League

Binh Duong
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dong Hung's Nguyễn Lien started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th match minute, Binh Duong was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Dinh to maneuver through the defense. Lưu Cuc was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 6th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to Binh Duong getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nguyễn Dinh hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Nguyễn Lien 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. Nguyễn Dong took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nguyễn Bien. Nguyễn Bien 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Lien in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lê Ho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 20th match minute, Binh Duong was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Dinh to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Hoang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Binh Duong's Lê Ho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Hoang in the 28th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Nguyễn Tuan Hoang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Binh Duong's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Tuan Hoang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Bien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Dong Hung's zone, Nguyễn Dinh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Bien came out of the goal and Nguyễn Dinh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nguyễn Dong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Nguyễn Bien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Dinh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Binh Duong's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dong Hung the free kick. 42 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Hoang notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Binh Duong's Lê Ho. Lê Ho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lê Ho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Hoang in the 48th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Tuan Hoang was the one to do the kick off. Nguyễn Bien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Tuan Hoang, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Nguyễn Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Ho having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Dong in the 56th minute of play forced Dong Hung's goalkeeper Nguyễn Bien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nguyễn Dong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the game, Binh Duong's Nguyễn Tuan Hoang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nguyễn Bien made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Nguyễn Dong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Bien having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Dong Hung's Nguyễn Lien sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lê Ho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nguyễn Tuan Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Bien having to interfere. Lê Ho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Lien in the 84th minute of play. Nguyễn Bien showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Dong, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Dong Hung's Nguyễn Bien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Tuan Hoang in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Dong Hung's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Tuan Hoang came free, but Nguyễn Bien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Bien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Dong in the 96th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Binh Duong had won after a very even match.