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Yen Bai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lê Tho made the kick off and thus started the match. If Nguyễn Chuong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Liễu Lien 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 1-0. A collision led to MANCHESTER UNITED getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Lê Tho hit a great ball. Trần Phong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Trần Tuan Hoang's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Liễu Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Trần Phong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Tho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lê Hieu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. If Liễu Lien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute Trần Tuan Hoang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Phong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Trần Tuan Hoang made a kick off. Liễu Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Trần Phong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Chuong came free with the goalkeeper in the 59th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lê Hieu could save by the left post. In the 61st match minute, MANCHESTER UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Chuong to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in MANCHESTER UNITED's zone, Liễu Lien stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Phong came out of the goal and Liễu Lien tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Trần Tuan Hoang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yen Bai's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Tuan Hoang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Phong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Trần Tuan Hoang came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Yen Bai 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 Trần Tuan Hoang couldn't finish the play. Trần Phong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Tuan Hoang in the 77th minute of the match. The supporters of Yen Bai booed when MANCHESTER UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bùi Nhật Minh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Liễu Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Trần Phong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trần Phong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liễu Lien in the 85th minute of the match. Lê Hieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Tho in the 87th minute of the match. Lê Hieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Tho in the 91st minute of play. Trần Tan charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trần Tan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th match minute, MANCHESTER UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Tan to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the MANCHESTER UNITED players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Yen Bai.