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Kon Tum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Võ Tuan Hoang kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Nguyễn Diem charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Diem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th minute, Nguyễn Diem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute Vũ Khoi suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 22 minutes into the game, Bùi Thi Ngoc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cao Lanh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Việt Nam the free kick. Bùi Thi Ngoc kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Phạm Minh struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Đặng Liem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cao Lanh. Đỗ Hoang charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Đỗ Hoang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Cao Lanh got a freekick which was hit by Đỗ Hoang. A collision led to Cao Lanh getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Đoàn Dinh hit a great ball. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cao Lanh's goalkeeper Lê Thi Ngoc, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Việt Nam's Đặng Liem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Triệu Nguyet in the 33rd minute of play. Đặng Liem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Triệu Nguyet in the 35th minute of the match. Phạm Minh hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Đặng Liem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Phạm Minh in the 52nd minute. Lê Thi Ngoc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Nhật Minh went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Việt Nam's Đặng Liem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Việt Nam from getting a goal against them. Nghiêm Tu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Thi Ngoc having to interfere. In the 71st match minute, Việt Nam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trương Hanh to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Việt Nam's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Phạm Minh fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nguyễn Nhật Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Thi Ngoc having to interfere. If Triệu Nguyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lê Thi Ngoc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Nhật Minh in the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the game, Việt Nam's Nguyễn Nhật Minh nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lê Thi Ngoc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Đặng Liem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Triệu Nguyet, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Đặng Liem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Triệu Nguyet, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Việt Nam fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cao Lanh had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.