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Old Traford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nguyễn Huynh Duc 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 Nam charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trần Nam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Trần Nam hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Phạm Than showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Huynh Duc in the 9th minute of the match. It was a well-played corner which Bùi Mai managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Võ Duc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phạm Than showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Võ Duc in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Nguyễn Huynh Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phạm Than saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 20 minutes, Phùng Hoang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Red Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Phùng Hoang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Phạm Nguyet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Phạm Than made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Huynh Duc in the 26th minute of play. After 32 played minutes The Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Lê Dinh. The Red Devils's Phạm Than played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Võ Duc in the 33rd minute of play. If Nguyễn Hieu Ngan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Hoang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Nguyet having to interfere. The Red Devils's Nguyễn Hieu Ngan got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 45 played minutes The Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Trần Nam.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nguyễn Huynh Duc made a kick off. After 51 played minutes The Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Bùi Nhật Minh. Phạm Than showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Huynh Duc, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Nguyễn Huynh Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phùng Hoang kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Phạm Than took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Huynh Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Phạm Nguyet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Hoang, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Nguyễn Hoang left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 68 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Hieu Ngan 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 Ba Ria the free kick. Nguyễn Hieu Ngan kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Nguyễn Tran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Nguyễn Hieu Ngan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Red Devils fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nguyễn Hoang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Phạm Nguyet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nguyễn Hoang fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ba Ria's protests and gave Nguyễn Hoang a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ba Ria fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Nguyễn Hoang managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Red Devils's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Hoang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phạm Nguyet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Hieu Ngan in the 88th minute of play forced Ba Ria's goalkeeper Phạm Nguyet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 minutes, Phùng Hoang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Red Devils and the Ba Ria players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of The Red Devils:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ba Ria:s goal. Nguyễn Hoang placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Nguyễn Huynh Duc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Than having to interfere. After a rather tough play, The Red Devils's Lê Dinh got a free kick in the 99th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Ba Ria's Nguyễn Hoang tried to score from far away in the 100th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Red Devils fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ba Ria had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.