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Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 6371, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lê Tuan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nguyễn Hoai spun around in front of the goal 5 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Barcelona FC's goal. 8 minutes into the match, Manchester United's Lê Tuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Bay narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Manchester United's Lê Tuan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Nguyễn Hoai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nguyễn Bay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Tuan in the 17th minute of play. After 18 played minutes Barcelona FC got a freekick which was hit by Lê Thuy. In the 23rd match minute, Barcelona FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mai Thanh to maneuver through the defense. Manchester United's Nguyễn Hoai got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes into the game, Nguyễn Tan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barcelona FC the free kick. Nguyễn Tan hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Trần Hong Minh was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 28th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Manchester United's zone, Nguyễn Huynh Duc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Minh came out of the goal and Nguyễn Huynh Duc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 36th minute Lê Tuan 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. Lê Tuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Nguyễn Bay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Barcelona FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lê Tuan came free, but Nguyễn Bay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lê Tuan came up free with the goalie in the 43rd 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 Lê Tuan couldn't finish the play. Barcelona FC's Nguyễn Bay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lê Tuan in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Lê Tuan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nguyễn Bay. Barcelona FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lê Tuan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The Barcelona FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Manchester United were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nguyễn Huynh Duc to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Barcelona FC's Nguyễn Bay got control of the ball when Nguyễn Hoai tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nguyễn Bay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Tuan in the 53rd minute of the match. Manchester United's Lê Tuan got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute, Lê Tuan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Tuan in the 64th minute of play forced Barcelona FC's goalkeeper Nguyễn Bay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hoàng Hanh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Minh having to interfere. After 69 played minutes Manchester United got a freekick which was hit by Bùi Van Quyen. After a rather tough play, Barcelona FC's Phạm Nam got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Nguyễn Bay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nguyễn Hoai in the 77th minute. Lê Tuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manchester United's Nguyễn Hoai got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lê Tuan kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 92 played minutes Barcelona FC got a freekick which was hit by Trần Viet. Mai Thanh charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mai Thanh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th match minute, Barcelona FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mai Thanh to maneuver through the defense. Lê Tuan was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 97th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 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.