League Play-Off

Trang Bang
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 9th play minutes Lý Van Quyen shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Nguyễn Hong Minh and just under the crossbar into goal. Tôn Ho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nguyễn Nam during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nguyễn Nam kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Tôn Ho charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tôn Ho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st minute, Tôn Ho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tôn Ho might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chung Loc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tôn Ho ran back to his position shaking his head. Nguyễn Hong Minh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Nguyễn Hong Minh kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Chung Loc. That made the score 1-1 in the 28 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tôn Ho got free with Chung Loc in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Tay Ninh's Huỳnh Dong got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Chung Loc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Hong Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Chung Loc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Hong Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Hong Minh in the 43rd minute of play forced Tay Ninh's goalkeeper Chung Loc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tay Ninh's Trần Minh got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Trần Minh was the one to do the kick off. Nguyễn Hong Minh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Chung Loc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Trần Minh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After taking down the ball on Tay Ninh's corner Lê Phu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nguyễn Hong Minh quite easily take care of the ball. Chung Loc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Hong Minh in the 60th minute of the match. Tôn Ho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tay Ninh's Chung Loc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tôn Ho in the 71st minute of play. Nguyễn Hong Minh succeeded in the game's 77th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind truong tan's goalkeeper Nguyễn Hong Minh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Hong Minh in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chung Loc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Tôn Ho came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the truong tan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tôn Ho couldn't finish the play. Chung Loc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tôn Ho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Trần Minh 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. truong tan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tay Ninh for a fine match.