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Match Report
Tay Ninh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nguyễn Chi made the kick off which started today's match. Huỳnh Minh-ha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Duc, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Nguyễn Chi scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Huỳnh Minh-ha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Phạm Nam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Lưu Thuyet made a huge save. Lưu Thuyet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Dung in the 18th minute of the match. Nguyễn Nga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Huỳnh Minh-ha having to make a save. In the 27th minute Nguyễn Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Huỳnh Minh-ha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Duc in the 34th minute of play forced Tay Ninh's goalkeeper Huỳnh Minh-ha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trần Teo in the 38th minute of play forced Tay Ninh's goalkeeper Huỳnh Minh-ha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Phạm Nam got free with Lưu Thuyet in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Huỳnh Minh-ha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Chi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trần Teo scored 0-3 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Huỳnh Minh-ha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Tay Ninh players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sài Gòn were winning 0-3.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phan Hong to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Tay Ninh's zone, Nguyễn Nga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Huỳnh Minh-ha came out of the goal and Nguyễn Nga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute, Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Chi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. After a rather tough play, Tay Ninh's Nguyễn Dung got a free kick in the 67th minute. Huỳnh Minh-ha was a little too slow when Nguyễn Nga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-5. When Nguyễn Nga came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Sài Gòn fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nguyễn Nga couldn't finish the play. When Trần Teo came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Sài Gòn fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Trần Teo couldn't finish the play. When Nguyễn Dung fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tay Ninh's protests and gave Nguyễn Dung a yellow card for diving instead. Nguyễn Dung kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sài Gòn fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Tay Ninh. Trần Liem stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Lưu Thuyet. 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nguyễn Chi got free with Huỳnh Minh-ha in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Chi in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tay Ninh's goalie prevented a goal. When Sài Gòn's Nguyễn Chi in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tay Ninh's goalie prevented a goal. 92 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Chi lined in a short shot 1-6 behind a frustrated Huỳnh Minh-ha. Trần Liem lost his temper 95 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 95th minute, one of Tay Ninh: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 Tay Ninh. The goalkeeper, Huỳnh Minh-ha, was totally fooled by Sài Gòn's Huỳnh Dung, who 98 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Sài Gòn's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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