League

Bien Hoa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lê Anh Hung started the match with the kick off. Nguyễn Huy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lê Anh Hung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Đào Chuong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Đoàn Tinh, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Phan Loc during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of REAL MARIAD booed when Lao Bao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phan Loc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Đoàn Tinh'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 25th minute of play. Nguyễn Huy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 33 minutes into the match, Đoàn Tinh notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of REAL MARIAD's Đào Chuong. Đào Chuong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in REAL MARIAD's zone, Đoàn Tinh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Đào Chuong came out of the goal and Đoàn Tinh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Lao Bao getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Lý Nguyet hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of Lao Bao:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of REAL MARIAD:s goal. The audience was convinced that Đoàn Tinh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Đào Chuong was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Đoàn Tinh to make the kick off. Đào Chuong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Đoàn Tinh in the 51st minute of play. Phan Duong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Thuy, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, REAL MARIAD's goal looked a bit too open when Đoàn Tinh came free, but Đào Chuong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Đoàn Tinh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Đào Chuong was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Đào Chuong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đoàn Tinh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 minutes, Đoàn Tinh made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. REAL MARIAD's Đào Chuong tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. From close distance Đoàn Tinh pressed in the 1-4 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 67 minutes into the game. Lao Bao's Đoàn Tinh got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the game, REAL MARIAD's Nguyễn Thuy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Phan Duong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. After 84 played minutes Lao Bao got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Thien. Đoàn Tinh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nguyễn Thien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Lao Bao getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Lê Thanh Bình hit a great ball. Huỳnh Cadeo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Phan Duong having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đoàn Tinh in the 94th minute of play forced REAL MARIAD's goalkeeper Đào Chuong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded Lao Bao left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than REAL MARIAD.