League

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. In the 5th match minute, Khanh Hoa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nguyễn Than to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the game, Saigon Kick's Szymon Paciuszko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lê Nhật Minh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Trần Hoang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Duong in the 10th minute of the match. Trần Hoang made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Trần Diem sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Saigon Kick's Nguyễn Nguyet got a free kick in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Trần Duong in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Trần Hoang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Szymon Paciuszko in the 27th minute of play forced Khanh Hoa's goalkeeper Lê Nhật Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lê Nhật Minh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Szymon Paciuszko in the 29th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Nguyễn Nguyet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 36 minutes, Szymon Paciuszko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saigon Kick's supporters crossed their fingers, but Szymon Paciuszko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Szymon Paciuszko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 48th minute of the match Nguyễn Nguyet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lê Nhật Minh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Saigon Kick's Lê Hung got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Szymon Paciuszko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lê Nhật Minh having to make a save. In the 70th minute, Szymon Paciuszko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the game, Lê Hung 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 Khanh Hoa the free kick. A collision led to Saigon Kick getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Lê Hung hit a great ball. Trần Diem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lê Nhật Minh was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Szymon Paciuszko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 76 minute of play. Saigon Kick's Lương Quang Thanh managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nguyễn Tấn Dũng in the 83 minute of the game. Lê Nhật Minh came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Saigon Kick's Szymon Paciuszko. But to his dismay, Szymon Paciuszko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After 92nd play minutes Szymon Paciuszko shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Lê Nhật Minh and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Khanh Hoa's Nguyễn Than got a free kick in the 95th minute. Trần Hoang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trần Duong in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Saigon Kick had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.