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Phu Yen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dương Bay kicked off to start the match. Lê Tinh's late challenge caught a Phu Yen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lê Tinh helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nguyendepzai getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Lê Tinh hit a great ball. Phu Yen's Hoàng Liem got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Trần Chi's late challenge caught a Phu Yen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Trần Chi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th match minute, Nguyendepzai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Trần Chi to maneuver through the defense. After 19 minutes of play Nguyendepzai's Trần Chi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Trần Chi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If Hoàng Liem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute Hoàng Liem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Phuong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Nguyendepzai's Lê Tinh got a free kick in the 35th minute. A hard shot by Trần Phuoc from long distance, 36 minutes into the match, got Trần Phuong's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Trần Hong Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Hoàng Liem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hoàng Liem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Phuong having to interfere. 48 minutes in the game, Hoàng Liem dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hoàng Liem was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nguyendepzai's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Trần Phuoc was slow to take the kick. During this time Phu Yen's players had a chance to rest. Lê Tinh was shown his second yellow card after 55 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Nguyendepzai getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Lê Tinh hit a great ball. Hoàng Liem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Trần Phuong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nguyendepzai's Nguyễn Liem got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute Trần Phuoc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Phuong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trần Phuong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hoàng Liem in the 68th minute of the match. Hoàng Liem might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trần Phuong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hoàng Liem ran back to his position shaking his head. Trần Phuong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hoàng Liem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trần Phuong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Hong Minh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hoàng Liem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Trần Phuong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hoàng Liem came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Phu Yen 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 Hoàng Liem couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Phu Yen booed when Nguyendepzai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vũ Pham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nguyendepzai's Trần Phuong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hoàng Liem in the 89th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nguyendepzai's zone, Hoàng Liem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Phuong came out of the goal and Hoàng Liem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute Hoàng Liem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Phuong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Trần Hong Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.