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Buon Ma Thuot
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Phạm Minh-ha made the kick off and thus started the match. Trần Tuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Hoang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Nguyễn Hoang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trần Tuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nguyễn Hoang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Trần Tuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ben Tre's Trần Tuan in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buon Ma Thuot's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Buon Ma Thuot's zone, Nguyễn Hoang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trần Tuan came out of the goal and Nguyễn Hoang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 22 minutes, Nguyễn Thanh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ben Tre and the Buon Ma Thuot players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Buon Ma Thuot booed when Ben Tre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nguyễn Thanh didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Buon Ma Thuot's Phạm Minh-ha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Phan Thanh Bình. That made the score 1-0 after 23 minutes of play. When Trần Tuan came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Ben Tre 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 Trần Tuan couldn't finish the play. When Ben Tre's Trần Tuan in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buon Ma Thuot's goalie prevented a goal. If Nguyễn Hoang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nguyễn Hoang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, Buon Ma Thuot's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Hoang came free, but Trần Tuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Buon Ma Thuot was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bùi Duy to maneuver through the defense. Trần Tuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lê Thi in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Trần Tuan made a kick off. Trần Tuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trần Tuan in the 54th minute of play. Nguyễn Hoang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Trần Tuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trần Tuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Tuan having to interfere. In the 62nd minute of the match, Trần Tuan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Trần Tuan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, Buon Ma Thuot's Trần Tuan got control of the ball when Nguyễn Hoang tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes in the game, Trần Tuan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Trần Tuan having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Trần Tuan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Trần Tuan. That made the score 1-1 in the 71 minute of play. Trần Tuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ben Tre's Phan Thanh Bình played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huỳnh Chung in the 83rd minute of play. After 86 played minutes Buon Ma Thuot got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Nam. In the 91st minute, Phạm Minh-ha 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. Phạm Minh-ha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phan Thanh Bình having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Ben Tre players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.