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SVĐ Buôn Ma Thuột
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nguyễn Thuyet got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Đắk Lắk FC defense, Nguyễn Thuyet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Géza Kalmár. The Đắk Lắk FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Géza Kalmár should have stopped the shot. Đắk Lắk FC's Dương Phuong got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pleiku's Mai Thi Ngoc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hoàng Binh in the 10th minute of play. Nguyễn Thuyet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Phạm Thanh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dương Phuong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Mai Thi Ngoc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Phan Viet 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. Nguyễn Van Quyen hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Mai Thi Ngoc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dương Phuong in the 29th minute. Nguyễn Thuyet struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Géza Kalmár didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pleiku. After 32 played minutes Đắk Lắk FC got a freekick which was hit by Tạ Thien. If Nguyễn Thuyet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Géza Kalmár made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Thuyet in the 36th minute of play. Mai Thi Ngoc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hoàng Binh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dương Phuong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mai Thi Ngoc having to interfere. Mai Thi Ngoc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phan Viet, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Pleiku were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Dương Phuong made the kick off in the second half. If Hoàng Binh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phan Viet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Mai Thi Ngoc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 minutes, Phạm Thanh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pleiku and the Đắk Lắk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62ndth minute of the game Dương Phuong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pleiku's Mai Thi Ngoc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 63 minutes, Nguyễn Van Quyen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pleiku and the Đắk Lắk FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 played minutes Pleiku got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Van Quyen. If Phan Viet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Phan Viet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Phan Viet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Đắk Lắk FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Phan Viet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mai Thi Ngoc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Phan Viet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Mai Thi Ngoc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tạ Thien hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Thuyet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Géza Kalmár tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Van Quyen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Thuyet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Géza Kalmár having to interfere. The Đắk Lắk FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pleiku's performance. The match ended with a win for Pleiku.