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Qui Nhon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bùi Phuc took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nguyễn Thuy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Trần Thuy in the 5th minute. Qui Nhon's Trần Thuy got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Trần Thuy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 minutes, Nguyễn Cadeo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Haiphong and the Qui Nhon players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th minute, Nguyễn Cadeo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Tôn Tran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nguyễn Thuy. Haiphong's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tôn Tran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Nguyễn Thuy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tôn Tran in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Qui Nhon booed when Haiphong was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Phuoc didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Haiphong's zone, Tôn Tran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Thuy came out of the goal and Tôn Tran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Trần Thuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Thuy having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tôn Tran in the 28th minute of play forced Haiphong's goalkeeper Nguyễn Thuy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Bùi Phuc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haiphong fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Tôn Tran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tôn Tran in the 39th minute of play forced Haiphong's goalkeeper Nguyễn Thuy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Thuy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tôn Tran's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Nguyễn Thuy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tôn Tran in the 44th minute of play. Tôn Tran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tôn Tran made a kick off. Trần Thuy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Qui Nhon's Trần Thuy got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Qui Nhon's Tôn Tran in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Haiphong's goalie prevented a goal. Trần Thuy might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nguyễn Thuy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Trần Thuy ran back to his position shaking his head. Trần Dong hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Haiphong's Nguyễn Thuy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tôn Tran in the 76th minute of play. Phan Cadeo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vương Bay in the 79th minute of play. In the 80thth minute of the game Tôn Tran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Haiphong's Nguyễn Thuy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nguyễn Thuy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tôn Tran in the 83rd minute of the match. Nguyễn Thuy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Thuy in the 85th minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Nguyễn Phuoc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Trần Thuy 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. Qui Nhon's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.