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Match Report
Dien Bien
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Đỗ Quang started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Mong Cai's Nguyễn Nam got control of the ball when Phan Dung tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 9 played minutes Mong Cai got a freekick which was hit by Ngô Duc. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nguyễn Khoi in the 12th minute of play forced Mong Cai's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Phan Dung had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nguyễn Nam made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Phan Dung sent off a good shot on target. Dien Bien's Nguyễn Khoi got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute Dien Bien were awarded a corner. Triệu Viet went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Dien Bien's Triệu Viet to fire away a dangerous shot which Nguyễn Nam despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 35th match minute, Mong Cai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lê Nguyet to maneuver through the defense. Triệu Viet's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Nguyễn Nam on his right side and into the goal. 35 minutes into the game it was 1-0. Phan Dung in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nguyễn Nam, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Nguyễn Khoi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mong Cai's Nguyễn Nam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phan Dung in the 44th minute of play. Bùi Lam hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Phan Dung 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. Nguyễn Khoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nguyễn Khoi to make the kick off. Đỗ Quang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Dien Bien getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Hoàng Tuyet hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dien Bien's zone, Đặng Duc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hoàng Phuc came out of the goal and Đặng Duc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Phan Van Tai Em kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Phan Dung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Nguyễn Nam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Nguyễn Khoi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dien Bien's supporters rose to their feet, but Nguyễn Khoi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nguyễn Nam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Phan Dung scored 3-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nguyễn Nam, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Đặng Duc might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hoàng Phuc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Đặng Duc ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Mong Cai's zone, Phan Dung stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nguyễn Nam came out of the goal and Phan Dung tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phan Dung in the 90th minute of play forced Mong Cai's goalkeeper Nguyễn Nam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nguyễn Nam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nguyễn Khoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When the referee ended the match the Dien Bien players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.
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