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Da Lat
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Manchester United's Lê Tuan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lâm Hoa kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. With his leg Trần Hoang managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Manchester United's Lâm Hoa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Trần Hoang made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Nguyễn Tan sent off a good shot on target. 17 minutes into the game, Lê Tuan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Trần Hoang. Lê Tuan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 19 minutes, Nguyễn Dong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saigon Kick and the Manchester United players grew even worse after the yellow card. The long shot by Bùi Van Quyen in the 21st minute really tested Trần Hoang's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Nguyễn Phuoc charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Phuoc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nguyễn Phuoc hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Saigon Kick's Trần Hoang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Saigon Kick from getting a goal against them. 32 minutes into the match, Szymon Paciuszko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Trần Minh. Manchester United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Szymon Paciuszko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Trần Hoang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lâm Hoa in the 36th minute. Nguyễn Dong was shown his second yellow card after 37 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 38th match minute, Saigon Kick was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Dong to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Tan in the 48th minute of play forced Saigon Kick's goalkeeper Trần Hoang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Phùng Tinh made a kick off. Nguyễn Loc hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Szymon Paciuszko fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saigon Kick's protests and gave Szymon Paciuszko a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Saigon Kick's Szymon Paciuszko got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 64th match minute, Manchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Hoai to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th match minute, Saigon Kick was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Nguyet to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Chi hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Lê Tuan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Trần Hoang. Saigon Kick's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 75th minute Lê Tuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Hoang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lê Tuan charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lê Tuan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Saigon Kick's Trần Hoang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bùi Van Quyen in the 89th minute of play. After 92 played minutes Saigon Kick got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Phuoc. 94 minutes into the match, Saigon Kick's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Tuan came free, but Trần Hoang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Despite being the better team, Manchester United failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.