League

Nam Dinh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) When Ninh Thuan's Phan Diem in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nam Dinh's goalie prevented a goal. Nguyễn Chi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lâm Thi having to interfere. Đặng Nam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Lâm Thi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Võ Tran went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 20 minutes of play, Ninh Thuan's Võ Tran made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lâm Thi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Nam in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Đặng Nam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Phan Diem came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Ninh Thuan 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 Phan Diem couldn't finish the play. Võ Tran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Võ Tran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 46 minutes, Phan Diem made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Nam Dinh's Lâm Thi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Phan Diem stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vũ Viet kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Đặng Nam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hoàng Nguyet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Nguyễn Chi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ninh Thuan's Đặng Nam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hoàng Nguyet in the 62nd minute of play. Võ Tran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lâm Thi having to interfere. Võ Tran struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Lâm Thi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ninh Thuan. Lâm Thi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phan Diem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, one of Nam Dinh:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Hoàng Nguyet came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Nam Dinh 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 Nguyet couldn't finish the play. Võ Tran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lâm Thi having to interfere. Võ Tran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Lâm Thi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 97 played minutes Nam Dinh got a freekick which was hit by Trần Nam. Lâm Thi made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Võ Tran sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded Ninh Thuan left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nam Dinh.