League

Dong Xam
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lê Nga started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Nguyễn Hong Minh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dong Xam's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Hong Minh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Chi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Trần Nguyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10th minute Mai Minh Phượng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Quang Thanh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 minutes of play, Kon Tum's Trần Nguyet made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Trần Quang Thanh was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Huỳnh Dinh in the 14th minute of play forced Dong Xam's goalkeeper Trần Quang Thanh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Trần Quang Thanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Nga in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Trần Nguyet made a precise shot to the right of Trần Quang Thanh. Dong Xam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. A collision led to Kon Tum getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Nguyễn Bien hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mai Minh Phượng during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kon Tum getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Mai Minh Phượng hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Huỳnh Loc in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Dong Xam's Lê Tuan. Nguyễn Chi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Hong Minh in the 35th minute. Trần Quang Thanh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mai Minh Phượng went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Dong Xam's Nguyễn Hong Minh got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 44th minute Trần Nguyet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Quang Thanh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trần Quang Thanh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huỳnh Dinh in the 45th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Đào Van Quyen made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Kon Tum's zone, Nguyễn Hong Minh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Chi came out of the goal and Nguyễn Hong Minh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 53rd minute Đào Van Quyen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Chi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đào Van Quyen in the 59th minute of play forced Kon Tum's goalkeeper Nguyễn Chi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Nguyễn Hong Minh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dong Xam's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Hong Minh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Trần Quang Thanh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Nga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Huỳnh Dinh received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Trần Quang Thanh came out and tried to block the shot, but Huỳnh Dinh slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 72nd minute. In the 78th match minute, Kon Tum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Võ Thai to maneuver through the defense. Lê Tuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Kon Tum's zone, Lê Tuan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Chi came out of the goal and Lê Tuan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute Lê Nga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Quang Thanh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Đào Van Quyen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Nguyet came free with the goalkeeper in the 94th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Trần Quang Thanh could save by the left post. A collision led to Dong Xam getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Lê Tuan hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kon Tum walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.