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Bắc Ninh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Lam in the 3rd minute of play forced Bắc Ninh's goalkeeper Nguyễn Loc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes Bắc Ninh's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lê Tu who took care of the corner kick. Lê Tu made a great header on Long Tan's corner, it was just that Bắc Ninh's Nguyễn Loc managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lê Teo in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Loc saved Bắc Ninh from getting behind. Lê Teo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Loc having to interfere. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nghiêm Cadeo in the 20th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Phan Huỳnh during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Phan Huỳnh hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. If Lê Teo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lê Teo in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Loc saved Bắc Ninh from getting behind. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phùng Tuan in the 28th minute of the match. In the 34thth minute of the game Nguyễn Lam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bắc Ninh's Nguyễn Loc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute, Mai Hung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute of the match, Phùng Tuan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Bắc Ninh's Phan Huỳnh got a free kick in the 40th minute. The Bắc Ninh fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Bắc Ninh's Nghiêm Cadeo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Long Tan defense, Nghiêm Cadeo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh. The Long Tan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Phùng Tuan made a kick off. Lê Teo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Nguyễn Loc skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lê Teo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Loc having to interfere. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nghiêm Cadeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nghiêm Cadeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Lê Tu, 77 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Lê Teo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Loc having to interfere. After 81 played minutes Long Tan got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Lam. After 83 minutes, Bùi Hoang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Long Tan and the Bắc Ninh players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 played minutes Long Tan got a freekick which was hit by Bùi Hoang. When Phùng Tuan came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Bắc Ninh 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 Phùng Tuan couldn't finish the play. Phùng Tuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, Long Tan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Loc to maneuver through the defense. Nghiêm Cadeo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nghiêm Cadeo in the 100th minute of play. Bắc Ninh's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.