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Ho Chi Minh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Đặng Van Tai Em started the match with the kick off. Nguyễn Tuan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nguyễn Duc having to make a save. Nguyễn Minh-ha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nguyễn Minh-ha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Binh having to interfere. Nguyễn Duc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Thien in the 12th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Ho Chi Minh's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Thien came free, but Nguyễn Duc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Duc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Tuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Đặng Van Tai Em sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cam Ranh's zone, Đặng Van Tai Em stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Binh came out of the goal and Đặng Van Tai Em tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nguyễn Minh-ha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Binh having to interfere. Nguyễn Duc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Thien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Minh-ha struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Nguyễn Binh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ho Chi Minh. Nguyễn Binh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Đặng Van Tai Em in the 35th minute of play. Nguyễn Minh-ha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Nguyễn Binh made a huge save. After the first half Cam Ranh were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Nguyễn Tuan made the kick off in the second half. If Nguyễn Tuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phan Dong kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cam Ranh's zone, Nguyễn Minh-ha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Binh came out of the goal and Nguyễn Minh-ha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 65 minutes, Phan Viet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ho Chi Minh and the Cam Ranh players grew even worse after the yellow card. Phan Viet hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Tuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Đặng Van Tai Em came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Ho Chi Minh 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 Đặng Van Tai Em couldn't finish the play. Nguyễn Binh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Minh-ha in the 70th minute of the match. Nguyễn Minh-ha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Đặng Van Tai Em received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Nguyễn Binh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Duc didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cam Ranh's Nguyễn Tuan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 81st match minute, Ho Chi Minh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bùi Quang to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Minh, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Cam Ranh's goal looked a bit too open when Đặng Van Tai Em came free, but Nguyễn Binh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1-2 became the score in the 87th minute when Nguyễn Minh-ha elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some careless play in the Ho Chi Minh defense, Nguyễn Thien kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nguyễn Duc. The Ho Chi Minh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nguyễn Duc should have stopped the shot. Tôn Minh kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cam Ranh had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.