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Cai Be
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hồ Dinh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Phạm Than tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trần Thien hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Phạm Than made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Trần Duc sent off a good shot on target. 19 minutes into the game, Lê Dinh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Red Devils's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cai Be the free kick. Lê Dinh hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Phạm Than had great luck who in the 20thth minute grab hold of the ball when Trần Duc from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Trần Duc let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 20th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. Cai Be's Đinh Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Hoang in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Cai Be getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Trần Than hit a great ball. Trần Thien might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Đinh Teo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Trần Thien ran back to his position shaking his head. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Nguyễn Hoang 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. 43 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Hoang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Đinh Teo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đinh Teo having to interfere. 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. Trần Duc was the one to do the kick off. The long shot by Phùng Hoang in the 54th minute really tested Đinh Teo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 56 minutes into the match, Cai Be's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Hieu Ngan came free, but Đinh Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nguyễn Hieu Ngan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Nguyễn Tuyet came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Cai Be 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 Nguyễn Tuyet couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute, Trần Duc 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. In the 70th minute, Nguyễn Hoang 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 Hoang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Đinh Teo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Phạm Than took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Hung, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 80 in the game by Nguyễn Hoang from a close distance when the talented Đinh Teo managed to make a qualified save. Cai Be's players were relieved. 93 minutes into the match, Trần Duc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Phạm Than. The Red Devils's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trần Duc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Red Devils's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.