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Match Report
Dong Xam
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Thai kicked off to start the match. Dong Xam's attentive Nguyễn Tu managed to snatch the ball when Phạm Cong Vinh made a throw-in in the 5th minute of the game. After 8 minutes, Nguyễn Tu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dong Xam and the Dong Nai players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 8 played minutes Dong Xam got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Tu. The audience was convinced that Huỳnh Binh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Quang Thanh was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Trần Quang Thanh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Viet in the 11th minute of play. Dong Xam's Trần Quang Thanh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Thai in the 13th minute of play. Nguyễn Tu kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Viet in the 18th 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huỳnh Binh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Phạm Cong Vinh in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Dong Xam's Nguyễn Tu. Trần Quang Thanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Pham in the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Dong Nai booed when Dong Xam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Đặng Tong didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trần Quang Thanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huỳnh Binh in the 30th minute of the match. Trần Quang Thanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huỳnh Binh in the 35th minute of the match. Trần Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Huỳnh Binh, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Trần Quang Thanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Hung in the 39th minute of the match. Trần Quang Thanh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Pham in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Dong Xam's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Thai came free, but Trần Quang Thanh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Viet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Trần Quang Thanh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Dong Xam players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dong Nai were winning 0-2.
The wind increased when Đào Van Quyen made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Dong Nai's Phạm Cong Vinh made it 0-3 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! Phạm Cong Vinh kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Nguyễn Hong Minh struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Nguyễn Phuoc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dong Xam. Dong Nai's Huỳnh Binh got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Trần Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thai, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Dong Xam's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nguyễn Thai 68 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Huỳnh Binh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dong Nai's supporters rose to their feet, but Huỳnh Binh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Quang Thanh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 78 played minutes Dong Xam got a freekick which was hit by Đặng Tong. After a rather tough play, Dong Xam's Huỳnh Quang Thanh got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute, Dong Nai's Nguyễn Thai ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Trần Quang Thanh. Trần Quang Thanh yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Trần Quang Thanh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thai, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Đào Van Quyen notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Dong Nai's Nguyễn Phuoc. Nguyễn Phuoc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hoàng Huynh Duc during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dong Xam's Hoàng Huynh Duc got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nguyễn Tuyet during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, one of Dong Nai:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Dong Nai. The referee gave Dong Xam a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nguyễn Tu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Dong Nai's Nguyễn Phuoc. 2-5. The Dong Xam fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Dong Nai were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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