Phan Thiet
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 Hieu Ngan started the match with the kick off. Huỳnh Bay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Nguyễn Nam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phan Thiet's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Nam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phạm Than breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the match, The Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Huỳnh Bay came free, but Phạm Than reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Nguyễn Nam came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Phan Thiet 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 Nam couldn't finish the play. Trần Tuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Hoang in the 17th minute of the match. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Trần Tuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Nguyễn Nam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phan Thiet fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, Phan Thiet's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Hoang came free, but Trần Tuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phan Thiet's Trần Tuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Hieu Ngan in the 38th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Huỳnh Bay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Phan Thiet's supporters rose to their feet, but Huỳnh Bay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phạm Than breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nguyễn Hoang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Tuan having to interfere.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Huỳnh Bay to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Phan Thiet's goalkeeper Trần Tuan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Nguyễn Hieu Ngan came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the The Red Devils 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 Hieu Ngan couldn't finish the play. Nguyễn Nam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Phạm Than tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute of the match Phan Tran sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Phạm Than skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lý Chung during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Huỳnh Bay struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Phạm Than didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phan Thiet. When Nguyễn Nam came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Phan Thiet 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 Nam couldn't finish the play. The Red Devils's Phạm Than played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huỳnh Bay in the 76th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Huỳnh Bay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phạm Than was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Phan Thiet's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Hieu Ngan came free, but Trần Tuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Phan Thiet's Lê Duc got a free kick in the 84th minute. The Red Devils's Nguyễn Hieu Ngan got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 88 minutes, Nguyễn Hieu Ngan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Hieu Ngan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 90 minutes into the game, Huỳnh Bay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phan Thiet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Red Devils the free kick. After a rather tough play, Phan Thiet's Huỳnh Bay got a free kick in the 90th minute. Trần Tuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Hoang in the 93rd minute. Nguyễn Hoang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Trần Tuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Phan Thiet supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching The Red Devils's performance. The match ended with a win for The Red Devils.
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