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Dong Xam
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd match minute, Bắc Ninh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phan Nhật Minh to maneuver through the defense. Trần Tong charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trần Tong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Trần Tong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trần Nhật Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Viet in the 5th minute of the match. Nguyễn Thai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phạm Nghiêm-Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Trần Nhật Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Viet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Minh struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Trần Nhật Minh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester Tran. 26 minutes into the game, Manchester Tran's Nguyễn Minh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trần Nhật Minh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 33 minutes of play, Bắc Ninh's Phạm Nghiêm-Minh made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nguyễn Thai was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 36 played minutes Manchester Tran got a freekick which was hit by Bùi Tấn Dũng. Phạm Nghiêm-Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Phan Nhật Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46thth minute of the game Phạm Nghiêm-Minh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester Tran's Nguyễn Thai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Phạm Nghiêm-Minh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Mai Quang Thanh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Nhật Minh was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Phan Nhật Minh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nguyễn Thai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Phan Nhật Minh received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nguyễn Thai came out and tried to block the shot, but Phan Nhật Minh slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 56th minute. In the 61st minute, Phạm Nghiêm-Minh got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Phạm Nghiêm-Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phạm Nghiêm-Minh struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Nguyễn Thai didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bắc Ninh. If Phạm Nghiêm-Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Thai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phạm Nghiêm-Minh in the 87th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bùi Tấn Dũng during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Manchester Tran getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Bùi Tấn Dũng hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Nguyễn Minh made a precise shot to the right of Trần Nhật Minh. Bắc Ninh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. If Phan Nhật Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Despite being the better team, Bắc Ninh failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.