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Match Report
Da Lat
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Da Lat booed when DEMON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Đỗ Quang didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 minutes, Nguyễn Cuc mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Da Lat and the DEMON players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Da Lat fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Nguyễn Van Tai Em walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Huỳnh Xuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Liem, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Lê Thuy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Nguyễn Nhật Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Nguyễn Thi Ngoc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Nhật Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Nhật Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thi Ngoc, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After some careless play in the Da Lat defense, Lê Liem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Huỳnh Xuan. The Da Lat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Huỳnh Xuan should have stopped the shot. After 19 played minutes Da Lat got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Thi Ngoc. DEMON's Đỗ Quang got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lê Liem in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Huỳnh Xuan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Da Lat getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Đào Phuoc hit a great ball. Đỗ Quang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Huỳnh Xuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Lê Thuy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nguyễn Nhật Minh was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Huỳnh Xuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Đỗ Quang, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Nguyễn Nhật Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thi Ngoc, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Lê Thuy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
A collision led to Da Lat getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Triệu Cuc hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Đỗ Quang got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Liễu Tan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Huỳnh Xuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Thi Ngoc kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. When Lê Liem came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the DEMON 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 Lê Liem couldn't finish the play. Lê Thuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Nhật Minh having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Thi Ngoc in the 78th minute of play forced DEMON's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nhật Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Lê Thuy made a precise shot to the right of Nguyễn Nhật Minh. DEMON's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Thi Ngoc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Nhật Minh was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. The supporters of Da Lat booed when DEMON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Tuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nguyễn Nhật Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thi Ngoc, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 90 minutes into the match, DEMON's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Thuy came free, but Nguyễn Nhật Minh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Da Lat defense, Đỗ Quang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Huỳnh Xuan. The Da Lat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Huỳnh Xuan should have stopped the shot. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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