the goal and Lê Minh-ha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vũ Dung took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Phong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Phong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vũ Dung was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Nguyễn Nguyet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bùi Van Quyen in the 87th minute of play. Lê Tuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Nguyet having to interfere. Lê Tuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Nguyet having to interfere. Nguyễn Nguyet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lê Tuan in the 91st minute. 97 minutes into the match, Long Xuyen's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nguyet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lê Tuan. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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