League

Dong Ha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Trần Chuong took the kick off in the first half of the match. Đinh Lam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trần Chuong, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Vũ Dinh kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Trần Chuong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phu Tho's Đinh Lam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Trần Tans short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Đinh Lam to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Phu Tho's Tôn Thai got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Dong Ha getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Hoàng Minh hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Trần Tan got free with Đinh Lam in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 16 minutes, Đinh Cong Vinh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dong Ha and the Phu Tho players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vũ Hoang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tôn Thai, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Trần Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phu Tho's Đinh Lam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Chuong in the 26th minute of play. In the 33rdth minute of the game Đặng Hung who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dong Ha's Vũ Hoang was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đặng Hung in the 39th minute of play forced Dong Ha's goalkeeper Vũ Hoang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Trần Chuong managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dong Ha's supporters rose to their feet, but Trần Chuong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Đinh Lam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A collision led to Phu Tho getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Vũ Dinh hit a great ball. With a little luck, Dong Ha's Vũ Hoang got control of the ball when Đặng Hung tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Dong Ha's Trần Chuong in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Phu Tho's goalie prevented a goal. Đinh Lam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trần Tan in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Đinh Lam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tôn Thai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Đặng Hung got free with Vũ Hoang in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by La Phuoc during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Dong Ha getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. La Phuoc hit a great ball. Phu Tho's Đặng Hung got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th minute Trần Chuong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đinh Lam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Đặng Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vũ Hoang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tôn Thai in the 80th minute of the match. After 83 minutes, Hoàng Minh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dong Ha and the Phu Tho players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hoàng Minh hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. When Trần Tan fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dong Ha's protests and gave Trần Tan a yellow card for diving instead. Trần Chuong succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Dong Ha's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.