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Match Report
Yen Bai
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Trần Tuan Hoang got the match started through his kick off. Lê Hieu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Pham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Yen Bai's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Pham came free, but Lê Hieu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liễu Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Nguyễn Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Hieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Pham in the 13th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Yen Bai's Lê Loc got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 18th minute, Nguyễn Pham made a precise shot to the right of Lê Hieu. Yen Bai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Hanoi getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Lý Tran hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Liễu Lien got free with Nguyễn Minh in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tạ Phuc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Hieu having to interfere. Nguyễn Minh made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Trần Tuan Hoang sent off a good shot on target. Liễu Lien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Minh having to interfere. Hanoi's Nguyễn Minh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Hanoi from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Hanoi's Đinh Thi Ngoc got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Lê Hieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Pham in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Yen Bai's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Pham came free, but Lê Hieu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lê Hieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tạ Phuc in the 38th minute of play. After 46 minutes, Phan Teo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hanoi and the Yen Bai players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Yen Bai booed when Hanoi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phan Teo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nguyễn Pham was the one to do the kick off. Nguyễn Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trần Tuan Hoang, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Tạ Phuc might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lê Hieu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tạ Phuc ran back to his position shaking his head. Đặng Lam kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Nguyễn Pham struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Lê Hieu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hanoi. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Tạ Phuc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hanoi's supporters rose to their feet, but Tạ Phuc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lê Hieu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Liễu Lien received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Nguyễn Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Nguyễn Pham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hanoi's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Pham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lê Hieu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Trần Tuan Hoang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Nguyễn Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, one of Hanoi:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hanoi. Nguyễn Minh placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The audience was convinced that Trần Tuan Hoang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Minh was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Lê Hieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tạ Phuc in the 84th minute of play. Hanoi's Lý Tran got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yen Bai's Lê Hieu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Pham in the 88th minute of play. Nguyễn Pham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Lê Hieu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 94 minutes, Tạ Phuc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hanoi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tạ Phuc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Hanoi supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hanoi would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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