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Match Report
An Giang
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Phan Hoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emiliano Admon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tạ Duc having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Emiliano Admon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Phan Minh Phượng notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Thai Binh's Tạ Duc. Tạ Duc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Honorio Ekialde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Tinh hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The supporters of Thai Binh booed when An Giang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phan Minh Phượng didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thai Binh's Tạ Duc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Thai Binh from getting a goal against them. When Ngô Hong came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Thai Binh 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 Ngô Hong couldn't finish the play. Thai Binh's Ngô Hong got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 33 minutes into the game, An Giang's Rami Ciencabrero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tạ Duc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Đoàn Thuy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phan Hoa in the 37th minute of play. Tạ Duc was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Emiliano Admon capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emiliano Admon really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Phan Hoa struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Đoàn Thuy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thai Binh. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emiliano Admon to make the kick off. Thai Binh's Tạ Duc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Ekialde in the 52nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Thai Binh's Đoàn Thuy threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Phạm Thi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rami Ciencabrero scored 7-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tạ Duc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iskren Shushulov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Phan Hoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th match minute, An Giang was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rami Ciencabrero to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd match minute, Thai Binh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Huỳnh to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Thai Binh's goal looked a bit too open when Phan Minh Phượng came free, but Tạ Duc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thai Binh's Tạ Duc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rami Ciencabrero in the 88th minute of play. If Phạm Thi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the game, one of An Giang:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 95th minute, Nguyễn Lien left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Thai Binh fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. An Giang's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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