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Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Thuyet kicked off to start the match. When Nguyễn Hong Minh fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Whales's protests and gave Nguyễn Hong Minh a yellow card for diving instead. Nguyễn Hong Minh hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Phạm Nhật Minh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phan Duc's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Nguyễn Hong Minh kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Nguyễn Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Lương Duong managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Whales's supporters rose to their feet, but Lương Duong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Lam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★ getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Hoàng Dong hit a great ball. If Bùi Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s Phan Duc in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Whales's goalie prevented a goal. In the 29th minute, Phạm Thanh Bình hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trần Lam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thuyet, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Phan Duc who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Phạm Nhật Minh when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 34th match minute, The Whales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Hong Minh to maneuver through the defense. ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s Nguyễn Minh couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 34th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Whales. 36 minutes into the game, Phan Duc lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Phạm Nhật Minh. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Hong Minh in the 44th minute of play forced ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s goalkeeper Trần Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s zone, Trần Van Quyen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Lam came out of the goal and Trần Van Quyen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The attack was good, but when Hoàng Hong Minh in the 47th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Phan Duc to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★ booed when The Whales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thuyet didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 55 minutes of play, ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s Hoàng Dong made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Phạm Nhật Minh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hoàng Hong Minh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Trần Lam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st match minute, ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phạm Thanh Bình to maneuver through the defense. When Hoàng Hong Minh came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the The Whales fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hoàng Hong Minh couldn't finish the play. Trần Lam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hoàng Hong Minh in the 68th minute. A collision led to ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★ getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Phạm Thanh Bình hit a great ball. Phạm Nhật Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phan Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hoàng Hong Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s Trần Lam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hoàng Hong Minh in the 76th minute of play. Trần Lam didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The Whales's Hoàng Hong Minh shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 85th minute Phan Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Nhật Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Phạm Nhật Minh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phan Duc's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trần Van Quyen in the 87th minute of play forced ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s goalkeeper Trần Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Nguyễn Thuyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ★☭VNĐ✯1975☭★'s Phan Duc got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 99 minutes, Phan Duc put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Phạm Nhật Minh. The Whales's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.