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Bac GiangFC
Spectators: 7900 (Terracing: 6025, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nguyễn Diem started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Lars Gausdal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hanoi United Fg and the Bac Giang11 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Trần Minh Phượng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Diem in the 11th minute of play. With a little luck, Hanoi United Fg's Trần Minh Phượng got control of the ball when Phan Tan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adán Ecija in the 18th minute of play forced Bac Giang11's goalkeeper Hoàng Huy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Lâm Tuyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phan Tan might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trần Minh Phượng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Phan Tan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Võ Tuan Hoang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Adán Ecija came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Hanoi United Fg 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 Adán Ecija couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hanoi United Fg fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adán Ecija to make the kick off. Trần Minh Phượng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Diem, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Lê Ho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hoàng Huy skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Bac Giang11's Lương Chung got a free kick in the 66th minute. Darren Clayton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hoàng Huy having to interfere. Lars Gausdal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Lâm Tuyet fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bac Giang11's protests and gave Lâm Tuyet a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Hanoi United Fg booed when Bac Giang11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lâm Tuyet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lê Ho was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. Hanoi United Fg's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Hanoi United Fg's Darren Clayton got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hoàng Huy didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 80th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. In the 87th minute Phan Tan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Minh Phượng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adán Ecija fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hoàng Huy having to interfere. Lars Gausdal got his second yellow card in the match during the 92nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. When Adán Ecija came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Hanoi United Fg 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 Adán Ecija couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Hanoi United Fg could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bac Giang11 throughout the match.