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Match Report
Ben Tre
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. Lê Tinh started the match with the kick off. nielovemon's Phan Thi Ngoc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Dung in the 6th minute of play. Phan Thi Ngoc made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Lê Duc sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute, Ben Tre's Lê Tinh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Phan Thi Ngoc. Phan Thi Ngoc yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Lê Duc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Phan Thi Ngoc made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lê Tinh during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes Ben Tre got a freekick which was hit by Lê Tinh. 18 minutes into the match, Ben Tre's goal looked a bit too open when Đinh Chuong came free, but Nguyễn Tran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Tran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Binh, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When Lê Tinh came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Ben Tre 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 Lê Tinh couldn't finish the play. nielovemon's Phan Thi Ngoc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save nielovemon from getting a goal against them. Trần Chuong hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Phan Thi Ngoc was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Phan Tho. In the 39thth minute of the game Nguyễn Binh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ben Tre's Nguyễn Tran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Đinh Chuong managed to get in a good position for a shot. nielovemon's supporters rose to their feet, but Đinh Chuong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Tran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute, Lê Duc 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The attack was good, but when Lê Duc in the 54th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Nguyễn Tran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Đinh Chuong in the 55th minute. Phan Thi Ngoc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lê Tinh's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Trần Chuong hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Lê Tinh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Đinh Chuong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Nguyễn Tran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Tran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nguyễn Binh's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Nguyễn Binh took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Nguyễn Tran to make any attempt to save it. After 77 minutes, Trần Minh Phượng mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ben Tre and the nielovemon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ben Tre's Trần Minh Phượng got a free kick in the 77th minute. Nguyễn Tran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Binh, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Đinh Chuong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Nguyễn Tran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Tôn Nam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Đinh Chuong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Ben Tre defense, Đinh Chuong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nguyễn Tran. The Ben Tre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nguyễn Tran should have stopped the shot. Nguyễn Binh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched nielovemon eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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