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Spectators: 7588 (Terracing: 6055, Seating: 1365, VIP seats: 168) When Lê Phu came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Easup 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 Phu couldn't finish the play. Đặng Minh Phượng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Đặng Tuyet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Lê Phu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Hieu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lê Phu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Trần Tinh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Easup United's goalkeeper Đặng Minh Phượng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Trần Tinh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Nguyễn Hieu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lê Phu hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Vũ Hanh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nguyễn Chuong might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nguyễn Hieu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nguyễn Chuong ran back to his position shaking his head. Nguyễn Hieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Tinh in the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Choban FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Trần Liem hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trần Tinh during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes Easup United got a freekick which was hit by Trần Tinh. The audience was convinced that Lê Phu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Hieu was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Nguyễn Hieu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lê Phu in the 45th minute of the match. After the first half Easup United were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lê Phu made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Choban FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lê Phu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Trần Tinh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Choban FC's Trần Than got a free kick in the 61st minute. A collision led to Choban FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Trần Than hit a great ball. After 64 minutes, Lý Bay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Easup United and the Choban FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Easup United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lý Bay to maneuver through the defense. Nguyễn Chuong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Choban FC's Nguyễn Dung got a free kick in the 78th minute. Phan Quang Thanh hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute, Lê Phu 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. In the 83rd match minute, Choban FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Huỳnh Cong Vinh to maneuver through the defense. If Nguyễn Chuong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Hieu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Easup United's Lê Phu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 93rd minute, Lê Phu 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. After having played for 95 minutes, Vũ Hanh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Easup United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vũ Hanh 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 Choban FC's zone, Lê Phu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Hieu came out of the goal and Lê Phu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.