League

Viet Tri
Spectators: 9110 (Terracing: 6896, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 100) Lê Phu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lê Nghiêm-Minh during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Đỗ Liem kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Lê Phu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lê Cuc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Ngô Hung made a precise shot to the right of Lê Cuc. Lao Cai 24's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Nguyễn Lam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 played minutes Viet Tri got a freekick which was hit by Lê Phu. Nguyễn Thuyet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dương Nam, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Nguyễn Thuyet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Lam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Viet Tri's Phan Loc got a free kick in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Đoàn Chung in the 26th minute of play forced Lao Cai 24's goalkeeper Lê Cuc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Viet Tri fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Viet Tri's Lê Phu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lao Cai 24's Lê Cuc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Lao Cai 24 from getting a goal against them. Lê Cuc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ngô Hung in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Viet Tri's Lê Huỳnh got a free kick in the 38th minute. After having played for 38 minutes, Dương Nam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lao Cai 24's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dương Nam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Lao Cai 24's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Phu came free, but Lê Cuc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Lao Cai 24's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Phu came free, but Lê Cuc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nguyễn Lam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

In the 52nd minute, Lê Phu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lê Cuc was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. After some careless play in the Lao Cai 24 defense, Nguyễn Hoai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lê Cuc. The Lao Cai 24 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lê Cuc should have stopped the shot. Lao Cai 24's Lê Cuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lê Phu in the 66th minute of play. The supporters of Lao Cai 24 booed when Viet Tri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Phu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Lê Phu notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Lao Cai 24's Lê Cuc. Lê Cuc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Phu in the 75th minute of play forced Lao Cai 24's goalkeeper Lê Cuc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Lao Cai 24 getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Phạm Lan hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Lê Phu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lê Cuc was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Hoai notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Lao Cai 24's Lê Cuc. Lê Cuc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Lao Cai 24's zone, Lê Phu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lê Cuc came out of the goal and Lê Phu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute, Viet Tri's Lê Huỳnh seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lê Huỳnh the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Viet Tri protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lê Huỳnh had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Viet Tri! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Viet Tri fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lao Cai 24 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.