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Dong Hoi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Phạm Pham started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Đinh Minh's late challenge caught a Bắc Kạn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Đinh Minh helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, Dong Hoi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Đinh Minh to maneuver through the defense. Phạm Pham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Phan Khoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Lê Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Dong Hoi's Phạm Thi Ngoc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Phan Khoi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Phạm Thi Ngoc 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. If Trần Hoai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phạm Pham took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Phan Khoi. Phan Khoi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Trần Hoai to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Trần Hoai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tạ Phuong was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 59th minute, Phạm Pham left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dong Hoi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. If Phạm Pham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 63rd match minute, Bắc Kạn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Hong to maneuver through the defense. Bắc Kạn's Phan Khoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phạm Pham in the 72nd minute of play. When Phạm Thi Ngoc came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Dong Hoi 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 Phạm Thi Ngoc couldn't finish the play. If Phạm Pham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Trần Tho fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dong Hoi's protests and gave Trần Tho a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th minute, Trần Tho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phạm Thi Ngoc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phan Khoi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Cuc in the 96th minute of play forced Bắc Kạn's goalkeeper Phan Khoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bắc Kạn's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.