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EAGLE SILVER
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Khoi kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Khoi in the 3rd minute of play forced Eagle King Club's goalkeeper Antoni Banas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoni Banas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Khoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antoni Banas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lý Bien, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 8 minutes, Nguyễn Khoi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Eagle King Club's Antoni Banas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Đặng Quang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Katia in the 11th minute of the match. Trần Hong's late challenge caught a Saigon United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Trần Hong helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Eagle King Club's Trần Hong got a free kick in the 13th minute. Nguyễn Khoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Antoni Banas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lý Bien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lý Bien came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Saigon United 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 Lý Bien couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Trần Duc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lý Bien in the 40th minute of play forced Eagle King Club's goalkeeper Antoni Banas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Đặng Quang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Katia in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Antoni Banas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Khoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Saigon United's Lý Bien got a free kick in the 52nd minute. With his leg Antoni Banas managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Saigon United's Lý Bien fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lý Bien who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Antoni Banas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 57th minute, Roberto Katia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Đặng Quang was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Lý Bien struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Antoni Banas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saigon United. Lý Bien spun around in front of the goal 67 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Eagle King Club's goal. Saigon United's Lý Bien got his second yellow card of the match in the 69th minute. The referee ordered Lý Bien off the ground. Lý Bien hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Đặng Quang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Katia in the 71st minute of the match. Nguyễn Khoi struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Antoni Banas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saigon United. When Nguyễn Khoi came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Saigon United 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 Nguyễn Khoi couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 79 in the game by Phan Nam from a close distance when the talented Antoni Banas managed to make a qualified save. Eagle King Club's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Khoi in the 87th minute of play forced Eagle King Club's goalkeeper Antoni Banas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antoni Banas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. A collision led to Saigon United getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Nguyễn Binh hit a great ball. Phan Nam charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Phan Nam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Phan Nam hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute Roberto Katia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đặng Quang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.