League

Ninh Binh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Phan Phu made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Ha Tinh's goal looked a bit too open when Phan Phu came free, but Nguyễn Ho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Ha Tinh's goalkeeper Nguyễn Ho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Chuong. 9 minutes into the match, Chealse's goal looked a bit too open when Phùng Nam came free, but Liễu Minh Phượng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phan Phu 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. Liễu Minh Phượng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Hoang in the 20th minute of play. If Phùng Nam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Chealse getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Nguyễn Thanh hit a great ball. Lê Nghiêm-Minh hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Ho made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Nguyễn Chuong sent off a good shot on target. If Nguyễn Chuong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Phùng Nam was the one to do the kick off. Nguyễn Ho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phan Phu in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Nguyễn Chuong 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. Chealse's Phan Phu got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nguyễn Ho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phan Phu, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Chealse's goalkeeper Liễu Minh Phượng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phùng Nam in the 82nd minute of play forced Chealse's goalkeeper Liễu Minh Phượng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nguyễn Chuong came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Chealse 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 Chuong couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ha Tinh players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chealse.