League Play-Off

Nam Dinh
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Đỗ Duc kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Hanoi booed when TosedoFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Thuy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute Đỗ Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Tuan Hoang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lê Huỳnh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Võ Mai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Võ Mai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Lê Huỳnh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the game, TosedoFC's Nguyễn Viet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lê Huỳnh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. La Chung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Tuan Hoang having to interfere. In the 24th minute Đỗ Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Tuan Hoang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Đỗ Duc during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Đỗ Duc kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Lê Huỳnh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Võ Mai, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to Hanoi getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Văn Nguyet hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Võ Mai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Nguyễn Viet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TosedoFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Viet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute Đỗ Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Tuan Hoang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Hanoi's goal looked a bit too open when Võ Mai came free, but Lê Huỳnh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th match minute, TosedoFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huỳnh Cadeo to maneuver through the defense. TosedoFC's Lê Tuan Hoang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save TosedoFC from getting a goal against them. Võ Mai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lê Tuan Hoang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đỗ Duc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Đỗ Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lê Tuan Hoang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Ngô Huỳnh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Đỗ Duc 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. Lê Huỳnh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Võ Mai in the 90th minute of the match. Nguyễn Thuy charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Thuy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th minute, Nguyễn Thuy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TosedoFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.