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Rach Gia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Phạm Cadeo kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Phạm Cadeo'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. When Phạm Cadeo came up free with the goalie in the 5th 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 Phạm Cadeo couldn't finish the play. Phạm Mai kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Skyblue's Nguyễn Dung nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Trần Tho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Nguyễn Hoa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Trần Minh, 1-1. In the 20th minute Phạm Cadeo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 23 minutes, Nguyễn Dung managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skyblue's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Dung was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Skyblue's zone, Trần Huỳnh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Minh came out of the goal and Trần Huỳnh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Phạm Cadeo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Trần Minh having to make a save. Nguyễn Hoa might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Trần Minh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Hoa ran back to his position shaking his head. Phạm Cadeo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. Nguyễn Dung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 35th minute of the match Hồ Dung shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Trần Minh showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Cadeo in the 36th minute of play forced Skyblue's goalkeeper Trần Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Phạm Cadeo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Minh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trần Minh was a little too slow when Nguyễn Hoa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 2-1. Nguyễn Hoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. After 47 played minutes Skyblue got a freekick which was hit by Phạm Mai. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Phạm Cadeo in the 49th 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nguyễn Dung stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Trần Minh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phạm Cadeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Trần Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Hoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Hoa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Trần Minh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nguyễn Hoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Phạm Cadeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Trần Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Hoa in the 71st minute of play. Skyblue's Nguyễn Dung was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 80th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Trần Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phạm Cadeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trần Minh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nguyễn Hoa in the 85th minute of play. After having played for 87 minutes, Nguyễn Hoa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nguyễn Hoa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skyblue's goalkeeper Trần Minh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Nguyễn Hoa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Trần Minh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phạm Cadeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Cadeo in the 95th minute of play forced Skyblue's goalkeeper Trần Minh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Skyblue's zone, Phạm Cadeo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Minh came out of the goal and Phạm Cadeo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Skyblue players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Manchester United from taking control. The game ends in a draw.