League

Viet Tri
Spectators: 9042 (Terracing: 6922, Seating: 2050, VIP seats: 70) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lê Cadeo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Trần Ritchell was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Lê Phu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lê Phu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, Lê Phu lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Trần Ritchell. After 12 played minutes Hà Nội got a freekick which was hit by Lê Van Tai Em. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Lê Cadeo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hà Nội's supporters rose to their feet, but Lê Cadeo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bùi Lien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lê Phu in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trần Ritchell saved Hà Nội from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Lê Phu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Ritchell was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lê Van Tai Em during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lê Van Tai Em kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. When Viet Tri's Lê Phu in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hà Nội's goalie prevented a goal. Viet Tri's Bùi Lien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Đặng Hieu Ngan in the 26th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Viet Tri got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Dung. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Đặng Hieu Ngan in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bùi Lien saved Viet Tri from getting behind. Nguyễn Duc hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Bùi Lien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Cadeo in the 34th minute of the match.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Cadeo in the 52nd minute of play forced Viet Tri's goalkeeper Bùi Lien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hà Nội's Lê Cadeo was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 55th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When Viet Tri's Lê Phu in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hà Nội's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lê Phu in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trần Ritchell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice moves Đặng Hieu Ngan could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Bùi Lien however easily saved by the left post. Đặng Hieu Ngan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bùi Lien came out and tried to block the shot, but Đặng Hieu Ngan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 75th minute. In the 87th match minute, Hà Nội was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Duc to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Đặng Hieu Ngan got free with Bùi Lien in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 95th match minute, Viet Tri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Đoàn Chung to maneuver through the defense.