League

Hanoi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lê Thien took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ngô Van Tai Em in the 5th minute of play forced Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's goalkeeper Lê Hoai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Huỳnh Duc hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. If Vũ Ho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vũ Ho in the 12th minute of play forced HoangNamFc's goalkeeper Phan Liem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Khoi kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's Lê Hoai proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Ba Ria Vung Tau FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Dung got free with Lê Hoai in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ngô Van Tai Em in the 19th minute of play forced Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's goalkeeper Lê Hoai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's Lê Hoai got control of the ball when Nguyễn Dung tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lê Hoai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Thien, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Nguyễn Dungs short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Lê Hoai to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 32 minutes into the match, Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Tinh came free, but Lê Hoai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Nguyễn Loc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Đỗ Mai made in the 38th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's Huỳnh Duc. Phan Liem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huỳnh Duc in the 39th minute of play. Lê Thien received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lê Hoai came out and tried to block the shot, but Lê Thien slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 47th minute. 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 2-0.

Ngô Van Tai Em recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's Nguyễn Quang Thanh got a free kick in the 56th minute. When Nguyễn Quang Thanh fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's protests and gave Nguyễn Quang Thanh a yellow card for diving instead. Nguyễn Quang Thanh hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Lê Hoai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Thien, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Dung's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lê Hoai was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Lê Hoai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Thien, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Vũ Ho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Phan Liem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Lê Thien ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Hoai was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 71st minute, Lê Thien left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HoangNamFc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 75 minutes into the match, Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ngô Van Tai Em came free, but Lê Hoai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phan Liem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vũ Ho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Vũ Ho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phan Liem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lê Hoai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ngô Van Tai Em, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Vũ Ho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Phan Liem was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Lê Hoai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ngô Van Tai Em in the 87th minute of play. Ngô Van Tai Em's late challenge caught a Ba Ria Vung Tau FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ngô Van Tai Em helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Vũ Ho rounded HoangNamFc's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-2. The audience was convinced that Vũ Ho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phan Liem was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. HoangNamFc's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.