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Vinh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Phạm Duc kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Đặng Bay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Võ Minh in the 3rd minute of play. Trần Nghiêm-Minh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Đặng Bay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Đặng Bay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trần Nghiêm-Minh in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Võ Minh 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. If Phan Cuc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Võ Minh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Trần Nghiêm-Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Võ Minh put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Đặng Bay. The audience was convinced that Phan Cuc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Thuy was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vinh's goalkeeper Nguyễn Thuy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 36 minutes of play, HO CHI MINH FC's Phan Cuc made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nguyễn Thuy was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the game, Hoàng Nam was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vinh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HO CHI MINH FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Vinh's Hoàng Nam got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Nguyễn Thuy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phan Cuc in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Đặng Bay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Võ Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Ho during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 70 minutes of play Vinh's Trần Ho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Trần Ho hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vinh's zone, Phan Cuc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Thuy came out of the goal and Phan Cuc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Phan Cuc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Nguyễn Thuy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phan Cuc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Thuy having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, Lê Teo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HO CHI MINH FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vinh the free kick. Lê Teo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, HO CHI MINH FC's goal looked a bit too open when Trần Nghiêm-Minh came free, but Đặng Bay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched HO CHI MINH FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.