Friendly League

Ông Tạ Sài Gòn
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nguyễn Hoa kicked off to start the match. In the 13th minute Jonathan Sim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vũ Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Lan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonathan Amin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Vũ Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronn Abisheganaden, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Jonathan Sim hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Wimbledon FC's Ronn Abisheganaden sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vũ Minh narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sài Gòn's Phan Cadeo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the game, Jonathan Sim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vũ Minh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Ronn Abisheganaden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ronn Abisheganaden to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronn Abisheganaden in the 51st minute of play forced Sài Gòn's goalkeeper Vũ Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute Nguyễn Hoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Amin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Wimbledon FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Steven Rajah hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Steven Rajah during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shah Keng got free with Vũ Minh in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sài Gòn's Vũ Minh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Sài Gòn from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronn Abisheganaden in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vũ Minh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vũ Minh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Sim in the 62nd minute. Vũ Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronn Abisheganaden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Hoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Amin having to interfere. The supporters of Wimbledon FC booed when Sài Gòn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vương Thanh Bình didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute Ronn Abisheganaden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vũ Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot by Anil Chian from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Vũ Minh's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Jonathan Sim kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Sài Gòn's keeper Vũ Minh was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 85 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Lan notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Wimbledon FC's Jonathan Amin. Jonathan Amin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 93 minutes into the match, Sài Gòn's goal looked a bit too open when Ronn Abisheganaden came free, but Vũ Minh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Amin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Hoa in the 96th minute of the match. Wimbledon FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.