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Quang Ngai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nguyễn Huynh Duc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lê Viet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Nguyễn Lam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Quang Ngai booed when Sam Son was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Hung didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 14 minutes, Dương Hoa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Quang Ngai and the Sam Son players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lý Thanh charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lý Thanh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes Quang Ngai got a freekick which was hit by Lý Thanh. The supporters of Sam Son booed when Quang Ngai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Minh-ha didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Nguyễn Huynh Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hồ Tu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Duc in the 31st minute of play. Lê Duc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hồ Tu having to interfere. After 40 minutes of play, Sam Son's Lê Duc made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hồ Tu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Huỳnh Tuan kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Hồ Tu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Huynh Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lê Duc stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Quang Ngai's Triệu Dinh made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nguyễn Lam was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 62 minutes, Huỳnh Tuan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sam Son and the Quang Ngai players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lê Viet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Quang Ngai's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Lê Duc scored to the left of an out of position Hồ Tu, making the score, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Quang Ngai's zone, Nguyễn Huynh Duc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hồ Tu came out of the goal and Nguyễn Huynh Duc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 78 played minutes Sam Son got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Hung. After 79 played minutes, Quang Ngai's Vũ Xuan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nguyễn Lam came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Quang Ngai reached it. Nguyễn Lam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Triệu Dinh, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Hồ Tu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.