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Match Report
Khanh Hoa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Trần Duong started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Trần Duong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Minh was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Trần Diem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Trần Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Nhật Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lê Tuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th match minute, Manchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bùi Van Quyen to maneuver through the defense. Trần Diem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. Trần Duong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. Manchester United:s Trần Minh showed great skill when he stopped Nguyễn Chi:s penalty. In the 21st minute, Lâm Hoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Manchester United getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Nguyễn Tan hit a great ball. Nguyễn Chi shot a long shot in the 25th minute and a light blocked Trần Minh hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 1-0. Trần Minh didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Khanh Hoa's Trần Duong shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 33rdth minute of the game Trần Duong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United's Trần Minh was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Nguyễn Than had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 43 played minutes Manchester United got a freekick which was hit by Lê Tuan. After some careless play in the Khanh Hoa defense, Nguyễn Hoai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lê Nhật Minh. The Khanh Hoa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lê Nhật Minh should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
In the 53rd minute, Trần Diem got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trần Duong in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trần Minh saved Manchester United from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Khanh Hoa's zone, Nguyễn Hoai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lê Nhật Minh came out of the goal and Nguyễn Hoai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 63 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Trần Diem came free, but Trần Minh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nguyễn Hoai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Lê Nhật Minh made a huge save. Lâm Hoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lê Nhật Minh having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Nguyễn Tuyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Trần Diem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Trần Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lâm Hoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manchester United's Trần Minh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trần Diem in the 91st minute of play. After some careless play in the Manchester United defense, Trần Duong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Trần Minh. The Manchester United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Trần Minh should have stopped the shot. 96 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Than was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Khanh Hoa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester United the free kick. In the 96th match minute, Khanh Hoa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Than to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 97 minutes, Nguyễn Hoai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Hoai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manchester United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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