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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lê Loc kicked off to start the match. Trần Van Quyens short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Nguyễn Ho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Loc in the 5th minute of play forced Viet Nam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes, Phan Tấn Dũng mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Viet Nam and the Quang Ninh players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Viet Nam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Tấn Dũng to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Cong Vinh, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Quang Ninh's zone, Trần Van Quyen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Ho 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. Nguyễn Ho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phạm Chi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Nguyễn Cong Vinh scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nguyễn Hong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Nguyễn Phuc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quang Ninh's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Phuc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Hong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nguyễn Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Loc in the 21st minute of the match. Nguyễn Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Cong Vinh in the 23rd minute of the match. When Nguyễn Bien fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viet Nam's protests and gave Nguyễn Bien a yellow card for diving instead. 26 minutes into the match, Lê Loc notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Viet Nam's Nguyễn Hong. Nguyễn Hong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nguyễn Phuc took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nguyễn Hong. Nguyễn Hong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Nguyễn Hong came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Quang Ninh's Nguyễn Phuc. But to his dismay, Nguyễn Phuc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Nguyễn Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Loc in the 35th minute of play. Đặng Dung kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Trần Van Quyen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Nguyễn Ho when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Quang Ninh's zone, Nguyễn Bien stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Ho came out of the goal and Nguyễn Bien tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nguyễn Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vũ Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phạm Chi to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Viet Nam's Lê Huy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Ho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nguyễn Bien struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Nguyễn Ho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Viet Nam. When Vũ Khoi fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Quang Ninh's protests and gave Vũ Khoi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th match minute, Quang Ninh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vũ Khoi to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Trần Van Quyen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Ho was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Nguyễn Phuc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Quang Ninh's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Phuc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Hong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nguyễn Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Loc in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Phạm Chi notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Quang Ninh's Nguyễn Ho. Nguyễn Ho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nguyễn Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Loc in the 79th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 2-5 when Trần Van Quyen sped through Quang Ninh's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nguyễn Ho. Quang Ninh's Nguyễn Phuc got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Quang Ninh's Nguyễn Ho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phạm Chi in the 86th minute of play. Nguyễn Bien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Ho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Bien, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. A collision led to Viet Nam getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Phan Tấn Dũng hit a great ball.