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Lao Bao
Spectators: 7825 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2140, VIP seats: 185) Nguyễn Bien kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The throw-in from Võ Thien in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by An Giang's Vũ Bay. In the 5th minute, Emiliano Admon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Phan Duong was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Emiliano Admon hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Đoàn Tinh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Đoàn Thuy was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Phan Duong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Admon in the 15th minute of play. Đoàn Thuy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đoàn Tinh in the 17th minute of the match. Lao Bao's attack was well implemented in the 17th minute, but when Đoàn Tinh was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Nguyễn Thien hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Duong made in the 23rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Honorio Ekialde immediately put the ball in play. 25 minutes into the match, Lao Bao's Đoàn Tinh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Đoàn Thuy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Phan Minh Phượng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of An Giang booed when Lao Bao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thien didn't get a good kick on the ball. Đoàn Tinh blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Đoàn Thuy having to make a save. Đoàn Thuy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Đoàn Tinh in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đoàn Tinh in the 33rd minute of play forced An Giang's goalkeeper Đoàn Thuy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phan Duong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorio Ekialde in the 43rd minute of play. A throw-in in the 45th minute of the game was made by Nguyễn Duong with Iskren Shushulov as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 47 minutes, Iskren Shushulov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. An Giang's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iskren Shushulov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second 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. In the 53rd minute, Đoàn Tinh made a precise shot to the right of Đoàn Thuy. An Giang's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 56th minute, Nguyễn Duong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Đoàn Tinh in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Đoàn Thuy saved An Giang from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emiliano Admon in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Phan Duong saved Lao Bao from getting behind. After some careless play in the An Giang defense, Lê Thanh Bình kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Đoàn Thuy. The An Giang fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Đoàn Thuy should have stopped the shot. Lao Bao's Đoàn Tinh got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 76 played minutes An Giang got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Duong. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rami Ciencabrero during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, An Giang's Rami Ciencabrero got a free kick in the 80th minute. Phan Loc hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Emiliano Admon from long distance, 84 minutes into the match, got Phan Duong's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Lao Bao's goalkeeper Phan Duong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Honorio Ekialde's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Phan Duong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The An Giang players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Lao Bao from taking control. The game ends in a draw.