League

Red Star Arena
Spectators: 9227 (Terracing: 6970, Seating: 2137, VIP seats: 120) Tay Ninh's Lê Viet started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Đoàn Mai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phạm Bien in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Bien in the 9th minute of play forced Cao Bang Red Star's goalkeeper Đoàn Mai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Đào Loc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Sá in the 11th minute of play. Tomás Sá might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Đào Loc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomás Sá ran back to his position shaking his head. Đào Loc was a little too slow when Tomás Sá got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 19 played minutes Cao Bang Red Star got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Sá. In the 27th minute, Đỗ Tuyet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cao Bang Red Star fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Đoàn Mai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Viet in the 30th minute of the match. Nguyễn Quang Thanh hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Trịnh Thanh Bình hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Liễu Phu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Đào Loc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nguyễn Van Tai Em went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Viet in the 48th minute of play forced Cao Bang Red Star's goalkeeper Đoàn Mai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomás Sá made a kick off. Đào Loc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Sá, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Đào Loc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomás Sá went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Lê Viet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Phạm Bien could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Đoàn Mai however easily saved by the left post. Tomás Sá scored 6-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Đào Loc, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th minute, Vũ Thi Ngoc hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Tay Ninh defense, Tomás Sá kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Đào Loc. The Tay Ninh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Đào Loc should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Tay Ninh's goal looked a bit too open when Liễu Phu came free, but Đào Loc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Nguyễn Van Tai Em hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Tomás Sá's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Đào Loc was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Đào Loc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hoàng Phuoc in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Viet in the 88th minute of play forced Cao Bang Red Star's goalkeeper Đoàn Mai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 90 minutes, Lê Viet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tay Ninh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lê Viet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cao Bang Red Star's Tomás Sá got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vũ Thi Ngoc charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vũ Thi Ngoc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vũ Thi Ngoc kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Đào Loc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Sá in the 96th minute of play.