Back to top
Match Report
Saigon High
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nguyễn Khoi took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Hà Nội getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bùi Hung hit a great ball. Saigon United's Lê Huy couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 4th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hà Nội. Hà Nội's Trần Hieu Ngan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Khoi in the 6th minute of play. If Lý Bien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Hieu Ngan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Khoi in the 10th minute of the match. Nguyễn Khoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Hoang kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. If Lý Bien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lý Bien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Khoi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 31st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 35th minute, Phan Nam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Đặng Nguyet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Hieu Ngan was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Trần Hieu Ngan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Khoi in the 39th minute of play. Lý Bien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hà Nội's Đinh Tuan got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Lý Bien could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Trần Hieu Ngan made a huge save. Trần Hieu Ngan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Khoi's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Phan Nam hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hoàng Thanh to make the kick off. A collision led to Saigon United getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Phan Nam hit a great ball. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hà Nội's goalkeeper Trần Hieu Ngan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Saigon United booed when Hà Nội was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Tu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Saigon United's Đặng Nguyet got a free kick in the 58th minute. When Nguyễn Khoi came up free with the goalie in the 60th 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. The supporters of Hà Nội booed when Saigon United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Đặng Nguyet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trần Hieu Ngan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lý Bien in the 64th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Hoàng Thanh 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. If Trần Chuong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Hieu Ngan 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 76th minute. Trần Hieu Ngan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lý Bien in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Lý Bien notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Hà Nội's Trần Hieu Ngan. Trần Hieu Ngan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 88 minutes into the match, Lý Bien notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Hà Nội's Trần Hieu Ngan. Trần Hieu Ngan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Hà Nội's zone, Lý Bien stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Hieu Ngan came out of the goal and Lý Bien tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 95 minutes into the game, Saigon United's Nguyễn Khoi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trần Hieu Ngan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. If Nguyễn Khoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Saigon United had played much better football throughout.
Change language
