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Khanh Hoa
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. Phan Viet started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dương Teo in the 6th minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Mai Thuy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hoàng Dinh took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Huỳnh Duy. A14K26 FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Phan Viet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Pham's late challenge caught a A14K26 FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Pham helped the player get up and apologised. 17 minutes into the game, one of Manchester City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 22 minutes into the match, Dương Teo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Manchester City's Mai Thuy. Mai Thuy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Dương Teo came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the A14K26 FC 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 Dương Teo couldn't finish the play. 26 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Chuong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Mai Thuy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Nguyễn Tuyet fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A14K26 FC's protests and gave Nguyễn Tuyet a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, A14K26 FC's Nguyễn Tuyet got a free kick in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, A14K26 FC's Nguyễn Viet got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Hồ Hoa kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of A14K26 FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Manchester City:s goal. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Nguyễn Thanh hit a great ball. The Manchester City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. A14K26 FC were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nguyễn Chuong to make the kick off. Huỳnh Duy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Teo in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Manchester City were awarded a corner. Nguyễn Pham went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of A14K26 FC's goalie and right to Nguyễn Liem. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. A14K26 FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Huỳnh Duy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Phan Viet's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Lê Teo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Huỳnh Duy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Dương Teo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Mai Thuy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 68th minute Lê Teo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Huỳnh Duy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Dương Teo 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 Chuong's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mai Thuy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Mai Thuy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Chuong in the 80th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in A14K26 FC's zone, Lê Teo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Huỳnh Duy came out of the goal and Lê Teo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th match minute, A14K26 FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Tuyet to maneuver through the defense. The A14K26 FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing A14K26 FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.