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Spectators: 7386 (Terracing: 6386, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Phạm Cadeo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hoàng Hanh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phạm Cadeo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Nguyễn Bay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Barcelona FC booed when Manchester United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trần Huỳnh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manchester United's Trần Tho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Huynh Duc in the 11th minute of play. Trần Huỳnh hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Hoàng Hanh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Trần Tho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Barcelona FC got a freekick which was hit by Lê Thuy. Nguyễn Bay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phạm Cadeo in the 16th minute of play. Hoàng Hanh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hoàng Hanh's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Trần Tho firmly grabbed it by the left post. Phạm Cadeo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nguyễn Bay having to interfere. Trần Huỳnh got his second yellow card in the match during the 37th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 37th minute, Trần Huỳnh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barcelona FC's goalkeeper Nguyễn Bay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Phạm Cadeo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nguyễn Bay having to make a save. Nguyễn Bay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Hoa in the 42nd minute of the match. Nguyễn Phuc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phạm Nam's late challenge caught a Manchester United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Phạm Nam helped the player get up and apologised. If Nguyễn Hoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Nguyễn Hoa might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nguyễn Bay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Hoa ran back to his position shaking his head. If Hoàng Hanh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phạm Cadeo kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Nguyễn Hoa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nguyễn Bay read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Nguyễn Hoa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Hoa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Bay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Phạm Tinh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Bay made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Nguyễn Hoa sent off a good shot on target. When Lê Thuy fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barcelona FC's protests and gave Lê Thuy a yellow card for diving instead. After 73 played minutes Barcelona FC got a freekick which was hit by Lê Thuy. Nguyễn Bay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Hoa in the 74th minute. In the 83rd minute Nguyễn Phuc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Bay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nguyễn Hoa came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Manchester United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nguyễn Hoa couldn't finish the play. When Trần Hong Minh fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barcelona FC's protests and gave Trần Hong Minh a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Barcelona FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Trần Hong Minh hit a great ball. After 92 minutes, Nguyễn Hoa made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Barcelona FC's Nguyễn Bay tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 97th minute, Phạm Tinh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Manchester United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Barcelona FC throughout the match.