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Ha Dong
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nguyễn Liem took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Hanoi United Fg's Ngô Cong Vinh got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Teo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ha Dong's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hanoi United Fg the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Nguyễn Teo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Adán Ecija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Khoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Ha Dong's Trần Khoi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trần Minh Phượng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Adán Ecija hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Trần Khoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh Phượng having to interfere. In the 24th minute of the match Trần Diem sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Trần Khoi skillfully saved the ball. Hồ Tho was extremely unlucky when he, in the 27th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 32 minutes into the match, Hanoi United Fg's goal looked a bit too open when Hồ Tho came free, but Trần Minh Phượng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Phạm Hieu got a throw-in 38 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nguyễn Teo. 42 minutes into the match, Hanoi United Fg's goal looked a bit too open when Trần Khoi came free, but Trần Minh Phượng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trần Minh Phượng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Liem, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adán Ecija to make the kick off. The supporters of Ha Dong booed when Hanoi United Fg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Ho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute, Nguyễn Teo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ha Dong fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Trần Khoi took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Trần Minh Phượng. Trần Minh Phượng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Lê Tu charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lê Tu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ha Dong booed when Hanoi United Fg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lê Tu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hồ Tho might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trần Minh Phượng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hồ Tho ran back to his position shaking his head. Trần Minh Phượng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Liem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trần Khoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adán Ecija in the 95th minute of the match. 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. Ha Dong fully deserved thier win.