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Rach Gia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lê Tho made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Lizg booed when MANCHESTER UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phan Dung didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trần Phong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Duong in the 9th minute of play. If Lê Phuc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Phuc came free, but Trần Phong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lê Phuc struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Trần Phong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lizg. Trần Phong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lê Phuc's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Duong in the 19th minute of play forced MANCHESTER UNITED's goalkeeper Trần Phong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lê Tho got free with Trần Phuong in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 24th minute, Lê Phuc ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Trần Phong was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Chuong got free with Trần Phuong in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lê Tho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Nguyễn Loc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trần Phong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Duong went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Nguyễn Duong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Phong having to interfere. Lizg's Trần Phuong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Lizg from getting a goal against them. Lê Tho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half Lizg were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nguyễn Duong to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, MANCHESTER UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Tho to maneuver through the defense. Trần Phong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Duong in the 52nd minute of the match. Lê Phuc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Trần Phong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lizg's Nguyễn Quang Thanh got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the game, Lê Tho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Trần Phuong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Nguyễn Quang Thanh fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lizg's protests and gave Nguyễn Quang Thanh a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd match minute, Lizg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Quang Thanh to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Lê Tho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Phuong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trần Phong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Duong's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 90th minute of the match Nguyễn Thuy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Trần Phong skillfully saved the ball. Trần Phong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Duong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of MANCHESTER UNITED booed when Lizg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thuy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lê Phuong kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Phạm Cong Vinh took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Trần Phuong. Lizg's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.