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Match Report
Dong Hoi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tôn Thai took the kick off in the first half of the match. Đinh Lam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phạm Pham in the 2nd minute of the match. Phạm Thi Ngoc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đinh Lam having to interfere. Tạ Phuong 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 6th minute. After some careless play in the Phu Tho defense, Phạm Pham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Đinh Lam. The Phu Tho fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Đinh Lam should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Phạm Pham's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Đinh Lam was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Triệu Khoi kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Đặng Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tạ Phuong having to interfere. Phạm Pham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Đinh Lam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Phạm Thi Ngoc 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: 2-0. Phạm Pham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, Dong Hoi's Phạm Thi Ngoc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Đinh Lam narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Đặng Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tạ Phuong having to interfere. Tôn Thai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Tạ Phuong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 2-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Phạm Pham made a kick off. A collision led to Phu Tho getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Hồ Tuan hit a great ball. When Phạm Pham came up free with the goalie in the 53rd 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 Pham couldn't finish the play. Đặng Hung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Phạm Thi Ngoc came up free with the goalie in the 69th 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 Tôn Thai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phạm Thi Ngoc struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Đinh Lam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dong Hoi. When Triệu Anh Hung fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phu Tho's protests and gave Triệu Anh Hung a yellow card for diving instead. If Phạm Thi Ngoc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Phạm Pham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Dong Hoi getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Trần Tho hit a great ball. Phạm Thi Ngoc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Đinh Lam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vũ Dinh's late challenge caught a Dong Hoi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vũ Dinh helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Phu Tho's Vũ Dinh got a free kick in the 90th minute. Phạm Thi Ngoc scored 4-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Đinh Lam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dong Hoi's Phạm Thi Ngoc got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dong Hoi's Tạ Phuong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tôn Thai in the 99th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Dong Hoi fans cheered their team off the field, for while Phu Tho had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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