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Kickers Stadium
Spectators: 8596 (Terracing: 6448, Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 171) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lê Hieu Ngan made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of HA NOI MESI booed when Saigon Kick was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phùng Tinh didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bùi Phuc in the 10th minute of play forced Saigon Kick's goalkeeper Trần Hoang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to HA NOI MESI getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Trần Huynh Duc hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Saigon Kick's Nguyễn Nguyet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hoàng Hung narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Szymon Paciuszko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hoàng Hung was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Ngô Tran's late challenge caught a Saigon Kick's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ngô Tran helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, HA NOI MESI's Ngô Tran got a free kick in the 24th minute. The supporters of HA NOI MESI booed when Saigon Kick was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Szymon Paciuszko didn't get a good kick on the ball. HA NOI MESI's Hoàng Hung played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Szymon Paciuszko in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Szymon Paciuszko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hoàng Hung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trần Hoang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Hieu Ngan in the 39th minute of play. Hoàng Hung showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Szymon Paciuszko in the 42nd minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Szymon Paciuszko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hoàng Hung having to interfere. Hoàng Hung took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Szymon Paciuszko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Bùi Phuc notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Saigon Kick's Trần Hoang. Trần Hoang was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hoàng Hung made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szymon Paciuszko in the 65th minute of play. HA NOI MESI's Bùi Phuc pulled a muscle in his leg after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Võ Thai fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saigon Kick's protests and gave Võ Thai a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of HA NOI MESI booed when Saigon Kick was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Võ Thai didn't get a good kick on the ball. HA NOI MESI's Hoàng Hung played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Szymon Paciuszko in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Chi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saigon Kick's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HA NOI MESI the free kick. A collision led to Saigon Kick getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Nguyễn Chi hit a great ball. Ngô Tran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Trần Hoang made a huge save. Nguyễn Duy hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 88thth minute of the game Szymon Paciuszko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HA NOI MESI's Hoàng Hung was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute of the match, Lê Hieu Ngan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Trần Hoang saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 93 minutes into the match, HA NOI MESI's Lê Hieu Ngan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Trần Hoang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match was over HA NOI MESI could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Saigon Kick throughout the match.