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Match Report
An Loc
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nguyễn Bien took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Vũ Huy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Manchested United's Phạm Loc got a free kick in the 4th minute. The supporters of An Loc booed when Manchested United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Bien didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Bien's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phạm Huy was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Phạm Loc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Lê Lam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bùi Hung charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bùi Hung the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Hồ Phuc came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the An Loc 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 Hồ Phuc couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Trần Minh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchested United's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Minh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lê Lam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 45 played minutes Manchested United got a freekick which was hit by Lê Hieu Ngan. Hồ Phuc in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Phạm Huy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Phạm Loc to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trần Minh got free with Lê Lam in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 52 minutes into the match, Manchested United's Phạm Loc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lê Lam narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lê Lam stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phạm Loc's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in An Loc's zone, Phạm Loc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lê Lam came out of the goal and Phạm Loc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lê Lam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phạm Loc in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to An Loc getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Nguyễn Dung hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Phạm Loc made a precise shot to the right of Lê Lam. An Loc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Manchested United's Phạm Huy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Bien in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Lê Hieu Ngan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trần Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to An Loc getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Nguyễn Tu hit a great ball. A collision led to Manchested United getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Lương Tong hit a great ball. After 80 played minutes An Loc got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Dung. Manchested United's Lê Hieu Ngan got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Lê Hieu Ngan off the ground. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind An Loc's goalkeeper Lê Lam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Manchested United's zone, Nguyễn Bien stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Phạm Huy came out of the goal and Nguyễn Bien tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 86 minutes, Nguyễn Bien mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchested United and the An Loc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 86 played minutes Manchested United got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Bien. Nguyễn Bien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Phạm Huy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The An Loc fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when An Loc's Nguyễn Bien 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Trần Minh fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchested United's protests and gave Trần Minh a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of An Loc booed when Manchested United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trần Minh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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