Vi Thanh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nguyễn Xuan made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes in the game, Nguyễn Xuan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Nguyễn Tho having to interfere. With his leg Nguyễn Tho managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Vi Thanh's Tạ Thanh Bình fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 10th minute of the match, Tạ Thanh Bình got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nguyễn Tho was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Nguyễn Xuan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vi Thanh's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Xuan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Tho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Vi Thanh's Phan Mai got a free kick in the 14th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tạ Thanh Bình in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Tho saved Ha Giang from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Xuan in the 22nd minute of play forced Ha Giang's goalkeeper Nguyễn Tho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Trần Anh Hung made a precise shot to the right of Trương Viet. Vi Thanh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 32 minutes into the match, Vi Thanh's Nguyễn Xuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Tho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Đặng Hoa's late challenge caught a Vi Thanh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Đặng Hoa helped the player get up and apologised. Đặng Hoa kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Huỳnh Pham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nguyễn Hoa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nguyễn Tho. Ha Giang's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ha Giang's Đặng Hoa got a free kick in the 44th minute. Nguyễn Tho was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Nguyễn Hoa. In the 47th minute, Nguyễn Duy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trương Viet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Huỳnh Pham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nguyễn Thuy made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Vi Thanh's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Thuy came free, but Trương Viet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nguyễn Xuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tạ Thanh Bình received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Nguyễn Tho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Xuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Tho was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. After having played for 70 minutes, Tạ Thanh Bình managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vi Thanh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tạ Thanh Bình was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Huỳnh Pham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Trương Viet made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nguyễn Thuy in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trương Viet saved Vi Thanh from getting behind. Trần Anh Hung's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Trương Viet firmly grabbed it by the left post. 82 minutes into the game, Vi Thanh's Tạ Thanh Bình nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Tho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Nguyễn Tho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tạ Thanh Bình, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Tho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Xuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Tho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tạ Thanh Bình in the 97th minute of the match. Nguyễn Tho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Xuan went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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