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Phan Thiet
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Phan Hanh kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, My Tho's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang Thanh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Đoàn Hanh. Lê Phong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Hung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Phan Thiet's Nguyễn Quang Thanh threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Trần Huynh Duc, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nguyễn Duong lost his temper 15 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of My Tho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Phan Thiet:s goal. In the 17th minute, Phan Thiet got a penalty, and Liễu Tho placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. Đoàn Hanh might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nguyễn Quang Thanh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Đoàn Hanh ran back to his position shaking his head. Trần Huynh Duc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 28th minute, Phạm Tấn Dũng made a precise shot to the right of Lê Phong. Phan Thiet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Nguyễn Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute Nguyễn Hung shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Phong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Trần Huynh Duc got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Đoàn Hanh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Quang Thanh was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Trần Huynh Duc was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Hoàng Thuyet 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. Trần Van Tai Em kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Đoàn Hanh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Huynh Duc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Quang Thanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Huynh Duc in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Nguyễn Hung made a precise shot to the right of Lê Phong. Phan Thiet's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Đoàn Hanh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Quang Thanh having to interfere. Lê Phong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Hung in the 82nd minute. Phạm Tấn Dũng charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Phạm Tấn Dũng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, My Tho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phạm Tấn Dũng to maneuver through the defense. Liễu Tho was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 87th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đoàn Hanh in the 88th minute of play forced My Tho's goalkeeper Nguyễn Quang Thanh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Hung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đoàn Hanh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.