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Match Report
My Tho
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. Nguyễn Loc started the match with the kick off. If Nguyễn Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Phạm Lan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lê Thanh Bình showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Loc in the 9th minute of the match. A hard shot 11 in the game by Nguyễn Minh from a close distance when the talented Phan Nam managed to make a qualified save. Ha Tay's players were relieved. My Tho's Lê Thanh Bình played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Loc in the 13th minute of play. Phan Nam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Duc in the 16th minute of the match. Phạm Lan might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lê Thanh Bình. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Phạm Lan ran back to his position shaking his head. Nguyễn Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phan Nam having to interfere. Nguyễn Thuyet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Thanh Bình having to interfere. Lê Thanh Bình showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Loc in the 27th minute of the match. Lê Thanh Bình showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phạm Lan in the 32nd minute of the match. Nguyễn Dong hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Lan in the 44th minute of play forced My Tho's goalkeeper Lê Thanh Bình to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lê Duc to make the kick off. Nguyễn Loc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lương Minh-ha took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Phan Nam. Phan Nam dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of My Tho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ha Tay:s goal. In the 65th minute of the game, Ha Tay got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Ha Tay's Phan Nam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Minh in the 68th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Loc in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lê Thanh Bình prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lê Thanh Bình made an important save on a dangerous shot by Phạm Lan in the 74th minute. Lê Thanh Bình showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Loc in the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phạm Lan got free with Lê Thanh Bình in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nguyễn Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phan Nam having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Nguyễn Hoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lê Duc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Phan Nam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, My Tho's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Loc came free, but Lê Thanh Bình reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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