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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nguyễn Xuan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Binh Phuoc booed when Man United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hoàng Hoang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Binh Phuoc's Nguyễn Nam got a free kick in the 9th minute. Nguyễn Thuyets short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got La Loc to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Xuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Minh was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 23rdth minute of the game Hoàng Hoang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Binh Phuoc's La Loc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Man United booed when Binh Phuoc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Văn Bien didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hoàng Hoang might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over La Loc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hoàng Hoang ran back to his position shaking his head. After 28 played minutes Binh Phuoc got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Nam. Nguyễn Thuyet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mai Thanh Bình recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Binh Phuoc's Mai Thanh Bình got a free kick in the 35th minute. After having played for 36 minutes, Hoàng Hoang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Man United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hoàng Hoang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Man United's Bùi Bien got a free kick in the 41st minute. Nguyễn Xuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Minh having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Man United's Trần Pham got a free kick in the 47th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Man United's zone, Mai Thanh Bình stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Minh came out of the goal and Mai Thanh Bình tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hoàng Hoang to make the kick off. In the 57th minute, Binh Phuoc's Nguyễn Xuan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Nguyễn Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Xuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Man United's zone, Mai Thanh Bình stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Minh came out of the goal and Mai Thanh Bình tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Võ Viet during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes Binh Phuoc got a freekick which was hit by Võ Viet. Man United's Nguyễn Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Văn Bien in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd play minute Mai Thanh Bình came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nguyễn Minh. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Xuan in the 76th minute of play forced Man United's goalkeeper Nguyễn Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mai Thanh Bình struck a weak shot in the 80th 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 Binh Phuoc. Nguyễn Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Xuan in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Hoàng Hoang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Man United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Mai Thanh Bình could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Nguyễn Minh made a huge save. Man United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.