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Ninh Thuan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dương Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 4 minutes, Vũ Hoang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dong Xoai and the HA NOI players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vũ Hoang kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Dong Xoai got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Thi. If Hoàng Phu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Dong Xoai's Đỗ Hoang got control of the ball when Dương Nam tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hoàng Phu in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Đỗ Hoang saved Dong Xoai from getting behind. Bùi Hieu Ngan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Đỗ Hoang. Dong Xoai's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Dong Xoai booed when HA NOI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trần Lan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nguyễn Duc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đỗ Hoang made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Dương Nam sent off a good shot on target. Đỗ Hoang made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Dương Nam sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute Trần Diem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Bien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1-0 became the score in the 37th minute when Dương Nam elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Phan Minh Phượng got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Dương Nam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Đỗ Hoang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hoàng Phu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hoàng Phu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 56th minute of the match Vũ Hoang completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vũ Hoang a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of HA NOI booed when Dong Xoai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vũ Hoang didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dong Xoai's zone, Dương Nam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Đỗ Hoang came out of the goal and Dương Nam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Hoàng Phu managed to get in a good position for a shot. HA NOI's supporters rose to their feet, but Hoàng Phu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Đỗ Hoang breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 65th minute Hoàng Phu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đỗ Hoang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Đỗ Hoang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hoàng Phu's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. If Hoàng Phu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Lan during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to HA NOI getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Trần Lan hit a great ball. Nguyễn Duong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Trần Bien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Dong Xoai's zone, Dương Nam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Đỗ Hoang came out of the goal and Dương Nam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dương Nam in the 77th minute of play forced Dong Xoai's goalkeeper Đỗ Hoang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hoàng Phu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dương Nam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dương Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hoàng Phu took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Đỗ Hoang. Đỗ Hoang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Đỗ Hoang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Lan in the 93rd minute of the match. Đỗ Hoang didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dương Nam went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Dong Xoai defense, Hoàng Phu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Đỗ Hoang. The Dong Xoai fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Đỗ Hoang should have stopped the shot. HA NOI's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.