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Phan Thiet
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Phan Thiet's Huỳnh Bay 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. When Quang Ngai's Nguyễn Lien in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Phan Thiet's goalie prevented a goal. Liễu Hoa kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Phan Thiet's goal looked a bit too open when Phùng Ho came free, but Trần Tuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Nam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute Phùng Ho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Tuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huỳnh Bay in the 13th minute of play forced Quang Ngai's goalkeeper Phạm Tan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Phùng Ho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Tuan was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Phùng Ho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Phan Thiet's Liễu Hoa got a free kick in the 19th minute. Nguyễn Van Tai Em was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Trần Tuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Lien in the 26th minute of play. If Phùng Ho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Huỳnh Bay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Phạm Tan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Quang Ngai's goalkeeper Phạm Tan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Nam.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phùng Ho to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th 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 Tan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Huỳnh Bay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Tan having to interfere. Nguyễn Nam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Tan having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Phùng Ho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Tuan was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. 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 Tan was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Quang Ngai's Phạm Tan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Nam in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, Quang Ngai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Nam to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Nam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Quang Ngai's goalkeeper Phạm Tan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Phan Thiet defense, Phùng Ho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Trần Tuan. The Phan Thiet fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Trần Tuan should have stopped the shot. Huỳnh Bay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phạm Tan having to interfere. Quang Ngai's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.