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Match Report
Hanoi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dien Bien Phu's Lê Tran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Dien Bien Phu from getting a goal against them. If Nguyễn Pham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Hanoi's Phan Teo got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 8 minutes, Đặng Chung mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dien Bien Phu and the Hanoi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Đặng Chung hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Tạ Phuc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Huỳnh Tấn Dũng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Duc in the 22nd minute of play forced Hanoi's goalkeeper Nguyễn Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lê Tran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Pham in the 25th minute of play. Đặng Chung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Nguyễn Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Tran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Pham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Hanoi booed when Dien Bien Phu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Dung didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lê Tran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Pham in the 36th minute of play. If Đặng Chung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Huỳnh Tấn Dũng to make the kick off. Nguyễn Pham struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Lê Tran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hanoi. With a little luck, Hanoi's Nguyễn Minh got control of the ball when Đặng Chung tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lê Tran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Pham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huỳnh Tấn Dũng in the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of Dien Bien Phu booed when Hanoi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Viet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nguyễn Minh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Huỳnh Tấn Dũng's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Đinh Thi Ngoc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lê Tran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Pham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Hanoi getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Phan Anh Hung hit a great ball. Nguyễn Hoa's late challenge caught a Hanoi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Hoa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th match minute, Dien Bien Phu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Hoa to maneuver through the defense. Dien Bien Phu's Huỳnh Tấn Dũng got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nguyễn Duc's late challenge caught a Hanoi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Duc helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Pham in the 97th minute of play forced Dien Bien Phu's goalkeeper Lê Tran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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