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Match Report
Hai Duong
Spectators: 6806 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 0) Hoàng Chung started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Nguyễn Nhật Minh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thai Nguyen's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Nhật Minh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Bay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 7 minutes, Nguyễn Hung mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hai Duong and the Thai Nguyen players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nguyễn Hung hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Hai Duong defense, Nguyễn Huynh Duc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Trần Bay. The Hai Duong fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Trần Bay should have stopped the shot. 13 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Khoi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hai Duong's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Thai Nguyen the free kick. Nguyễn Khoi hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Trần Bay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Nhật Minh in the 18th minute of play. Nguyễn Huynh Duc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Trần Bay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hai Duong's Trần Khoi got a free kick in the 26th minute. With a little luck, Thai Nguyen's Hoàng Phuoc got control of the ball when Nguyễn Xuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Huynh Duc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Trần Bay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nguyễn Huynh Duc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lê Thanh fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thai Nguyen's protests and gave Lê Thanh a yellow card for diving instead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nguyễn Huynh Duc to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Thai Nguyen's Nguyễn Huynh Duc dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Nguyễn Huynh Duc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Xuan struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Hoàng Phuoc didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hai Duong. If Nguyễn Nhật Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Hai Duong's zone, Nguyễn Huynh Duc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Bay came out of the goal and Nguyễn Huynh Duc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 67 minutes into the match, Hai Duong's goalkeeper Trần Bay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Nhật Minh. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Nguyễn Nhật Minh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thai Nguyen's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Nhật Minh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trần Bay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nguyễn Huynh Duc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Bay having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Thai Nguyen's Trần Bay threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nguyễn Huynh Duc, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Hai Duong booed when Thai Nguyen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Võ Thanh didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Huynh Duc in the 91st minute of play forced Hai Duong's goalkeeper Trần Bay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Hoàng Chung put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Hoàng Phuoc. Thai Nguyen played a much better game than Hai Duong and deserved their victory. The Hai Duong players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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