League

Stade du Chateau
Spectators: 8400 (Terracing: 6353, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hồ Binh took the kick off in the first half of the match. Trần Bien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Tuan Hoang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the HA NOI defense, Lê Than kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Trần Bien. The HA NOI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Trần Bien should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Cao Xanh Ward's goal looked a bit too open when Hoàng Phu came free, but Lê Than reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lê Than took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hoàng Phu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cao Xanh Ward's Lê Than played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Lan in the 13th minute of play. Lê Than 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 15th minute. Trần Tuan Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Bien having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hồ Binh in the 21st minute of play forced HA NOI's goalkeeper Trần Bien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. HA NOI's Trần Bien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hồ Binh in the 22nd minute of play. Lê Than scored 2-0 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Trần Bien, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nguyễn Dong hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Hoàng Hanh kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Lê Than could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Trần Bien made a huge save. Lê Than didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 3-0 via right post in the game's 33rd minute. Cao Xanh Ward's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! The audience thought a goal was coming when Lê Than got free with Trần Bien in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the match, Hoàng Phu notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Cao Xanh Ward's Lê Than. Lê Than was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 46 played minutes HA NOI got a freekick which was hit by Vũ Minh-ha. Hồ Binh who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Trần Bien when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hoàng Phu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Cao Xanh Ward's Lê Dung got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Trần Bien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hồ Binh, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Hồ Binh took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Trần Bien. Trần Bien dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. In the 63rd minute Lê Than 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. Trần Bien made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Than in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to HA NOI getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Vũ Minh-ha hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Trần Lan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hồ Binh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Trần Bien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Bùi Hieu Ngan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Lê Van Quyen 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. In the 78th minute Lê Than 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. Trần Bien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Than in the 86th minute of the match. Lê Than 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 87th minute. Cao Xanh Ward's Lê Than played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hoàng Phu in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Phan Minh Phượng cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Lê Than was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 94 minutes into the match, Cao Xanh Ward's goal looked a bit too open when Hoàng Phu came free, but Lê Than reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cao Xanh Ward fans cheered their team off the field, for while HA NOI had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.