League

National Stadium
Spectators: 5952 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 10) When Vietnam's Lê Tan in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THANH HÓA FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 4th minute, Nguyễn Tan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Ngô Cuc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trần Hong was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Vietnam's Trần Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ngô Cuc in the 9th minute of play. Trần Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ngô Cuc, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Nguyễn Lien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Lê Tan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Lien was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 26th minute, Lê Tan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vietnam fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Trần Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phạm Hong Minh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the game, one of Vietnam:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave THANH HÓA FC a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nguyễn Nga, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vietnam's Trần Hong. 1-1. Ngô Cuc charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ngô Cuc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, THANH HÓA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ngô Cuc to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Tuan Hoang's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 43rdth minute, Nguyễn Lien skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Nguyễn Nguyet took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Nguyễn Lien to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Lê Tan made the kick off in the second half. Lê Thuyet charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lê Thuyet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to THANH HÓA FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Lê Thuyet hit a great ball. When Nguyễn Tuan Hoang came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Vietnam 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 Tuan Hoang couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Vietnam's Nguyễn Tan got a free kick in the 55th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lê Tan in the 57th minute of play forced THANH HÓA FC's goalkeeper Nguyễn Lien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in THANH HÓA FC's zone, Nguyễn Tan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Lien came out of the goal and Nguyễn Tan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nguyễn Tuan Hoang in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nguyễn Lien prevented the ball from getting in the gole. THANH HÓA FC's Nguyễn Lien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nguyễn Nguyet in the 64th minute of play. After 65 played minutes THANH HÓA FC got a freekick which was hit by Nguyễn Thuyet. Phạm Hong Minh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trần Hong having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phạm Hong Minh in the 68th minute of play forced Vietnam's goalkeeper Trần Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Lien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Tan in the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Vietnam's Nguyễn Nguyet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nguyễn Lien narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Vietnam's Lê Tan in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye THANH HÓA FC's goalie prevented a goal. Nguyễn Lien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nguyễn Tan in the 75th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Nguyễn Tuan Hoang put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nguyễn Lien. Trần Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lê Thuyet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nguyễn Nguyet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nguyễn Tan in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nguyễn Lien saved THANH HÓA FC from getting behind. A collision led to THANH HÓA FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Lê Thuyet hit a great ball. Nguyễn Tan might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nguyễn Lien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Tan ran back to his position shaking his head. Vietnam walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.