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Dien Bien Phu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lê Loc made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, one of Buon Ma Thuot:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Buon Ma Thuot. Lê Tran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Loc, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 11 played minutes Huỳnh Tấn Dũng rounded Buon Ma Thuot's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. 14 minutes into the match, Lê Loc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lê Tran. Dien Bien Phu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lê Loc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nguyễn Teo during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Buon Ma Thuot getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nguyễn Teo hit a great ball. With a little luck, Buon Ma Thuot's Lê Pham got control of the ball when Đặng Chung tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute, Đặng Chung 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. The supporters of Dien Bien Phu booed when Buon Ma Thuot was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chung Tran didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Buon Ma Thuot's goal looked a bit too open when Huỳnh Tấn Dũng came free, but Lê Pham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dien Bien Phu's Lê Tran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phan Hoang in the 24th minute of play. Dien Bien Phu's Lê Tran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phan Hoang in the 28th minute of play. Lê Pham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huỳnh Tấn Dũng in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Buon Ma Thuot's Phạm Cadeo got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Lê Phuc kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Phan Hoang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nguyễn Duc during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nguyễn Duc kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Lê Tran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Loc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Huỳnh Tấn Dũng recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lê Pham. Huỳnh Tấn Dũng showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. 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 3-1.

The wind increased when Huỳnh Tấn Dũng made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Phạm Nguyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 56 minutes of play Dien Bien Phu's Nguyễn Duc was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 57th match minute, Dien Bien Phu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Duc to maneuver through the defense. Phan Hoang who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Lê Tran when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lê Loc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Lê Tran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Huỳnh Tấn Dũng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lê Pham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đặng Chung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lê Loc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phan Hoang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dien Bien Phu's Lê Tran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lê Loc in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 minutes of play Buon Ma Thuot's Nguyễn Teo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 84th minute, one of Buon Ma Thuot:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Buon Ma Thuot. In the 86th minute there was a penalty for Dien Bien Phu. Võ Hung stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lê Pham. 4-1. When Đặng Chung came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Dien Bien Phu 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 Đặng Chung couldn't finish the play. Dien Bien Phu's Lê Tran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Dien Bien Phu from getting a goal against them. Đào Cong Vinh's late challenge caught a Dien Bien Phu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Đào Cong Vinh helped the player get up and apologised. In the 92nd match minute, Buon Ma Thuot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Đào Cong Vinh to maneuver through the defense. Dien Bien Phu's Võ Hung couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Buon Ma Thuot. Huỳnh Tấn Dũng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Dien Bien Phu had won after a very even match.