League

Nam Dinh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nguyễn Thanh Bình took the kick off in the first half of the match. Danilo Huezo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Ngô Ritchell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Quang Thanh's late challenge caught a Lao Bao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Quang Thanh helped the player get up and apologised. Nguyễn Quang Thanh hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Phan Thuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Phuong having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đỗ Viet in the 10th minute of play forced Lao Bao's goalkeeper Ngô Ritchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Đỗ Viet notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Lao Bao's Ngô Ritchell. Ngô Ritchell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 14thth minute of the game Danilo Huezo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lao Bao's Ngô Ritchell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lý Bays short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Ngô Ritchell to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Nam Dinh's Danilo Huezo in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lao Bao's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute, Đỗ Viet made a precise shot to the right of Ngô Ritchell. Lao Bao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Danilo Huezo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ngô Ritchell having to interfere. Ngô Ritchell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lý Bay in the 26th minute. Ngô Ritchell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Huezo, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 29 played minutes Lao Bao got a freekick which was hit by Trần Xuan. Ngô Ritchell was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Danilo Huezo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Danilo Huezo really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. 34 minutes into the game, Ngô Nguyet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nam Dinh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lao Bao the free kick. In the 39th minute, Đặng Thanh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nguyễn Thanh Bình received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ngô Ritchell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lý Bays short, quick shot in the 45thth minute got Ngô Ritchell to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Lý Bay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lý Bay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ngô Ritchell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lý Bay, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The audience was convinced that Lý Bay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ngô Ritchell was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. The referee gave Nam Dinh a penalty, 60 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Đỗ Viet, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lao Bao's Ngô Ritchell. 5-0. The audience was convinced that Lý Bay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ngô Ritchell was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Lý Bay struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Ngô Ritchell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nam Dinh. Nguyễn Quang Thanh hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Nam Dinh's Lê Phuong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phan Thuy in the 74th minute of play. Lao Bao's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nguyễn Cuc in the 76th minute. The corner ended in Nguyễn Cuc almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nam Dinh's Lê Phuong did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Thanh Bình in the 78th minute of play forced Lao Bao's goalkeeper Ngô Ritchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đỗ Viet in the 84th minute of play forced Lao Bao's goalkeeper Ngô Ritchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lao Bao's Ngô Ritchell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Đỗ Viet in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Lý Bay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Anh Hung in the 90th minute of play forced Lao Bao's goalkeeper Ngô Ritchell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nguyễn Anh Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Thanh Bình blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lê Phuong having to make a save. Lý Bay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee ended the match the Nam Dinh players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.