Kontum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Trần Tho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Phùng Duy hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. When Phan Xuan fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kontum's protests and gave Phan Xuan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th match minute, Kontum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Xuan to maneuver through the defense. Hoàng Nhật Minh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Hoàng Thi Ngoc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hoàng Thi Ngoc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hoàng Nhật Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Trần Tho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kontum's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Tho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. La Thanh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th minute, Lê Nam 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Nhật Minh in the 30th minute of play forced Kontum's goalkeeper Hoàng Thi Ngoc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hoàng Thi Ngoc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hoàng Nhật Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Hoàng Nhật Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lê Nam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hoàng Thi Ngoc having to interfere. Lê Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the match, Kontum's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Nam came free, but Hoàng Thi Ngoc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trần Nhật Minh kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Tôn Tấn Dũng managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kontum's supporters rose to their feet, but Tôn Tấn Dũng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. La Thanh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lê Nam was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Kontum's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Nam came free, but Hoàng Thi Ngoc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Tho during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Son La booed when Kontum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trần Tho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 minutes, Lê Nam made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Kontum's Hoàng Thi Ngoc tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Trần Tho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Tho took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised La Thanh. La Thanh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Trần Tho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Tho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. La Thanh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Viet sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Hoàng Thi Ngoc threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Nguyễn Viet this time. After 78 minutes, Lê Van Tai Em mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Son La and the Kontum players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Son La was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Van Tai Em to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Son La's goal looked a bit too open when Trần Tho came free, but La Thanh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Kontum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tôn Tấn Dũng to maneuver through the defense. La Thanh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Tho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Võ Tấn Dũng hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, Trần Tho notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Son La's La Thanh. La Thanh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lê Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Kontum's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Nam came free, but Hoàng Thi Ngoc 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 Kontum fans cheered their team off the field, for while Son La had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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