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Vi Thanh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vi Thanh's Nguyễn Minh-ha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hồ Chuong recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nguyễn Minh-ha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Vi Thanh's Nguyễn Lien in the 6th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Nguyễn Cong Vinh was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Paris Saint-Iceland through an amazing save. Lê Hung stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Hieu Ngan's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Nguyễn Minh-ha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Nguyễn Cong Vinh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Hoai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Hung having to interfere. In the 17thth minute of the game Hồ Chuong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vi Thanh's Lê Hung was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Hieu Ngan in the 22nd minute of play forced Vi Thanh's goalkeeper Lê Hung to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lê Hung showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Hieu Ngan, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Vi Thanh's Lê Hung played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Hieu Ngan in the 26th minute of play. Lê Hung showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Hieu Ngan, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Hung having to interfere. Nguyễn Cong Vinh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Minh-ha in the 34th minute of the match. Nguyễn Minh-ha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Lien notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Paris Saint-Iceland's Nguyễn Cong Vinh. Nguyễn Cong Vinh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nguyễn Minh-ha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Nguyễn Lien got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nguyễn Hieu Ngan to make the kick off. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lê Hung read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Hồ Chuong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Hung having to interfere. A collision led to Paris Saint-Iceland getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Nguyễn Hoai hit a great ball. Nguyễn Lien recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lê Hung stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Hieu Ngan's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 67th match minute, Paris Saint-Iceland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Van Quyen to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Cong Vinh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Minh-ha's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. If Nguyễn Hieu Ngan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hồ Chuong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Hung having to interfere. Nguyễn Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nguyễn Cong Vinh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paris Saint-Iceland's Nguyễn Cong Vinh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Lien in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Vi Thanh's Lưu Tho got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Paris Saint-Iceland's Nguyễn Cong Vinh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Lien in the 86th minute of play. Nguyễn Minh-ha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nguyễn Minh-ha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Nguyễn Cong Vinh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paris Saint-Iceland's Nguyễn Cong Vinh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Lien in the 95th minute of play. Nguyễn Hoai charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Hoai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Paris Saint-Iceland getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Nguyễn Hoai hit a great ball. Nguyễn Cong Vinh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Minh-ha, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Vi Thanh were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Paris Saint-Iceland for a fine match.