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Lai Chau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hoàng Hoang took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nguyễn Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trần Minh-ha in the 9th minute of play. Trần Minh-ha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Minh having to interfere. Nguyễn Minh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Thuyet in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Hoàng Hoang reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nguyễn Minh. The goal made the score 1-0. Lê Thuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Minh having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Việt Nam's goal looked a bit too open when Hoàng Hoang came free, but Nguyễn Minh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes, Bùi Tuan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Man United and the Việt Nam players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bùi Tuan hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 29thth minute of the game Lê Thuy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Man United's Nguyễn Minh was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Thuy in the 31st minute of play forced Man United's goalkeeper Nguyễn Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Man United's Nguyễn Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lê Thuy in the 33rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Nguyễn Liem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Man United's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Liem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Minh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nguyễn Liem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lê Thuy came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Việt Nam 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 Lê Thuy couldn't finish the play. In the 48th minute Trần Minh-ha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Trần Minh-ha to strike the kick off in the second half. Nguyễn Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Thuyet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lê Thuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Minh having to interfere. Hoàng Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Minh having to interfere. Hoàng Hoang might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nguyễn Minh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hoàng Hoang ran back to his position shaking his head. Nguyễn Thuyet struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Nguyễn Minh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Man United. 67 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Thuyet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nguyễn Minh. Việt Nam's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nguyễn Thuyet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Nguyễn Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hoàng Hoang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Liem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lê Thuy came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Việt Nam 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 Lê Thuy couldn't finish the play. Hoàng Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Minh having to interfere. When Hoàng Hoang came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Man United 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 Hoàng Hoang couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd match minute, Việt Nam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Duong to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Thuyet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Việt Nam players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Man United.