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Phan Thiet
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nguyễn Huỳnh got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Qui Nhon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Võ Ho to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Phan Thiet's Nguyễn Quang Thanh got a free kick in the 9th minute. After 10 played minutes, Qui Nhon's Võ Ho shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nguyễn Hoang came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Qui Nhon reached it. Trần Bay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Hoang having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, La Hung was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phan Thiet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Qui Nhon the free kick. The supporters of Qui Nhon booed when Phan Thiet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. La Hung didn't get a good kick on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Vũ Nam notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Phan Thiet's Nguyễn Hoang. Nguyễn Hoang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vũ Nam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Nguyễn Hoang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phan Thiet's Nguyễn Huỳnh was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 32nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 34th minute, Võ Ho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dương Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Huỳnh in the 37th minute of the match. Nguyễn Hoang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vũ Nam in the 41st minute of the match. After having played for 42 minutes, Vũ Nam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Qui Nhon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vũ Nam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44th minute, one of Phan Thiet:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Phan Thiet. Võ Ho shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Vũ Nam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vũ Nam made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Qui Nhon's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Huỳnh came free, but Dương Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trần Hoa got free with Nguyễn Hoang in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 60th minute of the match Qui Nhon got a corner. Phan Thiet's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Võ Ho ran over to the corner to take the kick. Qui Nhon's Võ Ho was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nguyễn Hoang in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 67 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Huy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Qui Nhon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phan Thiet the free kick. In the 67th minute, Nguyễn Huy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vũ Nam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Đặng Tho charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Đặng Tho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Qui Nhon's Đặng Tho got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute Nguyễn Huỳnh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dương Teo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nguyễn Tong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nguyễn Tong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Nguyễn Huỳnh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phan Thiet's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Huỳnh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dương Teo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 83 minutes into the match, Qui Nhon's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Huỳnh came free, but Dương Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Vũ Nam 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. After 95 minutes of play Phan Thiet's La Hung 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. The supporters of Qui Nhon booed when Phan Thiet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. La Hung didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Qui Nhon booed when Phan Thiet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Quang Thanh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Qui Nhon were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.