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BRITÃO
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Brejo dos Santos getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Romário Pereira hit a great ball. The supporters of Sài Gòn booed when Brejo dos Santos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romário Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10thth minute of the game Nguyễn Chi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brejo dos Santos's Carlos Fernando Salles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Chi in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brejo dos Santos's goalie prevented a goal. After 14 minutes, Trần Teo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sài Gòn and the Brejo dos Santos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Trần Teo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Lưu Thuyet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo Toledo in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brejo dos Santos's goalkeeper Carlos Fernando Salles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 23 played minutes Sài Gòn got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Duc. Lưu Thuyet made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Romário Pereira sent off a good shot on target. Nguyễn Nga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Brejo dos Santos's Romário Pereira got a free kick in the 28th minute. Nguyễn Nga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Luiz Paulo Sousa could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Lưu Thuyet however easily saved by the left post. 34 minutes into the match, Sài Gòn's goalkeeper Lưu Thuyet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romário Pereira. Luiz Paulo Sousa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lưu Thuyet firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 42nd minute, one of Sài Gòn: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 Sài Gòn.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Paulo Toledo made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Huỳnh Dung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Nguyễn Chi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Fernando Salles was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sài Gòn's goalkeeper Lưu Thuyet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 57 played minutes Brejo dos Santos got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Paulo Sousa. Lưu Thuyet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo Toledo in the 60th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romário Pereira during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Brejo dos Santos getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Romário Pereira hit a great ball. 65 minutes into the match, Brejo dos Santos's goalkeeper Carlos Fernando Salles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Chi. Luís Paulo Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Chi might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Fernando Salles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Chi ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Brejo dos Santos's Luiz Paulo Sousa got a free kick in the 76th minute. Nguyễn Chi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Carlos Fernando Salles made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Nguyễn Chi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sài Gòn's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Chi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Fernando Salles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sài Gòn's Lưu Thuyet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo Toledo in the 83rd minute of play.