League Play-Off

Rach Gia
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Phùng Cong Vinh got the match started through his kick off. Nguyễn Teo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After 5 played minutes Việt Nam got a freekick which was hit by Phạm Thuyet. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Teo having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, Phan Thiet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nghiêm Minh to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Phan Thiet's zone, Vũ Nam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Teo came out of the goal and Vũ Nam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The attack was good, but when Vũ Nam in the 15th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Loc in the 18th minute of play forced Việt Nam's goalkeeper Nguyễn Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Phùng Cong Vinh, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 19 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Nguyễn Lam was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The supporters of Phan Thiet booed when Việt Nam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phạm Thuyet didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th match minute, Phan Thiet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nghiêm Minh to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Nguyễn Teo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 32nd match minute, Phan Thiet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nghiêm Minh to maneuver through the defense. Đặng Phuc, 32 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Phạm Thuyet kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Phan Thiet's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Vũ Nam scored to the left of an out of position Nguyễn Teo, making the score, 3-0. In the 44th minute, Vũ Nam 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vũ Nam made a kick off. Nguyễn Teo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Phùng Cong Vinh hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Việt Nam's Ngô Viet got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 74th minute Phùng Cong Vinh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Lam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Teo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Nguyễn Teo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vũ Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Trần Nga's late challenge caught a Việt Nam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Trần Nga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th minute, Trần Nga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Phan Thiet booed when Việt Nam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ngô Viet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nguyễn Teo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vũ Nam in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Phan Thiet's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Nghiêm-Minh came free, but Nguyễn Teo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Phan Thiet players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Việt Nam.