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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the game, Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Nga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Đào Chuong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Trần Teo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Đào Chuong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Trần Teo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 9 minutes into the game, when Phan Lam put in a rough tackle. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for REAL MARIAD! The referee gave Sài Gòn a penalty, 11 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Huỳnh Dung, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of REAL MARIAD's Đào Chuong. 0-2. Nguyễn Chi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 16 minutes into the game, Trần Teo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Đào Chuong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 22ndth minute of the game Nguyễn Chi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but REAL MARIAD's Đào Chuong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Trần Teo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Đào Chuong having to interfere. Nguyễn Chi might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Đào Chuong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Chi ran back to his position shaking his head. Lê Anh Hung hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 30thth minute of the game Nguyễn Chi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but REAL MARIAD's Đào Chuong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Phạm Minh charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Phạm Minh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Phạm Minh kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Trần Teo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Đào Chuong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Chi in the 41st minute of play forced REAL MARIAD's goalkeeper Đào Chuong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lưu Thuyet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Thuy in the 46th minute. REAL MARIAD's Đào Chuong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Teo in the 47th minute of play. The REAL MARIAD players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sài Gòn were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nguyễn Chi made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Nga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Đào Chuong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After 54 minutes, Hoàng Phuong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sài Gòn and the REAL MARIAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hoàng Phuong kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Nguyễn Nga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Trần Teo took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Đào Chuong. Đào Chuong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Đào Chuong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Chi, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Nguyễn Chi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 65th playminute. After a rather tough play, Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Nga got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute Nguyễn Thuy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lưu Thuyet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Chi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Đào Chuong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Trần Teo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sài Gòn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. 82 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Chi lined in a short shot 0-9 behind a frustrated Đào Chuong. Đào Chuong was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nguyễn Nga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 89 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Sài Gòn left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than REAL MARIAD.