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Da Nang
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nguyễn Thi made the kick off which started today's match. Trịnh Dong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Loc in the 3rd minute of the match. Nguyễn Thi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Tấn Dũng having to interfere. Nguyễn Ho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Trịnh Dong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trịnh Dong didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 14th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Trần Chuong lost his temper 18 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The supporters of Dong Hung booed when Da Nang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trần Chuong didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dong Hung's Nguyễn Thi Ngoc couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 20th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Da Nang. Nguyễn Ho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Dong Hung's Trần Ho got a free kick in the 39th minute. When Nguyễn Loc fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Da Nang's protests and gave Nguyễn Loc a yellow card for diving instead. Nguyễn Loc hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Tấn Dũng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Thi went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Nguyễn Thi Ngoc hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Ho was the one to do the kick off. Hoàng Tấn Dũng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Hoàng Tấn Dũng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Thi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 56th minute. Dong Hung's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Nguyễn Thi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Nguyễn Tấn Dũng managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Dong Hung's Hoàng Tấn Dũng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Ho in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trịnh Dong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nguyễn Ho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trịnh Dong having to interfere. A collision led to Dong Hung getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Trần Tuyet hit a great ball. After having played for 69 minutes, Nguyễn Ho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Da Nang's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Ho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyễn Tấn Dũng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Thi in the 76th minute of play forced Da Nang's goalkeeper Nguyễn Tấn Dũng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Thi Ngoc charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Thi Ngoc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nguyễn Thi Ngoc hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Liễu Huy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hoàng Tấn Dũng in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nguyễn Tấn Dũng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Thi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trịnh Dong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Ho, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. When Nguyễn Ho came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Da Nang 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 Nguyễn Ho couldn't finish the play.