Nam Dinh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Phạm Liem made the kick off and thus started the match. Hồ Bien hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Nguyễn Quang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thai Binh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Quang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Nam Dinh's goal looked a bit too open when Lý Nga came free, but Trần Duc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trần Duc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lý Nga, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. If Lê Nguyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Quang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Trần Duc was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Đào Nam took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nguyễn Tho. Thai Binh's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nam Dinh's Lê Nguyet got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute Phạm Liem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Tho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Nam Dinh's goal looked a bit too open when Lý Nga came free, but Trần Duc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Nguyễn Quang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Duc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Nam Dinh's goalkeeper Trần Duc, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Nam Dinh's Phạm Liem slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nguyễn Tho. That made the score 1-1 after 45 minutes of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nguyễn Quang to make the kick off. Nguyễn Quang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Trần Duc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Lý Nga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Trần Duc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lý Nga struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Trần Duc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thai Binh. Trần Duc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Quang, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, Nam Dinh's Nguyễn Huynh Duc got a free kick in the 64th minute. Lý Nga hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. A collision led to Thai Binh getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Trần Tuan Hoang hit a great ball. Phạm Liem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Quang in the 71st minute of play forced Nam Dinh's goalkeeper Trần Duc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Nguyet in the 72nd minute of play forced Thai Binh's goalkeeper Nguyễn Tho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phạm Liem struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Nguyễn Tho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nam Dinh. Nguyễn Tho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phạm Liem in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Thai Binh's goal looked a bit too open when Phạm Liem came free, but Nguyễn Tho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82ndth minute of the game Lê Nguyet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Thai Binh's Nguyễn Tho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Phạm Liem came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Nam Dinh 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 Phạm Liem couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Thai Binh's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Nguyet came free, but Nguyễn Tho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Quang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Duc having to interfere. Trần Duc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lý Nga in the 92nd minute. Lưu Hong Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Duc having to interfere. Lý Nga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Duc having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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