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Hai Duong
Spectators: 8459 (Terracing: 6345, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) Nguyễn Dung made the kick off and thus started the match. La Hung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Trần Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nguyễn Minh hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Minh's late challenge caught a Binh Dinh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Minh helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Đặng Chi in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trần Minh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. La Hung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Trần Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. La Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. Đặng Chi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. Đặng Chi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Trần Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Binh Dinh's Đặng Chi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Trần Minh narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nguyễn Liem's late challenge caught a Skyblue's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nguyễn Liem helped the player get up and apologised. After 33 played minutes Binh Dinh got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Liem. Skyblue's Lê Loc couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 34th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Binh Dinh. Nguyễn Chi in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Võ Tan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nguyễn Chi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Võ Tan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Đặng Chi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Đặng Chi in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trần Minh saved Skyblue from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Đặng Chi made a kick off. Trần Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Đặng Chi in the 52nd minute of play. La Hung could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Trần Minh made a huge save. When Đặng Chi came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Binh Dinh 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 Đặng Chi couldn't finish the play. La Hung fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. La Hung might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trần Minh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. La Hung ran back to his position shaking his head. Lương Binh's late challenge caught a Binh Dinh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lương Binh helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Binh Dinh booed when Skyblue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lương Binh didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see Binh Dinh's Nguyễn Liem in action when he in the 76th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 77th match minute, Skyblue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Minh to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Nguyễn Chi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skyblue's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Chi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Võ Tan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 81 minutes into the game, Phạm Mai was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skyblue's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Binh Dinh the free kick. The supporters of Binh Dinh booed when Skyblue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phạm Mai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nguyễn Dung charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nguyễn Dung the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 83 played minutes Skyblue got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Dung. The audience thought a goal was coming when La Hung got free with Trần Minh in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Trần Minh made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when La Hung sent off a good shot on target. Đặng Chi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Trần Minh came out and tried to block the shot, but Đặng Chi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 89th minute. When Nguyễn Chi came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Skyblue 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 Chi couldn't finish the play. Binh Dinh's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.