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HA NOI STADIUM
Spectators: 5159 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 159) A collision led to Manchester getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Nguyễn Khoi hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Tấn Dũng in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hoàng Hung prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Trần Cuc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vũ Tran in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute Nguyễn Khoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Cuc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nguyễn Khoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 minutes, Lâm Duc mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vinh Long and the Manchester players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vũ Tran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Trần Cuc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Vinh Long's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Khoi came free, but Trần Cuc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Vũ Tran notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Vinh Long's Trần Cuc. Trần Cuc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Trần Hong scored 2-0 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Trần Cuc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Trần Hong blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Trần Cuc having to make a save. Nguyễn Bien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Cuc having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Đặng Duy was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Hieu Ngan in the 53rd minute of play forced Manchester's goalkeeper Hoàng Hung to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vũ Tran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Trần Hong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Cuc having to interfere. In the 61stth minute of the game Vũ Tran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vinh Long's Trần Cuc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 62 played minutes Vinh Long got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Hieu Ngan. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vinh Long's goalkeeper Trần Cuc, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 70 minutes, Nguyễn Duc mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vinh Long and the Manchester players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute there was a penalty for Manchester. Nguyễn Khoi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Trần Cuc. 3-0. 80 minutes into the match, Manchester's goal looked a bit too open when Đặng Duy came free, but Hoàng Hung reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Manchester's goal looked a bit too open when Đặng Duy came free, but Hoàng Hung reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd match minute, Manchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Hong to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th match minute, Vinh Long was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Thi to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th match minute, Vinh Long was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Tấn Dũng to maneuver through the defense. The corner led Manchester's Trần Hong to a score. 4-0 in the 89th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Tấn Dũng got free with Hoàng Hung in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 97th minute Đặng Duy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hoàng Hung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.