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Red Star Arena
Spectators: 9300 (Terracing: 7026, Seating: 2154, VIP seats: 120) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomás Sá took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nguyễn Van Tai Em's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Phan Dinh firmly grabbed it by the left post. Nguyễn Hong Minh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Đoàn Mai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th match minute, Cao Bang Red Star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Dinh to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute Tomás Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phan Dinh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cao Bang Red Star's Tomás Sá in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye VINKING FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Hong Minh in the 13th 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. Phan Dinh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Dinh in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, VINKING FC's Trần Phuong got a free kick in the 16th minute. Timoteo Dimas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Phan Dinh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Hong Minh in the 19th 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. With his leg Phan Dinh managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Cao Bang Red Star's Tomás Sá fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hoàng Phuoc in the 24th minute of play forced VINKING FC's goalkeeper Phan Dinh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Tomás Sá put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Phan Dinh. After 28 played minutes VINKING FC got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Hong Minh. After 29 played minutes Cao Bang Red Star got a freekick which was hit by Liễu Thien. In the 36th minute Nguyễn Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Đoàn Mai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th match minute, Cao Bang Red Star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timoteo Dimas to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the game, Timoteo Dimas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Phan Dinh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Nguyễn Duc made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Hoàng Phuoc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cao Bang Red Star's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hoàng Phuoc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nguyễn Van Tai Em hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 62nd match minute, Cao Bang Red Star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liễu Thien to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Duc charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Duc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 64 played minutes VINKING FC got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Duc. Tomás Sá blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Phan Dinh having to make a save. Phan Van Quyen hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cao Bang Red Star getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Tomás Sá hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Lê Minh-ha sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Đoàn Mai threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Lê Minh-ha this time. In the 80th minute, Nguyễn Van Tai Em hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nguyễn Duc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Cao Bang Red Star's goalkeeper Đoàn Mai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nguyễn Hong Minh. Phan Dinh 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 92nd minute. The audience was convinced that Tomás Sá's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phan Dinh was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Tomás Sá's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phan Dinh was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cao Bang Red Star fully deserved thier win.